Carol Maillard
- Actress
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Carol Lynn Maillard is a gifted actress/singer/songwriter who has
appeared in many Broadway and off-Broadway productions such as
'Beehive', 'Eubie', 'Spunk', 'Zooman and the Sign', 'Don't Get God
Started', 'Home', 'For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When
The Rainbow Is Enuf' and 'Comin' Uptown'. Born and raised in
Philadelphia, she developed her musical talents on the violin, but her
love of acting helped her to become a part of the D.C. Black Repertory
company while attending Catholic University of America. It was at this
time that she became a founding member of the Grammy award winning
acappella ensemble, 'Sweet Honey in the Rock'. As well as performing in
theatre and in national commercials, Carol has appeared in the films,
'Thirty Years To Life', _Beloved (1998)_, _Hallelujah (1993) (TV)_ and on television in For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf (1982)
and "Law and Order Special Victims Unit". An accomplished singer and
performer, she has recorded and worked with Horace Silver (Music of the
Spheres), Max Roach (The Life and Life of Bumpy Johnson), Betty Buckley
(Live at Carnegie Hall) and on the SYDA Foundations inspirational
recording, Sounds Of Light. Her arrangement of Motherless Child for
Sweet Honey in the Rock is featured in the film 'The Visit' and in the
documentary on Dorothy Height, 'We Are Not Vanishing'. Along with Sweet
honey, she co-wrote and co-produced the score/songs for 'The Nativity',
a music video for the American Bible Society (2000). Ms. Maillard is
presently Conceptual Producer for the documentary celebrating Sweet
Honey in the Rock's 30th Anniversary year (2003) which will be shown on
public television during the 2004-05 season. The film is produced by
Stanley Nelson (The Murder of Emmet Till/PBS 2003) of
Firelightmedia.