Yvette Freeman

Yvette Freeman is an American actress, singer and director. Predominantly active as a stage actress, she made her Broadway debut in 1979 in the original production of Ain't Misbehavin'. She won the Obie Award for Distinguished Performance by an Actress for her portrayal of Dinah Washington in the 1998 Off-Broadway play Dinah Was. On television, she is best known for her roles as Haleh Adams in the NBC medical drama series ER, Evelyn Smalley in the TV series Working , and Irma Lerman in Orange Is the New Black. Freeman was born and raised in Wilmington, Delaware. She later moved to New York City to pursue a career in graphic design. There she turned to acting on stage productions, before appearing in The Wiz and Ain't Misbehavin'. At the same time, she also worked as a singer in nightclubs and performed in cabaret. In 1990, Freeman relocated to Los Angeles, and began appearing on television, in shows like Tales from the Crypt, Knots Landing, and L.A. Law. Freeman is best known for her role as Haleh Adams, a registered nurse, on the NBC medical drama series ER. She played the role from 1994 to the series finale in 2009, appearing in 184 episodes total. She was one of the longest-serving recurring characters on the show, having appeared in every season since 1994, with her first appearance in the two-hour pilot episode. From 1997 to 1999, she was also a regular on the NBC sitcom Working, while still appearing in ER. In 2002, during ER summer hiatus, she lost 120 pounds ...

Angus (1995)

Angus is a large, pathetic 14-year-old whose thoughts are most often filled with the image of only one girl, Melissa Lefevre. Angus is shy and thinks that he has no chance of ever 'getting' her. Being especially uncool, he is incredibly surprised (along with the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Patrick Read Johnson
CAST:  Perry Anzilotti  •  Kathy Bates  •  Robert Curtis Brown  •  Chris Owen

Angus is a large, pathetic 14-year-old whose thoughts are most often filled with the image of only one girl, Melissa Lefevre. Angus is shy and thinks that he has no chance of ever 'getting' her. Being especially uncool, he is incredibly surprised (along with the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Patrick Read Johnson
CAST:  Perry Anzilotti  •  Kathy Bates  •  Robert Curtis Brown  •  Chris Owen

Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (1995)

After a couple adopts a pair of orphaned brothers, it becomes alarmingly clear the boys are much more than they seem.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James D.R. Hickox
CAST:  Daniel Cerny  •  Ron Melendez  •  Jim Metzler  •  Nancy Lee Grahn

After a couple adopts a pair of orphaned brothers, it becomes alarmingly clear the boys are much more than they seem.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James D.R. Hickox
CAST:  Daniel Cerny  •  Ron Melendez  •  Jim Metzler  •  Nancy Lee Grahn

Switch (1991)

Steve Brooks, a sexist womanizer, is killed by a group of his angry former lovers. In heaven, he makes a bargain with God for redemption and agrees to return to Earth. Once there, he must have a sincere relationship with a female and make her fall in love with him. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Blake Edwards
CAST:  Ellen Barkin  •  Jimmy Smits  •  JoBeth Williams  •  Lorraine Bracco

Steve Brooks, a sexist womanizer, is killed by a group of his angry former lovers. In heaven, he makes a bargain with God for redemption and agrees to return to Earth. Once there, he must have a sincere relationship with a female and make her fall in love with him. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Blake Edwards
CAST:  Ellen Barkin  •  Jimmy Smits  •  JoBeth Williams  •  Lorraine Bracco

The Revenant (2009)

A horror movie/buddy comedy about Joey and his undead friend Bart who comes back from the dead as a revenant: an articulate zombie that needs to drink blood to arrest the decomposition of his body.  (more)

DIRECTION:  D. Kerry Prior
CAST:  Chris Wylde  •  David Anders  •  Louise Griffiths  •  Jacy King

A horror movie/buddy comedy about Joey and his undead friend Bart who comes back from the dead as a revenant: an articulate zombie that needs to drink blood to arrest the decomposition of his body.  (more)

DIRECTION:  D. Kerry Prior
CAST:  Chris Wylde  •  David Anders  •  Louise Griffiths  •  Jacy King

The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina (2002)

Voiced by Elijah Wood, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and others, this film features Tom Thumb and Thumbelina, the tiny, famed fairy-tale favorites, who are together for the first time in this heartwarming, magical musical story about courage and friendship. After 15 years, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Glenn Chaika
CAST:  Jennifer Love Hewitt  •  Elijah Wood  •  Peter Gallagher  •  Alexandra Boyd

Voiced by Elijah Wood, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and others, this film features Tom Thumb and Thumbelina, the tiny, famed fairy-tale favorites, who are together for the first time in this heartwarming, magical musical story about courage and friendship. After 15 years, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Glenn Chaika
CAST:  Jennifer Love Hewitt  •  Elijah Wood  •  Peter Gallagher  •  Alexandra Boyd

The Last Word (2017)

A retired businesswoman – who tries to control everything around her – decides to write her own obituary. A young journalist takes up the task of finding out the truth, and the result is a life-altering friendship.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Pellington
CAST:  Shirley MacLaine  •  Amanda Seyfried  •  Anne Heche  •  Thomas Sadoski

A retired businesswoman – who tries to control everything around her – decides to write her own obituary. A young journalist takes up the task of finding out the truth, and the result is a life-altering friendship.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Pellington
CAST:  Shirley MacLaine  •  Amanda Seyfried  •  Anne Heche  •  Thomas Sadoski

Blindfire (2020)

A police officer who while responding to a violent hostage call, kills the African American suspect only to later learn of his innocence. Sensing this was a set-up, and facing repercussions, he must track down the person responsible while examining his own ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Nell
CAST:  Brian Geraghty  •  Sharon Leal  •  Bethany Joy Lenz  •  Jim Beaver

A police officer who while responding to a violent hostage call, kills the African American suspect only to later learn of his innocence. Sensing this was a set-up, and facing repercussions, he must track down the person responsible while examining his own ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Nell
CAST:  Brian Geraghty  •  Sharon Leal  •  Bethany Joy Lenz  •  Jim Beaver

Bat boy (2024)

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DIRECTION:  Aaron Lemle
CAST:  Khandi Alexander  •  Domonique Brown  •  Yvette Freeman  •  Ray Porter

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DIRECTION:  Aaron Lemle
CAST:  Khandi Alexander  •  Domonique Brown  •  Yvette Freeman  •  Ray Porter