Known For Actor
Gender Female
Birthday 1930-03-15
Deathday 2003-01-05 (72 years old)
Place of Birth Watonga, Oklahoma, USA
Also Known As Cardella Demilo, Cardello DeMilo
Born in Oklahoma, she was a popular blues singer when she made her film debut in "Blackenstein" (1973), which she also composed the music for. Her other credits included "Dolemite" (1975), "Rude" (1982), "Penitentiary" (1979) and "Pirates Of Silicon Valley" (1999). For television, she was best remembered for the role of 'Lucille Pinkney' on the series "Sanford And Son".