Dorothy Love Coates

Acting

Dorothy Love Coates

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
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Birthday
Jan 30, 1928 (97 years old)
Death date
Apr 09, 2002

Dorothy Love Coates

Known For

Beloved
2h 52m
Movie 1998

Beloved

After Paul D. finds his old slave friend Sethe in...

The Long Walk Home
1h 37m
Movie 1990

The Long Walk Home

Two women, black and white, in 1955 Montgomery Alabama, must...

Biography

Dorothy Love Coates, born Dorothy McGriff , was an American gospel singer, songwriter, composer, and actress. Coates rose to stardom in the 1950s as a member of The Original Gospel Harmonettes. With her "raggedy" voice and preacher's fire she could outsing the most powerful hard gospel male singers of the era. She was also a notable composer, writing songs such as "You Can't Hurry God (He's Right On Time)", "99 and a Half Won't Do" and "That's Enough".