Lavelle Roby: Lavelle Roby. Actress: Beyond the Valley of the Dolls. Captivating, gifted, and sensational, Lavelle Roby's presence has been felt in theaters, stages, television screens and print modeling throughout the world. Initially coming to Hollywood in 1960 to attend UCLA, she became a part of the explosion of Black female faces on the American acting scene in the 1960's. Like her contemporaries of that era, Ruby Dee, Eartha Kitt and Diahann...
Known For: Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (Vanessa), Freaks of Nature (Mrs. Franklin), Murder, She Wrote (Nurse), Legion (The Driver)