From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Arnetia Walker born 1956 is an American actress whose most famous roles are as Nurse Annie Roland in the NBC sitcom Nurses and Ms Ross in the WB dramedy Popular Born in Columbus Georgia Walker was attending New Yorks prestigious High School of the Performing Arts when she was cast in her Broadway debut The Sign in Sidney Brustiens Window by Lorraine Hansberry She went on to stand by for Stephanie Mills as Dorothy in the original Broadway run of The Wiz In 1987 she starred in the Broadway revival of Dreamgirls in the role of Lorrell Robinson and eventually achieved the distinction of being the only woman to have played all three of that shows principal characters In March 2008 Arnetia can be seen in the role of Grandma Clara in the feature film comedy College Road Trip starring Martin Lawrence and RavenSymoné Walkers films include For Love of the Game Love Crimes Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas She also appeared in the HBO movie Cast a Deadly Spell She has worked extensively in television including as a series regular in the ABC sitcom The Big House Camp P the NBC sitcom Nurses and as a guest star in Everybody Loves Raymond City of Angels Touched by an Angel The Steve Harvey Show Just Shoot Me and NYPD Blue She is married to television news anchorreporter Elliott Francis and they have one child Trevor Description above from the Wikipedia article Arnetia Walker licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia