Actress Royana Black is being remembered by friends and family after dying from complications caused by leukemia. Her husband John "J.P." Hubbell's sister wrote on a GoFundMe that the 47-year-old died "very suddenly" of acute myeloid leukemia on July 14. "Royana's incredible energy and spirit will be a part of our lives forever, and her friends and family want to remember her and assist her husband, Jp, at this most difficult time," the statement read. In her long career, the star worked alongside the likes of Matthew Broderick on the Broadway play Brighton Beach Memoirs, a role she held for 10 years. She went on to land the lead in the 1988 CBS...
- 7/28/2020
- E! Online
Royana Black, an actress who made her Broadway debut at age 10 in Neil Simon’s Brighton Beach Memoirs and, five years later, took the title role in the 1988 sitcom Raising Miranda, died July 14 in Los Angeles of acute myeloid leukemia. She was 47.
Her death was announced by her family. Black was the wife of actor J.P. Hubbell, who survives her.
Born in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Black was only 10 when she was cast as a replacement in 1983’s Brighton Beach Memoirs as Laurie, cousin of main character Eugene (the role created by Matthew Broderick).
In 1988, she was cast in the title role in CBS’ short-lived, nine-episode comedy Raising Miranda, playing the teenage daughter of a single dad, played by James Naughton. Bryan Cranston played her uncle.
Black subsequently made guest appearances on such TV series as The Cosby Show, Touched By An Angel, Hold, Please, and Medium, among others. In later years,...
Her death was announced by her family. Black was the wife of actor J.P. Hubbell, who survives her.
Born in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Black was only 10 when she was cast as a replacement in 1983’s Brighton Beach Memoirs as Laurie, cousin of main character Eugene (the role created by Matthew Broderick).
In 1988, she was cast in the title role in CBS’ short-lived, nine-episode comedy Raising Miranda, playing the teenage daughter of a single dad, played by James Naughton. Bryan Cranston played her uncle.
Black subsequently made guest appearances on such TV series as The Cosby Show, Touched By An Angel, Hold, Please, and Medium, among others. In later years,...
- 7/27/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Royana Black, who appeared on Broadway in Brighton Beach Memoirs and starred as the title character on the short-lived sitcom Raising Miranda, has died. She was 47.
Black died July 14 in Los Angeles after a battle with acute myeloid leukemia, her family announced.
When she was 10, Black joined the cast of Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs in 1983 to portray Laurie, the younger cousin of Eugene (Matthew Broderick) and daughter of Blanche (Joyce Van Patten) who has heart problems.
In 1988, she starred as the daughter of a single dad (James Naughton) on Raising Miranda, but the CBS sitcom ...
Black died July 14 in Los Angeles after a battle with acute myeloid leukemia, her family announced.
When she was 10, Black joined the cast of Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs in 1983 to portray Laurie, the younger cousin of Eugene (Matthew Broderick) and daughter of Blanche (Joyce Van Patten) who has heart problems.
In 1988, she starred as the daughter of a single dad (James Naughton) on Raising Miranda, but the CBS sitcom ...
- 7/27/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
The critically-acclaimed Alliance Repertory Company is returning in conjunction with Witzel View Entertainment with its first production in over 3 years and the first show of their 2013-2014 season, with Tony Award-winning actress Daisy Eagan The Secret Garden featured in The Eight Reindeer Monologues written by Jeff Goode and directed by Alliance Repertory Artistic Director Royana Black and David Peryam. The Eight Reindeer Monologues will open tonight, December 5 at 800pm and run through Saturday, December 21 at the Complex Theatre, 6476 Santa Monica Blvd. in Hollywood.
- 12/5/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
In Strike.TV’s comedy series, Hold Please, lead character, Mandy Stern (played by co-creator Royana Black) reveals Liz Lemon-esque social quirks, like passing off the sarcastic remarks she makes under her breath as getting “the whispers.” You know, it’s an acting thing. And that’s exactly what Mandy wants, an acting thing. But big breaks are hard to come by in Hollywood and lingering on the fringes of the business does not pay the bills. So, Mindy needs a preferably low-maintenance, high-paying job with a flexible schedule to keep her on her feet while she tries to break a leg. She may have just found what she was looking for. After the opening credit sequence (a throw back to the Pillow Talk era of jazzy upbeat jingles), Hold Please starts off with an interview for a receptionist gig. When Mandy brings up her acting career, Hr lady Tess...
- 2/9/2009
- by Kristina Lopez
- Tilzy.tv
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