Norma Donaldson; Veteran Singer and Actress
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Norma Donaldson, 66, a singer and actress seen most recently on the daytime TV show “The Young and the Restless.” Ms. Donaldson, who portrayed Lilliebelle Barber, mother of Olivia and Drucilla Barber, was a stage veteran and toured with productions of “Purlie,” “Guys and Dolls,” “The Great White Hope” and with singer Harry Belafonte. In films, she appeared in “Poetic Justice,” “House Party,” “Five Heart Beats” and “Staying Alive,” among others. She also was a regular on TV in “All in the Family,” “Archie Bunker’s Place” and “The Jeffersons.” In Los Angeles on Tuesday of cancer.
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