Aleta Mitchell
# Aleta Mitchell

Aleta Mitchell is an American film, television and theatre actress

## Career

### Filmography

She has appeared in films including

* 1986 No Mercy (directed by Richard Pearce) as Cara
* 1988 The Serpent and the Rainbow (directed by Wes Craven) as Celestine Durand
* 1989 Valmont (directed by Miloš Forman) as Victoire
* 1992 Malcolm X (directed by Spike Lee) as Sister Robin
* 1997 Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (directed by Clint Eastwood) as Alphabette
* 1998 O.K. Garage (directed by Brandon Cole) as Louise

### Television work

Mitchell has also appeared in television series including

* 1985 The Cosby Show as Mrs. Randall
* 1991-1994 Law & Order as Helene Carter / Joanne Preston

### Theatre

She has appeared in various Off Broadway- and on Broadway in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (1984).

