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Carol Speed

Date of birth: 1945-03-14

Place of birth: Bakersfield, California, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

Carol Speed

Biography

Carol Speed was an African-American actress best known for her roles in blaxploitation films of the 1970s. After retiring from acting, she became the author of many books.

Movie Credits

The Big Bird Cage
2.8

The Big Bird Cage

1972-07-01

Women rebel against slave labor in a filthy jungle prison where they feed sugar cane to a mechanical

The Mack
3.2

The Mack

1973-04-04

A recently-released convict becomes the most powerful pimp in Oakland, but tragedy ensues when his a

The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
0

The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children

1970-12-14

A hip psychiatrist teams up with an ex-addict to combat drug addiction in a small town in this pilot

Black Samson
2.3

Black Samson

1974-08-14

Noble nightclub owner Samson does his best to keep his neighborhood clean of crime and drugs. When v

Abby
2.8

Abby

1974-12-25

When a minister's wife becomes possessed by Eshu, the Nigerian god of sexuality, an exorcist is call

Disco Godfather
2.7

Disco Godfather

1979-09-04

Retired cop and celebrity DJ Tucker Williams (aka The Disco Godfather) takes to the streets as a dan

Bummer
1.6

Bummer

1973-03-03

The manager of a rock band fires the drunken, psycho bass player, who goes on a rape and murder spre

Savage!
3

Savage!

1973-05-01

Low-budget adventure starring former baseball star James Iglehart as Savage, who is kidnapped by Sou

The New Centurions
3.3

The New Centurions

1972-08-03

An idealistic rookie cop joins the LAPD to make ends meet while finishing law school, and is indoctr

Love Hate Love
2.6

Love Hate Love

1971-02-09

Ryan O'Neal plays Russ Emery, a glib engineer who steals the heart of a fashion model named Sheila B

The Dynamite Brothers
2

The Dynamite Brothers

1974-05-01

Young black man teams up with a Chinese kung-fu expert to fight a drug ring.

The Girls of Huntington House
3

The Girls of Huntington House

1973-02-14

An unmarried teacher in a school for unwed mothers finds herself becoming too emotionally attached t

Getting Away from It All
0

Getting Away from It All

1972-01-18

Two city couples decide to leave the hectic urban life and retreat to the country, but find that rur