Thea Vidale

Thea Vidale
Born
Thea R. Vidale

(1956-11-20) November 20, 1956
Washington, D.C., United States
Notable workThea
Children4
Comedy career
Years active1986–present
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Thea R. Vidale (born November 20, 1956) is an American stand-up comedian and actress. Vidale is perhaps best known for her role as Thea Armstrong-Turrell in the ABC sitcom Thea, which originally aired from 1993 until 1994. Vidale is noted as the first African American female comedian to have a television series named after her.