Nell Harper/Aunt Nell
Nellie Ruth "Nell" Harper is a Alabama raised African American ..with the wish of her dying friend Margaret Kanisky gave up a singing career to be housekeeper to a widowed police chief and surrogate mother to his three teenage daughters.
Nell Harper is played by
Nell Carter
Officer Carl Kinisky
Carl kinisky is a Police Cheif strugling to raise his 3 daughters after his wifes death....Carl Kinisky is played by
Dolph Sweet
Katie Kinisky
Katie Kinisky is Carl's oldest daughter....Katie Kinisky is played by
Kari Michaelson
Julie Kinisky-Maxwell
Julie Kinisky is Carl's middle daughter....Julie Kinisky is played by
Lauri Hendler
Samantha "Sam" Kinisky
Samantha Kinisky is Carl's youngest daughter....Samantha Kinisky is played by
Lara Jill Miller
Uncle Ed Kinisky
Uncle Ed (Edward Kinisky)"Uncle Ed" is Carl's brother a comedian ...
Uncle Ed is played by
Peter Schrum
Mildred Kinisky/Gramma
Gramma Mildred Kinisky is Carl's mother...Gramma Mildred is played by
Jane Dulo season 2, Elizabeth Kerr ep 15, ep 11 ?
Stanley Kinisky/Granpa
Grandpa Stanley Kanisky is Carl's father ....Satanley is palyed by ...
John Hoyt
Ralph simpson
Officer Ralph Simpson is Carl's police partner ...Simpson is played by...
Howard Morton
Angie
Angie is Nell's friend ....Angie is played by ....
Alvernette Jimenez (Kamelle)
Joey Donavan
Joey Donovan ....is a young boy who Nell takes in as her foster son .....Joey is played by...
Joey Lawrence
Adelaide "Addy" Wilson
Adelaide (Addy) Wilson is Nell's best friend.....Addy is played by....
Telma Hopkins
Jonathan Maxwell
Jonathan Maxwell ...is Julie's boyfriend/later husband Jonathan is played by...
Jonathan Silverman
Matthew Donavan
Matthew Donovan .....Matthew is Joey's younger brother who he never knew about untill his father shows up with him and tries to take away Joey from Nell and later changes his mind so Nell also takes in Matthew as her foster son too ....Matthew is played by Matthew Lawrence (Joey's real life brother)
Maggie O'Brien/Aunt Maggie
Maggie O'Brien is Nell's neighbor and friend in New York a Dental Hygenist ....Maggie is played by...
Rosie O'Donnell
Mama Maybelle Harper
Maybelle Harper is Nell's mother ...Mama Maybelle is played by ....
Rosetta LeNoire
Marty/Uncle Marty
Marty (aka Esteban)..is Nell and Addys landlord of their apartment in New York and their friend ..... Marty is played by ....
Paul Sand