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Telma Louise Hopkins Wiki Biography

Telma Hopkins was born on the 28th October 1948, in Louisville, Kentucky USA, and is an actress and singer, perhaps best known as a member of the pop group called Tony Orlando and Dawn, but has also appeared in such TV series as “Bosom Buddies” (1980-1982), “Family Matters” (1989-1998), and “Half & Half” (2002-2006). Hopkins’ career started in 1967.

Have you ever wondered how rich Telma Hopkins is, as of early 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Hopkins’ net worth is as high as $3 million, an amount earned through her acting career, but in addition to working on television, Hopkins was also a singer, which was the basis of her wealth.

Telma Hopkins Net Worth $3 Million

Telma Hopkins grew up in Highland Park, Michigan and started as a background singer in Detroit, Michigan, where she worked with such musicians as The Four Tops, Marvin Gaye, and Isaac Hayes, among others. Tony Orlando recruited Hopkins in 1971, and she became a new member of the vocal group called Dawn, releasing 16 top-40 singles, three of which topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart. They announced their retirement in 1977, after which Telma decided to focus on her acting career.

In 1979, she debuted in an episode of the Golden Globe Award-nominated series “Roots: The Next Generations”, and then in three episodes of the Primetime Emmy Award-nominated “A New Kind of Family” (1979). Alongside Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari, Hopkins played in 37 episodes of “Bosom Buddies” (1980-1982), while in 1982, she appeared in the TV movie “The Kid with the Broken Halo” starring Gary Coleman and Robert Guillaume.

From 1983 to 1987, Telma appeared in 68 episodes of a Golden Globe-nominated “Gimme a Break!”, while concurrently in 1984, she had a role in “Trancers” with Tim Thomerson, Helen Hunt, and Michael Stefani. By the end of the ‘80s, Hopkins had parts in the horror called “Pulse Pounders” (1988) and in 93 episodes of a Primetime Emmy-nominated series “Family Matters” (1989-1997), all of which contributed steadily to Telma’s growing net worth..

In 1991 and 1992, Hopkins played in “Trancers II” and “Trancers III”, before appearing in 31 episodes of “Getting By”, from 1993 to 1994. She ended the ‘90s with a role in the comedy called “The Wood” (1999) starring Elayn J. Taylor, Omar Epps, and Richard T. Jones. From 2002 to 2006, Telma appeared in 91 episodes of “Half & Half”, while in 2008, she had a part in “The Love Guru” alongside Mike Myers, Jessica Alba, and Romany Malco. In 2010, Hopkins began working on “Are We There Yet?” and played in 29 episodes until 2012, followed in 2014 with a part in ten episodes of “Partners”.

Most recently, Telma appeared in Dan Garcia’s “Mysterious Ways” (2015) and in Alton Glass’ “Welcome to the Family” (2015).

Regarding her personal life, Telma Hopkins was married to Donald B. Alen from 1970 to 1977 and has a son with him.

She now spends time volunteering for charitable causes such as Caring For Babies with AIDS, the PTA, and Act on Arthritis.



Full Name Telma Hopkins
Net Worth $3 Million
Date Of Birth October 28, 1948
Place Of Birth Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Height 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
Profession Singer
Nationality American
Spouse Donald B. Allen (m. 1970–1977)
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0394286/
Allmusic http://www.allmusic.com/artist/telma-hopkins-mn0001697634
Music Groups Tony Orlando and Dawn
Nominations NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Movies The Love Guru, Trancers, Trancers II, Trancers III, The Wood, How to Murder a Millionaire, Pulse Pounders
TV Shows A New Kind of Family, Bosom Buddies, Gimme a Break!, Getting By, Family Matters, Half & Half, Are We There Yet?, Partners, Are We There Yet?: World Adventure, Tony Orlando and Dawn
Fact
1 Sister of Teresa Hopkins.
2 Before joining Tony Orlando & Dawn, she was a top background singer in the Detroit area, singing background vocals on records for such artists as Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Wilson Pickett, Isaac Hayes, Dionne Warwick and The Four Tops.
3 One-half of Dawn of the singing group Tony Orlando & Dawn.

Actress

Title Year Status Character
A New Kind of Family 1979 TV Series Jess Ashton
Marie 1979 TV Movie K.C. Jones
Roots: The Next Generations 1979 TV Mini-Series Daisy
K.C. Undercover 2015 TV Series Miss Holley
Lab Rats 2012-2014 TV Series Grandma Rose
Partners 2014 TV Series Ruth Jackson
Getting On 2013 TV Series Beverly Raymes
Trancers: City of Lost Angels 2013 Short Raines
LA Live the Show 2013 TV Series Special guest
JD Lawrence’s the Clean Up Woman 2012 TV Movie Gale
Are We There Yet? 2010-2012 TV Series Marilyn Persons
The Clean Up Woman 2010 Gale
The Love Guru 2008 Lillian Roanoke
Psych 2008 TV Series Phylis Gaffney
Half & Half 2002-2006 TV Series Phyllis / Phyllis Thorne
Any Day Now 2000-2001 TV Series Judge Wilma Evers
Rain 2001/II Short
The Hughleys 1999-2001 TV Series Paulette Williams
For Your Love 2001 TV Series Miss Hope
Down to Earth 2001 Woman in Audience (uncredited)
Suddenly Susan 2000 TV Series Denise
Static Shock 2000 TV Series Mrs. Barnett
Good vs Evil 2000 TV Series Judge Parks
Histeria! 2000 TV Series Rosa Parks
Batman Beyond 1999 TV Series Max’s Mom
The Wood 1999 Slim’s Mother
ER 1998 TV Series Carlene
Family Matters 1989-1997 TV Series Rachel Crawford
The Nanny 1997 TV Series Lila Baker
Spider-Man 1996 TV Series Mrs. Farrell
Women of the House 1995 TV Series Officer Rhoda
Count on Me 1994 TV Movie Beverly English
Getting By 1993-1994 TV Series Dolores Dixon
Trancers III 1992 Video Cmdr. Raines
Trancers II 1991 Cmdr. Raines
How to Murder a Millionaire 1990 TV Movie Teresa
Vital Signs 1990 Dr. Kennan
ABC TGIF 1990 TV Series Rachel
It’s Garry Shandling’s Show. 1989 TV Series Dawn
Pulse Pounders 1988 Raines (Trancers sequence)
Amen 1988 TV Series Charlotte Holloway
Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color 1988 TV Series Edda
Gimme a Break! 1983-1987 TV Series Addy Wilson
The Love Boat 1979-1985 TV Series Kate Kilmer / Velma Phillips / Tracy / …
Trancers 1984 Engineer Raines
Fantasy Island 1984 TV Series
The New Odd Couple 1982-1983 TV Series Frances
The Kid with the Broken Halo 1982 TV Movie Gail Desautel
Bosom Buddies 1980-1982 TV Series Isabelle Hammond

Soundtrack

Title Year Status Character
The Love Guru 2008 performer: “Lead Me To Your Rock”, “The Star Spangled Banner”
Family Matters 1990-1991 TV Series performer – 2 episodes
Bosom Buddies 1981-1982 TV Series performer – 2 episodes
Gimme a Break! 1981 TV Series performer: “Merry Christmas Stranger”
RCA’s Opening Night 1973 TV Movie performer: “Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree”, “Say Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose?” – uncredited
The Good Life 1971 TV Series performer: “The Good Life”

Self

Title Year Status Character
Allee Willis Loves Detroit 2015 Documentary filming Herself
The 8th Annual TV Land Awards 2010 TV Special Herself
Dancing with the Stars 2007 TV Series Herself
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2006 TV Series Herself
Entertainment Tonight 2005 TV Series Herself
74th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade 2005 TV Special Herself
Straight from the Heart: Timeless Music of the 60’s & 70’s 2004 TV Movie documentary Herself
Hollywood Squares 2004 TV Series Herself
The 2nd Annual TV Land Awards 2004 TV Special Herself
SoapTalk 2003 TV Series Herself
ABC’s 50th Anniversary Celebration 2003 TV Special documentary Herself
E! True Hollywood Story 2003 TV Series documentary Herself
Soul Train Comedy Awards 1993 TV Special Herself – Presenter
25th NAACP Image Awards 1993 TV Special Herself – Presenter
Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? 1992 TV Series Herself
The Chuck Woolery Show 1991 TV Series Herself
The 12th Annual Black Achievement Awards 1991 TV Special Herself
Night of 100 Stars III 1990 TV Movie Herself
Ebony/Jet Showcase 1990 TV Series Herself
22nd NAACP Image Awards 1990 TV Special Herself
Lou Rawls Parade of Stars 1988-1989 TV Series Herself
Circus of the Stars #14 1989 TV Special documentary Herself – Performer
The Joan Rivers Show 1989 TV Series Herself
The 16th Annual American Music Awards 1989 TV Special Herself – Presenter
Sex Symbols; Past, Present and Future 1987 TV Movie documentary Herself
The Wil Shriner Show 1987 TV Series Herself
American Film Institute Comedy Special 1987 TV Special Gwendolyn Jones (segment “Gwendolyn”)
Golden Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1987 TV Movie documentary Herself
The New Hollywood Squares 1987 TV Series Herself – Guest
The 1st Annual Soul Train Music Awards 1987 TV Special Herself
Circus of the Stars #10 1985 TV Special documentary Herself
Our Time 1985 TV Series Herself
Battle of the Network Stars XII 1982 TV Special Herself – ABC Team
The New Battlestars 1982 TV Series Herself
Battle of the Network Stars XI 1981 TV Special Herself – ABC Team
Fridays 1981 TV Series Herself
Tony Orlando and Dawn 1974-1976 TV Series Herself / Dawn
Dinah! 1975 TV Series Herself
The 17th Annual Grammy Awards 1975 TV Special Herself (as Dawn)
The Carol Burnett Show 1975 TV Series Herself
The 16th Annual Grammy Awards 1974 TV Special Herself
The Two Ronnies 1973 TV Series Herself / Performer
It’s Lulu 1973 TV Series Herself
RCA’s Opening Night 1973 TV Movie Herself
The Mike Douglas Show 1973 TV Series Herself
The David Frost Show 1972 TV Series Herself
Top of the Pops 1971 TV Series Herself

Archive Footage

Title Year Status Character
Pioneers of Television 2008 TV Mini-Series documentary Herself
Behind the Music 1998 TV Series documentary Herself
Family Matters 1995 TV Series Rachel Crawford

Won Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2005 BET Comedy Award BET Comedy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Half & Half (2002)

Nominated Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2007 Image Award Image Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Half & Half (2002)
2006 Image Award Image Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Half & Half (2002)
2005 Image Award Image Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Half & Half (2002)
2004 BET Comedy Award BET Comedy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Half & Half (2002)
2004 Image Award Image Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Half & Half (2002)

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