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biography
Givens gave up medical studies to pursue acting at the urging of mentor Bill Cosby. This stunning Black actor appeared in supporting roles in several features including "Fort Apache" The Bronx" (1981) and made guest appearances on the daytime soap operas "The Guiding Light" and "Loving" before starring as Darlene on the long-running TV series, "Head of the Class" (ABC, 1986-91). She was featured in the TV movies "Beverly Hills Madam" (1986), "The Women of Brewster Place", and "The Penthouse" (both 1989) playing the female lead, a femme fatale con artist, in Bill Duke's "A Rage in Harlem"
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milestones
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Milestone
Modeled in New York at Ford Agency; appeared in "Seventeen" and "Mademoiselle"
Acted guest roles in soap operas "Loving" and "The Guiding Light" during school
1981
Appeared in first film, "Fort Apache, The Bronx"
1986
Won major role as Darlene in TV series, "Head of the Class"
1986
Acted first major role in a TV movie, "Beverly Hills Madam"
1991
First major role in a feature, "A Rage in Harlem"
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