Rhonda Stubbins obit

Rhonda Stubbins White, Actress on Tyler Perry’s ‘Ruthless,’ Dies at 60

She stood out in the Carl Franklin-directed miniseries 'Laurel Avenue' and guest-starred on shows including 'Touched by an Angel,' 'The West Wing' and 'Shameless.'

 

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Rhonda Stubbins White, a veteran TV actress who most recently recurred as the cult elder Agnes on the Tyler Perry-created BET drama Ruthless, died Monday of cancer at her home in Los Angeles, a friend announced. She was 60.

A Brooklyn native, White studied acting in the early 1980s at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, training under David Gideon alongside classmates that included Alec Baldwin.

In 1992, she made her onscreen debut on an episode of NBC’s Here and Now, then earned a CableACE nomination for her turn in the 1993 HBO miniseries Laurel Avenue, directed by Carl Franklin. The next year, she appeared opposite Diana Ross in the ABC telefilm Out of Darkness.

She went on to play Lady Vi on NBC’s Days of Our Lives in 2000; guest-star on such series as Homicide: Life on the Street, NYPD Blue, Touched by an Angel, Chicago Hope, ER, The West Wing, The District, Charmed, Southland and Shameless; and work in films including Sunset Park (1996) and Wim Wenders’ Land of Plenty (2004).

Survivors include her siblings, Gregory and Annette.

Actress (35 credits)

  I Heard Sarah (completed)

Roxanne

 2020-2021 Ruthless (TV Series)

Agnes

- Episode #2.11 (2021) ... Agnes

- Episode #2.10 (2021) ... Agnes

- The Ritual Bath (2021) ... Agnes

- Small Little Lies (2021) ... Agnes

- The Code (2021) ... Agnes

2019 Upward Mobility (Short)

Aunty Ninah

 2019 Shameless (TV Series)

May

- The Apple Doesn't Fall Far From the Alibi (2019) ... May

 2018 2 Wrongs (Short)

Homeless woman

 2017 Rose's Turn (Short)

Rose

 2017 Chance (TV Series)

Neighbor #2

- The Flitcraft Parable (2017) ... Neighbor #2

 2017 Abduction of Angie

Wife (uncredited)

 2015 American Bad Boy

Cynthia

 2011 Southland (TV Series)

Mrs. Jennings

- Failure Drill (2011) ... Mrs. Jennings

 2005 Bathsheba (Short)

Haggith

 2005 The Comeback (TV Series)

Reservations Clerk

- Valerie Triumphs at the Upfronts (2005) ... Reservations Clerk (as Rhonda Stubbins)

 2005 Their Eyes Were Watching God (TV Movie)

Annie Tyler

 2004 Crossing Jordan (TV Series)

Florence Mills

- What Happens in Vegas Dies in Boston (2004) ... Florence Mills

 2004 Land of Plenty

Dee Dee

 2002 Charmed (TV Series)

Principal Harris

- A Paige from the Past (2002) ... Principal Harris (as Rhonda Stubbins)

 2000 Days of Our Lives (TV Series)

Lady Vi

- Episode dated 13 October 2000 (2000) ... Lady Vi

- Episode #1.8869 (2000) ... Lady Vi

- Episode dated 2 August 2000 (2000) ... Lady Vi

- Episode #1.8854 (2000) ... Lady Vi

- Episode #1.8801 (2000) ... Lady Vi

2000 The District (TV Series)

Marlene Farmer

- Pilot (2000) ... Marlene Farmer

 2000 The West Wing (TV Series)

Dr. Whitaker

- In the Shadow of Two Gunmen: Part I (2000) ... Dr. Whitaker

 2000 Chicken Soup for the Soul (TV Series)

Nurse

- The Final Show (2000) ... Nurse

 1999 Family Law (TV Series)

District Attorney

- The List (1999) ... District Attorney

 1999 Promised Land (TV Series)

Mrs. Sims

- Leaving the Life (1999) ... Mrs. Sims

 1998 ER (TV Series)

Mrs. Enloe

- Stuck on You (1998) ... Mrs. Enloe

 1998 Players (TV Series)

Miss Gibbs / Mrs. Simms

- Con-undrum (1998) ... Miss Gibbs

- Con-tamination (1998) ... Mrs. Simms

 1997 Chicago Hope (TV Series)

Yolanda Briggs

- Guns 'n' Roses (1997) ... Yolanda Briggs

 1997 Touched by an Angel (TV Series)

Lena DeLee

- At Risk (1997) ... Lena DeLee

 1997 Crisis Center (TV Series)

- Someone to Watch Over Me (1997)

 1996 Sunset Park

Carla

 1996 The Client (TV Series)

Treena

- Past Imperfect (1996) ... Treena (as Rhonda Stubbins-White)

 1996 NYPD Blue (TV Series)

Miss McClintock

- The Backboard Jungle (1996) ... Miss McClintock (uncredited)

 1995 Homicide: Life on the Street (TV Series)

Patrice Sayers

- Every Mother's Son (1995) ... Patrice Sayers (as Rhonda Stubbins-White)

 1994 Out of Darkness (TV Movie)

Zoe

 1993 Laurel Avenue (TV Mini Series)

Rolanda Arnett

- Episode #1.2 (1993) ... Rolanda Arnett

- Episode #1.1 (1993) ... Rolanda Arnett

 1993 Roc (TV Series)

Nurse Williams

- Shove It Up Your Asprin (1993) ... Nurse Williams

 1992 Here and Now (TV Series)

Helen Jameson

- A.J.'s Big Leap (1992) ... Helen Jameson