🎬Celebrity Deaths... 'Get Christie Love' Actress/Singer Teresa Graves Transformation

🎬Actress/Singer... Terresa Graves (January 10, 1948 – October 10, 2002), credited as Teresa Graves, was an American actress and singer, best known for her starring role as undercover police detective Christie Love in the ABC cr*me-drama television series Get Christie Love! (1974–1975). The role made Graves the second African-American female to star in a non-stereotypical role for a U.S. drama television series. The first was Diahann Carroll in Julia, which aired 3 years earlier from 1968 to 1971. The Get Christie Love! series was based on Dorothy Uhnak's crime-thriller novel The Ledger.

Graves was born in Houston, Texas, to Marshall (1921–1967) and Willie Graves (1920–2005). The family moved to Los Angeles, California, when she was five. In high school, she was a 4.0 student, active in both glee club and drama society; her senior class voted her "Most Talented." Her vocal talent brought her to the attention of the Doodletown Pipers founder George Wilkins in 1966. After graduating from George Washington Preparatory High School in 1966, Graves elected to take his offer to join the singing group over a fully paid music scholarship to USC. She spent the next three years touring North America with the Pipers. It was with the group that she made her initial television appearances. She also recorded a self-titled album in 1970.

She soon turned to acting and became a regular in the two variety shows: Our Place (1967) and the infamous single episode of Turn-On (1969). In 1969, Graves toured with Bob Hope's USO tour in Southeast Asia. Graves later landed more acting roles, becoming a regular on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In during its third season. Graves appeared in several films. In the 1973 film That Man Bolt

[cynthiadavis]

I love this channel, legendary black excellence 👏

[debracox]

My goodness, the resemblance is uncanny, but the fact that she sounded like her 😮

[EveretteCrudup_AMFT]

People were saying this is Whitney Houston’s real mother and OMG!!! She looks and sounds just like her. 😳🙌🏾💯✅🚨

[jackieashley]

Black QUEEN Rip 🙏 she and Pam Grier was the ladies of the 70s movie

[rahdaillife]

Teresa Graves does looks more like whitney mother than Sissy Houston❤🎉❤

[ellove]

She reminds of Whitney💕💕"Sugar" was her word 😊

[spiritclouddesouza]

OMG splitting image of Whitney Houston

[tangerinkagaines]

This is Whitney's REAL MOTHER❤❤❤❤

[tonyaharrod]

This was my era. Get Christie Love was so good. Whitney does favor her. I thought it was Whitney before I opened it. I saw Teresa Graves. RIP BEAUTIFUL 👸🏽 ❤ it's sad she didn't hear the smoke alarm in the front room. Apparently, she didn't have one in her room 😢

[MrALLI]

Black beauty of the 70s. Organic and mesmerizing with beautiful melanin and earthy tones.

[BriiBriiCox]

Sounds and looks so much like Whitney Houston...or should I say Whitney looked and sounded so much like her; being that she was actually older than her! Both were absolutely stunning
And voices were magical💕💕💕💕

[MichelleThinkItOut]

"You're under arrest - suga!"😅😅

[AntonIrons]

My girl Teresa was quite possibly the most beautiful women in any generation and opened the door for many including Whitney…RIP sugar❤️❤️❤️

[Wickedfun]

Yes her voice isn’t an expansive and powerful as Whitney but her performance quality and acting is just sublime! She’s an all rounder and an exceptional beauty

[jessicarogers]

It’s crazy how they look alike, but they also sound alike. Crazy as heck

[KWest-sbpd]

I myself thought it was Whitney Houston in vintage clothing.😮

[sharlynshaw]

Beautiful lady and I love to see her doing Chrissy Love.💕💕💕💕

[rachaelcorreia]

Her daughter Whitney Houston looks just like her, and they both were very talented women
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[HaroldHiggins-uo]

Definitely Whitney's birth mother. CISSY was Definitely a angel to take her in. Because this woman is Whitney's twin!😊

[loriejones]

Wow Whitney did look like her!❤❤🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾