Theatre, now located midtown on West 52nd Street above Jersey Boys, and carries on LeNoire's dream of diversity in the creative and theatrical arts. Since its inception, Amas has produced over 60 original musicals. Many of them have gone on to Broadway, including Bubbling Brown Sugar, which received a Tony Award nomination in 1976 for Best Musical. Voice acting She was the voice of Big Bertha in Ralph Bakshi's animated feature film Fritz the Cat (1972). Death On March 17, 2002, LeNoire died at Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck, New Jersey of complications from diabetes, but an article in TV Guide reported that she died of pneumonia. A resident of the Lillian Booth Actors Home in Englewood, New Jersey, she was 90 years old at the time of her death. A Catholic, she was funeralized at St. Frances of Rome Catholic Church in the Bronx. Legacy The Rosie Award, named for Rosetta LeNoire, "is given to individuals who demonstrate extraordinary accomplishment and dedication in the theatrical arts and to corporations that work to promote opportunity and diversity", with past honorees including Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, Geoffrey Holder and Carmen de Lavallade, Leslie Uggams, Maurice Hines, Phylicia Rashad, Woodie King Jr., Dionne Warwick, and George C. Wolfe. Filmography References External links 1911 births 2002 deaths Deaths from pneumonia in New Jersey Actresses from New York City American soap opera actresses United States National Medal of Arts recipients Burials at Cypress Hills Cemetery Deaths from diabetes People from Englewood, New Jersey African-American actresses American stage actresses American voice actresses 20th-century American actresses People from East Harlem American people of Dominica descent American people of Jamaican descent 20th-century African-American women 20th-century African-American people 21st-century African-American people 21st-century African-American women African-American Catholics