Carol Mitchell-Leon, actress and teacher

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Carol Mitchell-Leon, actress and teacher

Carol Mitchell-Leon, actress and teacher

Actress and educator Carol Mitchell-Leon, a fixture in Atlanta theater, died Monday, Jan. 19, 2009. She is pictured here in March 2003 at Clark Atlanta University, where she taught for many years.

Instructor Carol Mitchell-Leon shows her approval as 9-to 13 year-old students in the Atlanta Street Theater ensemble rehearse in Clark Atlanta University.

Tess Malis Kincaid, Carol Mitchell-Leon, Morgan Timmis, Bethany Anne Lind and Jennifer Akin in 'Steel Magnolias.'

May Thompson (Carol Mitchell-Leon) talks about her future with her husband, Charlie (Terry Alexander) in 'Bourbon At The Border.' which was written by Pearl Cleage and directed by Kenny Leon.

Carol Mitchell-Leon (left ) and Marsha Jackson-Randolph portray the Delaney Sisters in the Georgia Ensemble Theatre's production of 'Having Our Say,' in 1998 at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center.

Carol Mitchell-Leon plays Glory Bee, Jim Roof plays Stubbs and Del Hamilton plays the Colonel in 7 Stages' production of the Sam Shepard play 'States of Shock. '

Cast members of 'The American Play' (from left), Robert Singleton, as Brazil: Carol Mitchell-Leon, as Lucy; and Gary Yates, as The Founding Father.

Actors Margo Moorer (left), Joyce Sylvester, and Carol Mitchell-Leon (right) rehearse 'Dance on Widow Row,' which was performed by New Jomandi Productions in April 2002.

Carol Mitchell Leon as Aunt Len in world premiere of Alva Rogers' 'The Doll Plays.'

Carol Mitchell-Leon (playing Libby Price) twists the arm of Mark Gray (Robert) in 'Bee-luther-hatchee' at Actors Express.

Carol Mitchell-Leon as Jesus, Shelly McCook as Miss Witherspoon and Suehyla El-Attar as Maryamma in "Miss Witherspoon, " a comedy about reincarnation by Christopher Durang, at Theatre in the Square.

Carol Mitchell-Leon in 'Of Trouble in Mind' at the Actors Express in 2003.

Carol Mitchell-Leon and Tom Key rehearse a scene from 'Leap,' a show about faith and spirituality at the Alliance Theatre in 2004.

Carol Mitchell-Leon in 'All I Really Need to Know I Learned In Kindergarten' in 2000.

Carol Mitchell-Leon as Amanda Wingfield in the Push Push Theater's production of 'The Glass Menagerie' in 2001.

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Actress and educator Carol Mitchell-Leon, a fixture in Atlanta theater, died Monday, Jan. 19, 2009. She is pictured here in March 2003 at Clark Atlanta University, where she taught for many years.

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