Arnetia Walker is an American actress and singer, active since 1971. She was born in Columbus, Georgia, and faced early hardships with the loss of her mother at a young age and never knowing her father. Despite these challenges, she moved to New York City and attended the prestigious High School of the Performing Arts.

Her Broadway debut came with "The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window" by Lorraine Hansberry. She later became Stephanie Mills' standby as Dorothy in the original Broadway run of "The Wiz" and starred in the first national touring company of "Dreamgirls" in 1983. She holds the distinction of being the only actress to have played all three principal characters in "Dreamgirls".

In 1982, Arnetia Walker made her big screen debut in the comedy film "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas". She went on to appear in films such as "The Wizard of Speed and Time" (1988), "Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills" (1989), and "Love Crimes" (1992). Her television film credits include "Cast a Deadly Spell" (1991), "The Cherokee Kid" (1996), and "Geppetto" (2000).

In 1991, she was cast as Nurse Annie Roland in the NBC sitcom "Nurses," a role she played until 1994. Walker also had regular roles in the short-lived sitcoms "Singer & Sons" (1990) and "The Big House" (2004).

Arnetia Walker has guest-starred in numerous TV shows, including "Quantum Leap," "Living Single," "Midnight Caller," "Everybody Loves Raymond," "City of Angels," "Touched by an Angel," "The Steve Harvey Show," "Just Shoot Me," "Renegade," and "NYPD Blue".

From 1999 to 2000, she had a recurring role in the WB comedy-drama series "Popular". In 2008, she played Grandma Clara in the comedy film "College Road Trip". In 2017, she was cast in a recurring role as Luella Culhane in the CW prime time soap opera "Dynasty".

In her personal life, Arnetia Walker is married to television news anchor/reporter Elliott Francis, and they have one child, Trevor.