I was hoping her career would have been bigger. She was not the best singer or dancer, but she still had what it took. If they can sell us Britney, they can definitely sell us Nona.

daPrettyman said:

She's a decent actress, don't know about the singing but I would love to see her in more roles.

I always thought that her dad cast 2 big a shadow on her. Sad but true.

Yeah Marvin was such a LEGEND, it was hard for any of his relatives to fill his shoes, his children included. That's why Frankie decided to lay low, he didn't wanna try to do the same thing his older siblings was doing. Nona did decently for a while. I guess she just wants to raise her teenage son while taking a few acting gigs here and there.

I was really looking foward to her joining Law & Order. Until, she messed up.
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JackieBlue said:

Theresa Randle suffered a similar problem to Nona's: creative differences.

BlaqueKnight said:

For some reason, I felt P hooked up with Nona to get more insight into Marvin's life and music. Besides, they were label-mates at WB (she was on ThirdStone Atlantic). I'm sure they saw each other at record company events.

daPrettyman said:

Who knows what Prince's motives were, whatever they were, it didn't last long since he left her and got with Mayte lol
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Timmy84 said:

I forgot about her. I think she would have been a welcome addition too.

JackieBlue said:

Yeah so the thing with Nona wasn't so extraordinary. Theresa didn't like the plots either. I forgot who they picked lol

Timmy84 said:

Well, they were around at the same time. Maybe Mayte did the quarter trick and some other things that Nona couldn't do.

daPrettyman said:

Timmy84 said:

Were the rumors of Nona showing up 'unprepared' not true? I can't remember, it was so long ago. I wonder what the issues were specifically? D'ofrio is the only one I've heard of who had some problems.

JackieBlue said:

I don't know. All I remember hearing was Nona had left the show because there were creative differences, I heard nothing of the sort of her being "unprepared". It just seems like she didn't wanna do it. Same thing with Theresa so they let them go amicably I guess.

Timmy84 said:

Nona should do the same. She's neither a good singer or a good actress IMO.

missfee said:

Ouch girl. But she was a good model at one point. Seriously, I don't know how anyone could be like Marvin. I heard Janis' singing voice, it wasn't good. Marvin's younger brother Frankie's was decent but he was never like Marvin. Nobody from his family is anyway.
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Timmy84 said:

Here is an excerpt from a blind item from 2006 that we actually discussed on here on the Org a few years ago :

A great opportunity came her way but she showed up under the influence of heroin and vicadin. She was so high, she was nodding off as chills raked her body and track marks covered her left arm. She was asked to leave and not to return. This gig would have paid her six figures a month.
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JackieBlue said:

Ah OK. No I didn't see this. I did see Nona being a blind item for a Chico DeBarge story not too long after that...

Timmy84 said:

Yes, I think it was all from the same time frame. They were still linked together then.

Timmy84 said:

Okay well then maybe she should have stuck to that. After all, it doesn't require her to dance, sing or act. If she can't walk down a runway correct then all hope is lost.

JackieBlue said:

Right. Well last I heard they're separated. I just hope she's alright.

BlaqueKnight said:

Completely. Probably the best looking of his little Purple harem...

missfee said:

I watched when she was trying to get her "Janet" on in one of those videos, it was sorta atrocious.

JackieBlue said:

Whoa Who are we talking about here...Nona or Theresa????

missfee said:

Nona.
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missfee said:

Ms. Gaye. Jackie beat me to it but yeah her. lol
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Timmy84 said:

Well what did you expect from a woman who looks like Marvin with a wig on?

JackieBlue said:

Oh wow.