Carol Locatell's first movie role was in the 1973 film
Coffy. She also appeared in the
Burt Reynolds films
Paternity,
Best Friends and ''
Sharky's Machine. She also has made guest appearances on many television shows, including Bonanza, M*A*S*H, ER, The Practice, 7th Heaven, Touched by an Angel, Without a Trace, and Grey's Anatomy''. In 2014, she appeared in "An Innocent Man",
season four, episode six of
Shonda Rhimes' political drama series,
Scandal as former First Lady Bitsy Cooper. Locatell was a prolific theater actress as well, and it was her preferred type of acting. Her most notable theater appearances include
The Gin Game in its
Los Angeles production in 1976, as well as appearing on
Broadway in
Broadway Bound in 1986,
The Shadow Box in 1994, and
The Rose Tattoo in 1995. ==Personal life and death==