Veatrice Rice

{{Short description|American television personality (1949–2009)}}

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| name = Veatrice Rice

| other_names = Miss V

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| birth_name = Veatrice Elizabeth Martin

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1949|10|1|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2009|1|21|1949|10|1|mf=y}}

| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

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| known = Jimmy Kimmel Live!

| occupation =Television personality, security guard, nurse

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| spouse = John Rice (2002-2009, her death){{cite web |url=http://abc.go.com/latenight/jimmykimmel/index?pn=bio#t=star&d=97331 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080416235110/http://abc.go.com/latenight/jimmykimmel/index?pn=bio |url-status=dead |archive-date=2008-04-16 |title=Jimmy Kimmel: Veatrice Rice |work=ABC.com}}

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| children = Ronald A. Rice, Kai'chon C. Rice

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Veatrice Rice (October 1, 1949 – January 21, 2009) was a nurse turned security guard and television personality, best known for her appearances on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, where she served as a sidekick for comedian Jimmy Kimmel.{{cite web |url=http://poponthepop.blogspot.com/2009/01/veatrice-rice-dies-jimmy-kimmels.html |title=Veatrice Rice dies |work=poponthepop |date=January 2009}}{{dead link|date=March 2017}} Born in Atlanta, Georgia, and raised in Bowling Green, Kentucky, Rice worked as a parking lot security guard in the building where Jimmy Kimmel Live! is taped. With the two other security guards on staff at the program, she performed in a variety of skits and the recurring segment "Worst Team on Television".{{cite web |url=http://www.sitcomsonline.com/blog/2009/01/abc-family-march-2009-highlights-cbs.html |title=ABC Family March 2009 Highlights; CBS and CW Schedule Changes |date=January 23, 2009 |work=Sitcoms Online |accessdate=March 12, 2017}} Veatrice was characterized by her wry, sarcastic demeanor, with quiet moments punctuated by outbursts of obscene language.{{cite web |url=http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2009/01/veatrice-rice-k.html |title=Veatrice Rice, R.I.P.

|first=Annie |last=Barrett |date=January 23, 2009 |work=PopWatch |accessdate=March 12, 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227061945/http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2009/01/veatrice-rice-k.html |archivedate=February 27, 2009}}

Rice died of cancer{{cite web |url=http://news.lalate.com/2009/01/23/veatrice-rice/ |title=Veatrice Rice! |date=January 23, 2009 |work=LALATE.com |accessdate=March 12, 2017}} on January 21, 2009. A montage of some of her funniest moments was played in her honor on Jimmy Kimmel Live! the following day.{{cite web |url=http://defamer.com/5138385/goodbye-veatrice |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090127033145/http://defamer.com/5138385/goodbye-veatrice |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-01-27 |title=Goodbye Veatrice |work=defamer.com }}