Esther Rolle
Born:
8-Nov
-
1920
Birthplace:
Pompano Beach, FL
Died:
17-Nov
-
1998
Location of death:
Los Angeles, CA
Cause of death:
Diabetes complications
Remains:
Buried, Westview Cemetery, Pompano Beach, FL
Gender:
Female
Race or Ethnicity:
Black
Sexual orientation:
Straight
Occupation:
Actor
Nationality:
United States
Executive summary:
Florida Evans on
Good Times
Father:
Jonathan Rolle (farmer)
Mother:
Elizabeth
Sister:
Rosanna Carter (actress)
Sister:
Estelle Evans (actress, b. 1-Oct-1906, d. 20-Jul-1985)
Husband:
Oscar Robinson (m. 1955, div. 1960)
University:
Spelman College (1942)
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
Emmy
1979 for
Summer of My German Soldier
Bahamian Ancestry
Risk Factors:
Obesity
TELEVISION
Flamingo Road
Julia (1982)
Good Times
Florida Evans (1974-79)
Maude
Florida Evans (1972-74)
One Life to Live
Sadie Gray (1971)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Down in the Delta (5-Aug-1998)
· Annie
Rosewood (21-Feb-1997)
· Aunt Sarah
My Fellow Americans (20-Dec-1996)
· Rita
How to Make an American Quilt (6-Oct-1995)
· Aunt Pauline
Scarlett (13-Nov-1994)
To Dance with the White Dog (5-Dec-1993)
House of Cards (25-Jun-1993)
Driving Miss Daisy (13-Dec-1989)
· Idella
The Mighty Quinn (16-Feb-1989)
· Ubu Pearl
A Raisin in the Sun (1-Feb-1989)
· Lena Younger
P.K. and the Kid (Jan-1987)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (28-Apr-1979)
Summer of My German Soldier (30-Oct-1978)
Cleopatra Jones (Jul-1973)
· Mrs. Johnson
Don't Play Us Cheap (1973)
· Miss Maybell
Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow! (18-Nov-1971)
Nothing But a Man (19-Sep-1964)
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