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Esther Rolle. Esther Elizabeth Rolle (November 8, 1920 – November 17, 1998) was an American actress. She is best known for her role as Florida Evans, on the CBS television sitcom Maude, for two seasons (1972–1974), and its spin-off series Good Times, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Television Series ...
Esther Rolle. Actress: Driving Miss Daisy. Best known for the role of Florida Evans on the 1970s sitcoms Maude (1972) and Good Times (1974), African-American actress Esther Rolle proved to be as spirited and iron-willed off-camera as well. The gap-toothed actress with the gravelly voice was born in Pompano Beach, Florida, the 10th child of 18 born to Caribbean farming immigrants. Her first ...
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- November 17, 1998
Dec 8, 2021 · Esther Rolle was a stage actress who joined the cast of the '70s series "Maude" and "Good Times" under the condition that her character wouldn't be stereotypical. She left a legacy in Hollywood for being outspoken and fighting black stereotypes. Esther Rolle made television history when she took part in the first series to portray a black ...
Esther Rolle (1920-1998) Esther Rolle. Best known for the role of Florida Evans on the 1970s sitcoms Maude (1972) and Good Times (1974), African-American actress Esther Rolle proved to be as spirited and iron-willed off-camera as well. The gap-toothed actress with the gravelly voice was born in Pompano Beach, Florida, the 10th child of 18 born ...
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- Pompano Beach, Florida, USA
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
Esther Rolle was an American actress known for her performances on CBS Television’s sitcoms. Esther Elizabeth Rolle was born on November 8, 1920 in Pompano Beach, Florida, to Jonathan and Elizabeth Rolle. Elizabeth gave birth to eighteen children, three of whom went on to become actresses.
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Jul 31, 2007 · Esther Rolle was born in 1920 to Bahamian immigrant parents in Pompano Beach, Florida, the tenth of 18 siblings. After graduating from Booker T. Washington High School in Miami, she attended Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia before moving to New York. In the late 1950s Rolle worked in a pocketbook factory and took drama classes at George ...
Nov 19, 1998 · Ms. Rolle was born in Pompano Beach, Fla., a retirement community that was once a bucolic farming town with the character of the deep South. She was the 10th of 18 children and her father was a ...
