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Nov 19, 1998 · Nov. 19, 1998 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITER. Esther Rolle, a sharecropper’s daughter who grew up to become a respected actress and role model for other blacks, has died. She was 78. Rolle, best ...
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.
Feb 16, 2024 · John Amos and Esther Rolle of "Good Times." Credit: Alamy Stock PhotoBy the time she joined “Good Times'' at age 54, Rolle had largely avoided the quixotic and still unashamedly racist Hollywood ...
Esther Elizabeth Rolle (November 8, 1920 – November 17, 1998) played the role as Florida Evans on the CBS-TV sitcom series Maude for two seasons (1972-1974) before reprising the role on Good Times, its spinoff, for five seasons in Seasons 1-4 and Season 6 (1974-1977, 1978-1979). Born in Pembroke Pines, Florida, she was the tenth of 18 children to Bahamian-American parents, Jonathan and ...
Nov 17, 1998 · Actress. Her best known acting role was that of 'Florida Evans', the family matriarch on the television situation comedy Good Times. She also is known for her stand against negative African-American stereotypes in the entertainment industry.
Birthday: Nov 8, 1920. Birthplace: Pompano Beach, Florida, USA. Famous for her gruff voice and gap-toothed smile, talented and outspoken African-American actress Esther Rolle made her mark on ...
Apr 26, 2022 · Esther Rolle was an American actor. 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 five seasons (1974–77, 1978–79).
