Estelle Evans
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Awards and Nominations
Emmy (Primetime)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Won
Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Nominated
- Selected awards: Emmy Award, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, 1978, for The Summer of My German Soldier; Human Rights Award, American Federation of Teachers, 1983; Oscar Micheaux Award, Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame, 1991 ; Leadership Award, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, for community activism.
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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 Musical or ...
In other assignments, she won an Emmy Award for the television movie Summer of My German Soldier (1978) and gained further respect for her work in Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979) and for her film work in Driving Miss Daisy (1989) and Rosewood (1997).
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Mar 21, 2016 · Esther Rolle wins the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series Special for her work SUMMER OF MY GERMAN SOLDIER at the 31st Emmys in 1979. Her speech is beautiful and...
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In other assignments, she won an Emmy Award for the television movie Summer of My German Soldier (1978) and gained further respect for her work in Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979) and for her film work in Driving Miss Daisy (1989) and Rosewood (1997).
- November 8, 1920
- November 17, 1998
Winner. Esther Rolle. Summer of My German Soldier. NBC. The Television Academy database lists prime-time Emmy information. Click here to learn more. Esther Rolle: bio, photos, awards, nominations and more at Emmys.com.
Check all the awards won and nominated for by Esther Rolle - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Miniseries or a Movie (1979) and more awards. Esther Rolle was an American actress. She is best known for her role as Florida Evans on the CBS...
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 Musical or ...
