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- Esther Rolle was an actress primarily recognized for her role as principled, spirited Florida Evans who was first the maid on the Norman Lear sitcom Maude (starring Beatrice Arthur) and later was spun off into the starring role as the mother in the Lear sitcom Good Times (1974-79).
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Rolle is best known for her television role as Florida Evans, the character she played on two 1970s sitcoms. The character was introduced as Maude Findlay's housekeeper on Maude, and was spun off in the show's second season into Good Times, a show about Florida's family.
Sep 6, 2022 · A regular character in "Maude" was Florida Evans, who was the family's African American maid. For two seasons, Florida was employed by the household until her character was written off the show. The reason? The actress who played Florida, Esther Rolle, was tapped to star in a sitcom of her own (also via IMDb). In that show, she would resume her ...
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.
- November 8, 1920
- November 17, 1998
Sep 14, 2005 · Esther Rolle, who went from feisty maid in the hit sitcom Maude to strong-willed matriarch in the spinoff Good Times, has died at age 78. Ms. Rolle died Tuesday at a hospital in Culver...
Jul 31, 2007 · Esther Rolle was an actress primarily recognized for her role as principled, spirited Florida Evans who was first the maid on the Norman Lear sitcom Maude (starring Beatrice Arthur) and later was spun off into the starring role as the mother in the Lear sitcom Good Times (1974-79).
Nov 19, 1998 · Esther Rolle, a pioneering African-American actress who gained national recognition in the 1970's for her role as Florida Evans on two television shows, first ''Maude'' and then ''Good Times,''...
Nov 19, 1998 · By Michael Fleeman. November 19, 1998 at 12:00 a.m. EST. Esther Rolle, a television and film actress who went from feisty maid in the hit television sitcom "Maude" to strong-willed matriarch...
