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Roxie Albertha Roker (August 28, 1929 – December 2, 1995) was an American actress who portrayed Helen Willis on the CBS sitcom The Jeffersons. Roker is the mother of rock musician Lenny Kravitz and paternal grandmother of actress Zoë Kravitz.
Feb 5, 2024 · Roxie Roker was a TV star who played Helen Willis on The Jeffersons and a pioneer for interracial representation. She was married to NBC producer Sy Kravitz and had a close bond with her son Lenny, who shared her love of music and theater.
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Roxie Roker was an actress who played Helen Willis on The Jeffersons (1975-1985). She was married to Sy Kravitz and had a son, Lenny Kravitz, who became a famous musician.
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Aug 6, 2023 · Roxie Roker was an American actress who starred in the CBS sitcom "The Jeffersons" as Helen Willis, the first interracial wife on prime-time TV. She also appeared in Broadway, film, and other TV shows, and was the mother of rock star Lenny Kravitz.
Oct 5, 2005 · Roxie Roker, who played half of one of TV's earliest interracial couples when she appeared in The Jeffersons, has died, her publicist said Monday. She was 66.
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Roxie Roker was an actress who played Helen Willis on The Jeffersons, the first Caucasian-African-American married couple on prime-time TV. She was the mother of rock star Lenny Kravitz and the cousin of Al Roker.
Roxie Roker was an Afro-Bahamian-American actress. The characters she played exhibited her raw talent in the field of acting. Roxie was best known for her role as ‘Helen Willis’ on the CBS sitcom ‘The Jeffersons’. She was the half of first interracial couple on television in ‘The Jeffersons’.
