Esther Rolle
Actress (1920-1998) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 78
Esther Elizabeth Rolle 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 Comedy in 1976.
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RosewoodFilm, Aunt Sarah1996
Promised LandSeries, Mary Harding
My Fellow AmericansFilm, 1996Rita1994
ScarlettSeries, Mammy1993
House of CardsFilm, Adelle1991
Cape FearFilm, Woman Watching Cady Get Out from Under the Car (uncredited)1990Singer and SonsSeries
The Kid Who Loved ChristmasFilm, 1990Esther Clayton1987
P.K. and the KidFilm, Mim1984
Finder of Lost LovesSeries, Nellie1983The Grand BabyFilm, Momma1982
American PlayhouseSeries, Church Woman1981
See China and DieFilm, Momma Sykes1979Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a MovieAward
I Know Why the Caged Bird SingsFilm, 1979Momma1977
The Incredible HulkSeries1976
Donny & MarieSeries1974
Good TimesSeries, Florida Evans1973
Cleopatra JonesFilm, Mrs. Johnson1972
MaudeSeries, Florida Evans1969
The Learning TreeFilm, uncredited1967
Up the Down StaircaseFilm, Teacher1962
To Kill a MockingbirdFilm, uncredited role1951
Hallmark Hall of FameSeries1920Born8 November 1920People around Esther
Maya Angelou Directed Down in the Delta (1998)
Jon Peters Produced My Fellow Americans and Rosewood
Wesley Snipes Produced Down in the Delta (1998)
Jessica Tandy Also in Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
Dan Aykroyd Also in My Fellow Americans (1996)
Alfre Woodard Also in How to Make an American Quilt (1996)
Rue McClanahan Also in Maude and Message from Nam
John Singleton Directed Rosewood (1997)
Bruce Beresford Directed Driving Miss Daisy (1990)
Peter Segal Directed My Fellow Americans (1996)
Larry Cohen Directed See China and Die (1981)
Richard D. Zanuck Produced Driving Miss Daisy (1990)
Moses Gunn Also in Good Times and Nothing But a Man
Loren Dean Also in Rosewood (1997)- Jack Starrett Directed Cleopatra Jones (1976)
Jocelyn Moorhouse Directed How to Make an American Quilt (1996)- Paul Benjamin Also in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979)
Max Julien Produced Cleopatra Jones (1974)
J. Don Ferguson Also in Summer of My German Soldier (1978)
Michael Tuchner Directed Summer of My German Soldier (1978)
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To Kill a Mockingbird 1962
Cape Fear 1991
Driving Miss Daisy 1989
Rosewood 1997
How to Make an American Quilt 1995
Filmography 30
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Television 16
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In 1979, Rolle became the first Black actress to win the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Special for the television film Summer of My German Soldier.
