Esther Rolle
Actor
Born Nov 8, 1920 · Pompano Beach, Florida USA
Active 1951–1998 · Awards: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Esther Elizabeth Rolle (November 8, 1920 – November 17, 1998) was a Bahamian American actress. Rolle 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…
Filmography
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) — uncredited roleCape Fear (1991) — Woman Watching Cady Get Out from Under the Car (uncredited)Driving Miss Daisy (1989) — IdellaMurder, She Wrote (1984) — MargaretThe Incredible Hulk (1977)Touched by an Angel (1994) — Mary HardingGood Times (1974) — Florida EvansHow to Make an American Quilt (1995) — Aunt PaulineRosewood (1997) — Aunt SarahMy Fellow Americans (1996) — RitaThe Mighty Quinn (1989) — Ubu PearlNothing But a Man (1964) — Church WomanHouse of Cards (1993) — AdelleMaude (1972) — Florida EvansScarlett (1994) — MammyUp the Down Staircase (1967) — TeacherHallmark Hall of Fame (1951)Cleopatra Jones (1973) — Mrs. JohnsonThe Learning Tree (1969) — uncreditedEthnic Notions (1986) — NarratorDown in the Delta (1998) — Annie SinclairTo Dance with the White Dog (1993) — NeelieDarkroom (1981) — Old WomanNobody's Girls: Five Women of the West (1995) — Clara Brown