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