Esther Rolle
Acting
Born November 8, 1920 · Pompano Beach, Florida USA
Biography
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 Times, for five seasons (1974–77, 1978–79), for which Rolle was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Television Series Musical or Comedy in 1976. 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…
Known For · 40 titles
Murder, She Wrote
Touched by an Angel
American Playhouse
The Incredible Hulk
Maude
Good Times
Finder of Lost Loves
Donny & Marie
Cape Fear
Promised Land
To Kill a Mockingbird
Flamingo Road
Scarlett
Darkroom
Driving Miss Daisy
The New Odd Couple
Hallmark Hall of Fame
How to Make an American Quilt
My Fellow Americans
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
The Mighty Quinn
Ethnic Notions
Rosewood
Nothing But a Man
Summer of My German Soldier
Cleopatra Jones
House of Cards
Color Adjustment
Up the Down Staircase
Down in the Delta
Singer and Sons
Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow!
Don't Play Us Cheap
A Raisin in the Sun
To Dance with the White Dog
Message from Nam
Age-Old Friends
The Learning Tree
See China and Die
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings