Acting
Esther Rolle
1920 · Pompano Beach, Florida USA
30 films
Bio
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.
Filmography
Cape Fear
Woman Watching Cady Get Out from Under the Car (uncredited)
To Kill a Mockingbird
uncredited role
Driving Miss Daisy
Idella
House of Cards
Adelle
How to Make an American Quilt
Aunt Pauline
Nothing But a Man
Church Woman
Ethnic Notions
Narrator
Color Adjustment
Self
Rosewood
Aunt Sarah
My Fellow Americans
Rita
The Mighty Quinn
Ubu Pearl
Age-Old Friends
Mrs. Baker