Esther Rolle

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.

Casted

Cape Fear

Played Woman Watching Cady Get Out from Under the Car (uncredited)

Average Rating

7.2

3690 votes

Release Date

Nov 13, 1991

34 years ago
Driving Miss Daisy

Played Idella

Average Rating

7.2

1691 votes

Release Date

Dec 13, 1989

36 years ago
How to Make an American Quilt

Played Aunt Pauline

Average Rating

6.4

189 votes

Release Date

Oct 06, 1995

30 years ago
My Fellow Americans

Played Rita

Average Rating

6.0

164 votes

Release Date

Dec 20, 1996

29 years ago
The Mighty Quinn

Played Ubu Pearl

Average Rating

6.0

129 votes

Release Date

Feb 17, 1989

37 years ago
Rosewood

Played Aunt Sarah

Average Rating

6.5

112 votes

Release Date

Feb 21, 1997

29 years ago
House of Cards

Played Adelle

Average Rating

6.2

78 votes

Release Date

Jun 25, 1993

33 years ago
Cleopatra Jones

Played Mrs. Johnson

Average Rating

5.7

73 votes

Release Date

Jul 13, 1973

53 years ago
Nothing But a Man

Played Church Woman

Average Rating

7.4

32 votes

Release Date

Dec 27, 1964

62 years ago
Down in the Delta

Played Annie Sinclair

Average Rating

6.2

27 votes

Release Date

Dec 25, 1998

27 years ago
Up the Down Staircase

Played Teacher

Average Rating

7.0

24 votes

Release Date

Jun 28, 1967

59 years ago
Ethnic Notions

Played Narrator

Average Rating

7.1

15 votes

Release Date

Dec 05, 1986

39 years ago
Color Adjustment

Played Self

Average Rating

6.9

11 votes

Release Date

Jan 29, 1992

34 years ago
To Dance with the White Dog

Played Neelie

Average Rating

7.0

10 votes

Release Date

Dec 05, 1993

32 years ago
Message from Nam

Played Queenie / Elizabeth McQueen

Average Rating

5.1

10 votes

Release Date

Oct 17, 1993

32 years ago
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Played Momma

Average Rating

4.0

9 votes

Release Date

Apr 28, 1979

47 years ago
Summer of My German Soldier

Played Ruth

Average Rating

5.8

8 votes

Release Date

Oct 30, 1978

48 years ago
Don't Play Us Cheap

Played Miss Maybell

Average Rating

5.8

4 votes

Release Date

Apr 13, 1973

53 years ago
The Kid Who Loved Christmas

Played Esther Clayton

Average Rating

6.6

4 votes

Release Date

Dec 14, 1990

35 years ago
Age-Old Friends

Played Mrs. Baker

Average Rating

7.7

3 votes

Release Date

Dec 16, 1989

36 years ago
P.K. and the Kid

Played Mim

Average Rating

5.0

2 votes

Release Date

Jan 06, 1987

39 years ago
A Raisin in the Sun

Played Lena 'Mama' Younger

Average Rating

7.5

2 votes

Release Date

Feb 01, 1989

37 years ago
Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow!

Played Maid

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Nov 18, 1971

55 years ago
See China and Die

Played Momma Sykes

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 09, 1981

45 years ago
Train Ride

Played Dean of Students

Average Rating

4.0

1 votes

Release Date

Feb 17, 2005

21 years ago
Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West

Played Clara Brown

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

May 10, 1995

31 years ago
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet

Played Nurse

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1982

44 years ago

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