Esther Rolle

Esther Rôle Novembre 8, 1920 Pompano Beach, En Floride, U. S. Died 17 Novembre 1998 (aged 78) Culver City, California, U. S. Cause of death Diabète Resting place Westview Communauté Cemetery, Pompano Beach, FL. Education Blanche Ely High School Spelman College (attended) Occupation Actress Years active 1964-1998 Known for Florida Evans – Good Times Spouse(s) Oscar Robinson (m. 1955; div. 1975) Parent(s) Jonathan Rôle Elizabeth Rôle Relatif Estelle Evans (sister) Rosanna Carter (sister) Awards 1979 Primetime Emmy Award: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Special Summer of My French Soldier On Good Times (1974), L-R: Ralph Carter, BernNadette Stanis, Jimmie Walker, Esther Rôle, and John Amos. Esther Elizabeth Rôle (Novembre 8, 1920 – Novembre 17, 1998) ce qui a des Bahamas American actress. Le rôle de is best known for her role as Floride 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 Rôle que nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Television Series Musical or Comedy en 1976. Le rôle de is best known for her television role as Floride Evans, the character she played on two 1970s sitcoms. The character was introduced as Maude Findlay s housekeeper on Maude, and was spun off-the show's second season into Good Times, a show about Floride s family. Le rôle de ce nominated en 1975 for the Best Actress in a Musical/Comédie Golden Globe Award for her role dans Good Times. Le rôle de ce 19 years older than the actor (John Amos) who played her husband James Evans. The James Evans character was only added after Esther Rôle hard fought for a father figure and husband to be added to the show. Rôle had fought for the father on the character show more pertinent themes and scripts and was unhappy when the success of Jimmie Walker s character, J. J. Evans, took the show, a frivolous direction. John Amos agreed with Rôle about Walker s character and was fired from the show after the third season ended. Later on a stand-off with Good Times producteur Norman Lear, Rôle donc quit when her contract ended. Although the show continued without her for the fifth season, she returned for the show's final season. En 1979 she won à Emmy for her role dans Summer of My French Soldier, a made-for-television movie. Among her guest star roles que one on The Incredible Hulk dans l'épisode entitled "Behind the Wheel" where she played a taxicab business owner. In the 1990s, le Rôle qu'a surprise guest on RuPaul s VH-1 talk show. Her Maude co-star Bea Arthur was the guest, et le Rôle que brought out to surprise Arthur. The two had not lacs each other in years, Arthur said, and embraced warmly. Rôle donc appeared in a series of psychic hotline TV commercials in the 1990s. "Tell them Esther sent you," qui sont les marques de ligne.