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...
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...
Known For
Driving Miss Daisy
as Idella
Cape Fear
as Woman Watching Cady Get Out from Under the Car (uncredited)
How to Make an American Quilt
as Aunt Pauline
Cast Credits
Train Ride
as Dean of Students
Down in the Delta
as Annie Sinclair
Rosewood
as Aunt Sarah
My Fellow Americans
as Rita
How to Make an American Quilt
as Aunt Pauline
To Dance with the White Dog
as Neelie
Message from Nam
as Queenie / Elizabeth McQueen
House of Cards
as Adelle
Cape Fear
as Woman Watching Cady Get Out from Under the Car (uncredited)
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
as Esther Clayton
Age-Old Friends
as Mrs. Baker
Driving Miss Daisy
as Idella
The Mighty Quinn
as Ubu Pearl
A Raisin in the Sun
as Lena 'Mama' Younger
P.K. and the Kid
as Mim
The Grand Baby
as Momma
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
as Nurse
See China and Die
as Momma Sykes
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
as Momma
Summer of My German Soldier
as Ruth
Cleopatra Jones
as Mrs. Johnson
Don't Play Us Cheap
as Miss Maybell
The Learning Tree
as uncredited
Up the Down Staircase
as Teacher
Nothing But a Man
as Church Woman
To Kill a Mockingbird
as uncredited role