Esther RolleNationality:
American Birthdate:
11/08/1920 Birthplace:
Pompano Beach, Florida Death Date:
11/17/1998 Celeb News
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biography
The tenth of 18 children born to Bahamian immigrants, Esther Rolle danced in her early years and played in numerous stage productions and small roles in films before being "discovered" in middle age by TV producer Norman Lear and turned into a TV star playing Florida Evans, the maid, on "Maude" (CBS, 1972-74), and Florida Evans, the projects mother, on "Good Times" (CBS, 1974-77, 1978-79).Rolle was actually born in Florida, but studied at Spelman College in Atlanta, the New School for Social Research and Hunter College in New York. She broke into show business as a dancer with the Shogola
Credits
milestones
Year
Milestone
Dancer with Shogola Obola Dance Co.
1962
Made Off-Broadway debut in "The Blacks"
1963
Had early film role in "To Kill a Mockingbird"
1967
Founding member of Negro Ensemble Company
1969
Made London stage debut, "God Is a (Guess What?)"
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