Esther Elizabeth Rolle (November 8, 1920 – November 20, 1998) was an American actress best known for playing Florida Evans in the '70s CBS sitcom Maude and its spinoff Good Times.
Filmography on TV Tropes:
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Film roles
- Nothing But a Man (1964): Church Woman
- Up the Down Staircase (1967): Teacher (uncredited)
- Cleopatra Jones (1973): Mrs. Johnson
- Driving Miss Daisy (1989): Idella
- Cape Fear (1991): Woman Watching Cady Get Out from Under the Car (uncredited)
- How to Make an American Quilt (1995): Aunt Pauline
- My Fellow Americans (1996): Rita
- Rosewood (1997): Aunt Sarah
- Down in the Delta (1998): Annie
Television roles
- One Life to Live (1970-71): Sadie Gray
- The Bold Ones: The Senator (1 episode, 1971): Black Woman
- Maude (1972-74): Florida Evans
- Good Times (1974-79)
- Summer of My German Soldier (TV movie, 1978): Ruth
- The Incredible Hulk (1 episode, 1979): Colleen Jensen
- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (TV movie, 1979): Momma
- Darkroom (1 episode, 1981): Old Woman
- The New Odd Couple (1 episode, 1982): Ms. Gibbs
- Fantasy Island (1 episode, 1983): Mama
- The Love Boat (2 episodes, 1983–85): Judge Kramer/Lillian Randolph
- Mike Hammer (1 episode, 1985): Viola Green
- Murder, She Wrote (1 episode, 1985): Margaret
- American Playhouse (1 episode, 1989): Lena "Mama" Younger
- The Kid Who Loved Christmas (TV movie, 1990): Mrs. Clayton
- Scarlett (1 episode, 1994): Mammy
- Touched by an Angel (1 episode, 1997): Mary Harding
- Promised Land (1 episode, 1997): Mary Harding
- Poltergeist: The Legacy (1 episode, 1998): Grandma Rose