Throughout her childhood in a quaint Pompano Beach neighborhood and on a street that now bears her name, Esther Rolle grew up surrounded by an abundance of love and support that would shape her ...

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Esther Elizabeth Rolle was an American actress. She is best known for her role as Florida Evans, on the CBS television sitcom Maude, for two seasons, and its spin-off series Good Times, for which she ...

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The Emmy winner said, "I have never been given the chance I deserve in the mainstream industry. The never got beyond me as a maid." By Liana Diamond Esther Rolle with Kristy McNichol. Summer of my ...

We look back at a 1982 Detroit Black Journal interview with actress Esther Rolle. E 4516/2 In a 1982 interview, actress Esther Rolle discusses being black in Hollywood. Episode 4516/Segment 2.

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 ...