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Esther Elizabeth Rolle (November 8, 1920 – November 17, 1998) was an American actress. She 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 which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Television Series Musical or ...
Good Times is an American television sitcom that aired for six seasons on CBS, from February 8, 1974, to August 1, 1979. Created by Eric Monte and Mike Evans and developed by executive producer Norman Lear, it was television's first African American two-parent family sitcom.
Rosanna Rolle Carter (September 20, 1918 – December 30, 2016) [1] [2] [3] was a Bahamian American television, stage and film actress, who was born in Nassau, Bahamas, to two Bahamian parents, and the sister of Esther Rolle and Estelle Evans, [4] one of 18 children. [5] During the Harlem Renaissance, she acted at New Lafayette Theater as one ...
Rounding out the cast alongside Carter were his onscreen family members: Esther Rolle, who played mom Florida Evans; John Amos, who played her husband James; Jimmie Walker as older brother JJ; and ...
4. Jeannette Theresa Dubois (August 5 [ note 1] – February 17, 2020), known professionally as Ja'Net DuBois, [ 6] Ja'net DuBois, [ 4] and Ja'Net Du Bois[ 1][ 7][ n 1] ( / dʒɑːˈneɪ duːˈbwɑː / ), was an American actress and singer. She was best known for her portrayal of Willona Woods, the neighborhood gossip maven and a friend of the ...
Maude. (TV series) Maude is an American television sitcom that was originally broadcast on the CBS network from September 12, 1972, until April 22, 1978. The show was the first spin-off of All in the Family, on which Bea Arthur had made two appearances as Maude Findlay, Edith Bunker 's favorite cousin. Like All in the Family, Maude was a sitcom ...
Esther Rolle, actress. Rashida Tlaib, member, U.S. House of Representatives. Sheryl Underwood, comedian who also served as the organization’s international president. Sarah Vaughan, jazz singer.
Ethnic Notions exposes and describes common stereotypes (The Tom, The Sambo, The Mammy, The Coon, The Brute, The Pickaninnies, The Minstrels) from the period surrounding the Civil War and the World Wars. The stereotypes roll across the screen in cartoons, feature films, popular songs, minstrel shows, advertisements, folklore, household ...