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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 1976. Rolle is best known for her television role as Florida Evans, the character she played on two 1970s sitcoms. The character was introduced as Maude Findlay's housekeeper on Maude, and was spun off in the show's second season into Good Times, a show about Florida's family. Rolle was nominated in 1975 for the Best Actress in a Musical/Comedy Golden Globe Award for her role in Good Times. Rolle was 19 years older than the actor (John Amos) who played her husband James Evans. The James Evans...
Known for
The Love BoatSeries • 1977
Murder, She WroteSeries • 1984
American PlayhouseSeries • 1982
Touched by an AngelSeries • 1994
The Incredible HulkSeries • 1977
Cape FearMovie • 1991
Good TimesSeries • 1974
MaudeSeries • 1972
To Kill a MockingbirdMovie • 1962
Promised LandSeries • 1996
Finder of Lost LovesSeries • 1984
Flamingo RoadSeries • 1981
ScarlettSeries • 1994
Driving Miss DaisyMovie • 1989
How to Make an American QuiltMovie • 1995
House of CardsMovie • 1993
My Fellow AmericansMovie • 1996
Nothing But a ManMovie • 1964
The Mighty QuinnMovie • 1989
RosewoodMovie • 1997
Up the Down StaircaseMovie • 1967
Cleopatra JonesMovie • 1973
The Learning TreeMovie • 1969
Down in the DeltaMovie • 1998