Actor
Esther Rolle
Born 1920-11-08Died 1998-11-17aged 78
Esther Rolle (1920–1998) is best known for My Fellow Americans, How to Make an American Quilt and Driving Miss Daisy.
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 Comedy in 1976. In 1979, Rolle became the first Black actress to win the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Special for the television film Summer of My German Soldier.