| Esther Rolle  Born: 8-Nov-1920
Birthplace: Pompano Beach, FL
Died: 17-Nov-1998
Location of death: Los Angeles, CA
Cause of death: Diabetes complications
Remains: Buried, Westview Cemetery, Pompano Beach, FL
Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Florida Evans on Good Times Father: Jonathan Rolle (farmer)
Mother: Elizabeth
Sister: Rosanna Carter (actress)
Sister: Estelle Evans (actress, b. 1-Oct-1906, d. 20-Jul-1985)
Husband: Oscar Robinson (m. 1955, div. 1960)
University: Spelman College (1942)
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
Emmy 1979 for Summer of My German Soldier
Bahamian Ancestry
Risk Factors: Obesity
TELEVISION
Flamingo Road Julia (1982)
Good Times Florida Evans (1974-79)
Maude Florida Evans (1972-74)
One Life to Live Sadie Gray (1971)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Down in the Delta (5-Aug-1998) · Annie
Rosewood (21-Feb-1997) · Aunt Sarah
My Fellow Americans (20-Dec-1996) · Rita
How to Make an American Quilt (6-Oct-1995) · Aunt Pauline
Scarlett (13-Nov-1994)
To Dance with the White Dog (5-Dec-1993)
House of Cards (25-Jun-1993)
Driving Miss Daisy (13-Dec-1989) · Idella
The Mighty Quinn (16-Feb-1989) · Ubu Pearl
A Raisin in the Sun (1-Feb-1989) · Lena Younger
P.K. and the Kid (Jan-1987)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (28-Apr-1979)
Summer of My German Soldier (30-Oct-1978)
Cleopatra Jones (Jul-1973) · Mrs. Johnson
Don't Play Us Cheap (1973) · Miss Maybell
Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow! (18-Nov-1971)
Nothing But a Man (19-Sep-1964)
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