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Esther Rolle

1920 - 1998

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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 Comedy in 1976. In 1979, Rolle became the first African American actress to win the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Special for the television film Summer of My German Soldier. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Esther Rolle is the 8,260th most popular actor (down from 8,134th in 2024), the 12,684th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,050th in 2019) and the 3,842nd most popular American Actor.

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Among people born in 1920, Esther Rolle ranks 437. Before her are McDonald Bailey, Ruth Graham, Jimmy Witherspoon, Ronald Pope, István Szívós, and Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi. After her are Wayne Thiebaud, Bill Reid, Dorothy Abbott, Eric Brandon, Noel Neill, and Jose Tomas Sanchez. Among people deceased in 1998, Esther Rolle ranks 314. Before her are Justin Fashanu, John Hunt, Baron Hunt, Josephine Hutchinson, Lalita Pawar, Jackie Blanchflower, and Ruth Clifford. After her are Bill Reid, Binnie Barnes, Richard Denning, Reidar Kvammen, Catherine Cookson, and Michelle Thomas.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Esther Rolle ranks 12,688 out of 20,380. Before her are Amy Grant (1960), Andrew Wood (1966), Mauri Rose (1906), Julie Carmen (1954), Slide Hampton (1932), and Jim Wynorski (1950). After her are Wayne Thiebaud (1920), Crispus Attucks (1723), Leon Wilkeson (1952), T. J. McConnell (1992), Jeremy Allen White (1991), and Steven Klein (1965).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Esther Rolle ranks 3,844. Before her are Roger L. Jackson (1958), Jenifer Lewis (1957), Cathy Downs (1926), Kathryn McGuire (1903), Tim Thomerson (1946), and Julie Carmen (1954). After her are Jeremy Allen White (1991), Derek Richardson (1976), Ben Vereen (1946), Melody Thomas Scott (1956), Pamela Adlon (1966), and Christopher Gorham (1974).

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