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Overview
Mini Biography:
Affectionately known for the role of outspoken maid Florida Evans on the... moreTrivia:
When she died in 1998, she left an estate valued in excess of $1.7 million... moreAwards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 2 nominations moreUS TV Schedule:
| Mon. July 13 | 11:00 AM | TVLAND | Good Times | Michael's Great Romance | #4.5 | more |
Filmography
Actress:
- Train Ride (2000) .... Dean of Students
- Down in the Delta (1998) .... Annie Sinclair
- "Poltergeist: The Legacy" .... Grandma Rose (1 episode, 1998)
- La Belle Dame Sans Merci (1998) TV episode .... Grandma Rose - "Touched by an Angel" .... Mary Harding (2 episodes, 1997)
- Amazing Grace: Part 2 (1997) TV episode .... Mary Harding
- Amazing Grace: Part 1 (1997) TV episode .... Mary Harding - Rosewood (1997) .... Aunt Sarah
- My Fellow Americans (1996) .... Rita
- How to Make an American Quilt (1995) .... Anna's Aunt Pauline
- "Scarlett" (1994) TV mini-series .... Mammy
- To Dance with the White Dog (1993) (TV) .... Neelie
- Message from Nam (1993) (TV) .... Queenie/Elizabeth McQueen
... aka Danielle Steel's 'Message from Nam' (UK) - House of Cards (1993) .... Adelle
- Blackbird Fly (1991)
- "Singer & Sons" .... Sarah Patterson (2 episodes, 1990)
- The Boxer Rebellion (1990) TV episode .... Sarah Patterson
- Two Sons for Singer (1990) TV episode .... Sarah Patterson - The Kid Who Loved Christmas (1990) (TV) .... Esther Clayton
- Age-Old Friends (1989) (TV) .... Mrs. Baker
... aka A Month of Sundays - Driving Miss Daisy (1989) .... Idella
- The Mighty Quinn (1989) .... Ubu Pearl
- A Raisin in the Sun (1989) (TV) .... Lena 'Mama' Younger
- P.K. and the Kid (1987) .... Mim
- "Murder, She Wrote" .... Margaret (1 episode, 1985)
- Reflections of the Mind (1985) TV episode .... Margaret - "The Love Boat" (2 episodes, 1983-1985)
- Getting Started/Daughter's Dilemma/The Captain Wears Pantyhose (1985) TV episode
- I Like to Be in America/He Ain't Heavy/Abbey's Maiden Voyage (1983) TV episode - "Finder of Lost Loves" .... Nellie (1 episode, 1984)
- Goodbye, Sara (1984) TV episode .... Nellie - "Fantasy Island" .... Mama (1 episode, 1983)
- Edward/The Extraordinary Miss Jones (1983) TV episode .... Mama - "The New Odd Couple" .... Mrs. Gibbs (1 episode, 1982)
- The Ides of April (1982) TV episode .... Mrs. Gibbs - "Flamingo Road" .... Julia (3 episodes, 1982)
- The Harder They fall (1982) TV episode .... Julia
- The Bad and the Beautiful (1982) TV episode .... Julia
- The High and the Mighty (1982) TV episode .... Julia - The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet (1982) .... Nurse
- "Darkroom" .... Grandmother / ... (1 episode, 1981)
- Needlepoint (1981) TV episode .... Grandmother/Old Woman - See China and Die (1981) (TV) .... Momma Sykes
... aka Momma the Detective (USA) - "The Incredible Hulk" .... Colleen Jensen (1 episode, 1979)
- Behind the Wheel (1979) TV episode .... Colleen Jensen - "Good Times" .... Florida Evans (102 episodes, 1974-1979)
- The End of the Rainbow (1979) TV episode .... Florida Evans
- A Matter of Mothers (1979) TV episode .... Florida Evans
- The Physical (1979) TV episode .... Florida Evans
- Where Have All the Doctor's Gone? (1979) TV episode .... Florida Evans
- Florida's Favorite Passenger: Part 2 (1979) TV episode .... Florida Evans
(97 more) - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979) (TV) .... Momma
- Summer of My German Soldier (1978) (TV) .... Ruth
- "Maude" .... Florida Evans (29 episodes, 1972-1974)
- Florida's Goodbye (1974) TV episode .... Florida Evans
- The Wallet (1974) TV episode .... Florida Evans
- Maude's Guest (1974) TV episode .... Florida Evans
- The Office Party (1973) TV episode .... Florida Evans
- Music Hath Charms (1973) TV episode .... Florida Evans
(24 more) - Cleopatra Jones (1973) .... Mrs. Johnson
- Don't Play Us Cheap (1973) .... Miss Maybell
- Every Little Crook and Nanny (1972) (uncredited) .... Prospective nanny #1
- "One Life to Live" (1968) TV series .... Sadie Gray #2 (unknown episodes, 1971)
- Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow! (1971)
... aka Barney - "The Bold Ones: The Senator" .... Black Woman (1 episode, 1971)
... aka "The Senator"
- A Single Blow of a Sword (1971) TV episode .... Black Woman - Nothing But a Man (1964) .... Church Woman
Thanks:
- Down in the Delta (1998) (dedicatee)
Self:
- "The RuPaul Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1998)
- Episode dated 28 March 1998 (1998) TV episode .... Herself - Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West (1995) .... Clara Brown
- Color Adjustment (1992) .... Herself
... aka Color Adjustment: Blacks in Prime Time (USA: festival title) - The 11th Annual Black Achievement Awards (1990) (TV) .... Herself
- "Ebony/Jet Showcase" .... Herself (1 episode, 1986)
- Episode dated 16 May 1986 (1986) TV episode .... Herself - Ethnic Notions (1986) .... Narrator
- The 1st Annual Black Achievement Awards (1978) (TV) .... Herself
- "CBS: On the Air" (1978) TV mini-series
- "Donny and Marie" .... Herself (1 episode, 1976)
... aka "The Osmond Family Show"
- Episode #1.6 (1976) TV episode .... Herself - "Celebrity Sweepstakes" .... Herself (1 episode, 1975)
- Episode dated 1 September 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Herself - "Match Game PM" .... Herself (1 episode, 1975)
- Episode #1.12 (1975) TV episode .... Herself - "Match Game 73" .... Herself - Panelist (1 episode, 1975)
... aka "Match Game 74" (USA: second season title)
... aka "Match Game 75" (USA: third season title)
... aka "Match Game 76" (USA: fourth season title)
... aka "Match Game 77" (USA: fifth season title)
... aka "Match Game 78" (USA: sixth season title)
... aka "Match Game 79" (USA: seventh season title)
... aka "Match Game" (USA: syndication title)
- Episode #3.228 (1975) TV episode .... Herself - Panelist - The 28th Annual Tony Awards (1974) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
Archive Footage:
- TV's Greatest Sidekicks (2004) (TV)
- TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004) (V)
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"E! True Hollywood Story"
- Good Times (2000) TV episode .... Herself - The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1999) (TV) .... Herself - Memorial Tribute
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"The American Experience"
- Malcolm X: Make It Plain (1994) TV episode (uncredited) .... Herself (Harlem street performance, 1962)
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Ms. Rolle was one of the early members of the Negro Ensemble Company in New York City. moreMessage Boards
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