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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Esther Rolle has received more than 3,580,969 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Esther Rolle is the 8,138th most popular actor (down from 7,738th in 2019), the 12,046th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,462nd in 2019) and the 3,788th most popular American Actor.

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  • 3.6M

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  • 40.99

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  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Esther Rolle ranks 8,138 out of 13,578. Before her are François Damiens, Daniel Cosgrove, Shay Mitchell, Karla Álvarez, Kelly Carlson, and Jane Leeves. After her are Ron Canada, Elle King, Shelley Fabares, Claudia Jennings, Fernanda Torres, and Brian Hallisay.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Esther Rolle ranks 437. Before her are Sammy Lee, Errol Barrow, Les Leston, Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi, Ruth Graham, and Tommy Godwin. After her are Bill Reid, Bert Williams, Veerasamy Ringadoo, Noel Neill, James Aloysius Hickey, and Willie Watson. Among people deceased in 1998, Esther Rolle ranks 310. Before her are Claudia Testoni, Wade Dominguez, Sam Balter, Richard Denning, Voitto Hellsten, and Buddy Jeannette. After her are Bill Reid, Donald Woods, Edwin Thompson Jaynes, Barbara Burke, Ruth Clifford, and Reidar Kvammen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Esther Rolle ranks 12,046 out of 20,380. Before her are Kitty Wells (1919), Meredith Brooks (1958), Daniel Cosgrove (1970), Kelly Carlson (1976), Josh Groban (1981), and Robert Cormier (1925). After her are Ron Canada (1949), Elle King (1989), CeeLo Green (1974), Shelley Fabares (1944), David Blackwell (1919), and Claudia Jennings (1949).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Esther Rolle ranks 3,788. Before her are Jay Harrington (1971), Mary Anderson (1859), King Baggot (1879), Eion Bailey (1976), Daniel Cosgrove (1970), and Kelly Carlson (1976). After her are Ron Canada (1949), Elle King (1989), Shelley Fabares (1944), Claudia Jennings (1949), Brian Hallisay (1978), and Hudson Leick (1969).

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Television and Movie Roles

Driving Miss Daisy
Idella
The story of an old Jewish widow named Daisy Werthan and her relationship with her black chauffeur, Hoke. From an initial mere work relationship grew in 25 years a strong friendship between the two very different characters, in a time when those types of relationships were shunned.
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Cape Fear
Woman Watching Cady Get Out from Under the Car (uncredited)
Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, Bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? 14 years ago, Sam was a public defender assigned to Max Cady's rape trial, and he made a serious error: he hid a document from his illiterate client that could have gotten him acquitted. Now, the cagey Cady has been released, and he intends to teach Sam Bowden and his family a thing or two about loss.
Nov 13th 19917.262 / 10
Good Times
Florida Evans
Good Times is an American sitcom that originally aired from February 8, 1974, until August 1, 1979, on the CBS television network. It was created by Eric Monte and Mike Evans, and developed by Norman Lear, the series' primary executive producer. Good Times is a spin-off of Maude, which is itself a spin-off of All in the Family along with The Jeffersons. The series is set in Chicago. The first two seasons were taped at CBS Television City in Hollywood. In the fall of 1975, the show moved to Metromedia Square, where Norman Lear's own production company was housed.
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