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- NAME: Esther Rolle
- OCCUPATION: Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress
- BIRTH DATE: c. November 08, 1920
- DEATH DATE: November 17, 1998
- EDUCATION: Hunter College
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Pompano Beach, Florida
- PLACE OF DEATH: Los Angeles, California
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A stage, film and TV actress, Esther Rolle is best remembered as Florida Evans -- a character she played on two comedy series, Maude and Good Times.
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Esther Rolle died on November 17, 1998, in Los Angeles, California.
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