Esther Rolle Biography

Esther Rolle biography

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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. (2013). The Biography Channel website. Retrieved 03:11, Jun 18, 2013, from http://www.biography.com/people/esther-rolle-222421.

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Esther Rolle died on November 17, 1998, in Los Angeles, California.

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