Name	Esther Rolle
Build	Large
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black
Date of Birth	November 8, 1920
Birthplace	Pompano Beach, Fl
Star Sign	Scorpio
Died	November 17, 1998 (Aged 78)
Location of Death	Los Angeles, CA
Cause of Death	Diabetes Complications
Ethnicity	Black
University	Spelman College- Atlanta, GA 1942
Occupation	Actress
Celebrity Index	Es
Claim to Fame	Florida Evans- Good Times
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Trivia and Quotes

Quotes

"Black college-educated people got to where they are on the backs of domestic help, meaning their parents and grandparents. So people should not forget how they got to where they are."

"I told them [the producers] I couldn`t compound the lie that Black fathers don`t care about their children. I was proud of the family life I was able to introduce to television." - ER, referring to her show "Good Times" and her insistence on having a husband and father figure

Trivia

Buried at Westview Cemetery, Broward County, Pompano Beach, Florida.

Graduated from Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia in 1942.

Left the series Good Times after the 1976-1977 season due to her displeasure with the what she saw as the character of J.J. being a bad role model for young blacks. She returned at the beginning of the 1978-1979 season after the producers guaranteed that they would make J.J. a more respectable character.

Originated the role of `Dorcas Moulineaux` in Steve Carter`s play, `Dame Lorraine, " at the Victory Gardens Theatre in Chicago on 27 March 1981.

Sister of Rosanna Carter and Estelle Evans.

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