Esther Rolle - Famous Actor

Esther Rolle Net Worth

$3,000,000

Famous American actress Esther Rolle had a net worth of $3 million. She starred in popular television series Maude and Good Times while also appearing in various films throughout her career.

Key facts:

  • Esther Rolle was an iconic American actress famous for her portrayal of Florida Evans in Maude and Good Times
  • She acted in numerous blockbuster films such as Cape Fear, Driving Miss Daisy, Rosewood, and Down in the Delta
  • Esther Rolle won several awards throughout her career, including a Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe nomination
  • She dedicated her life to fighting for civil rights and actively supported black artists in the entertainment industry
  • Esther Rolle's legacy lives on as an inspiration for future generations of actors and as a symbol of courage and activism

Basic Information About Esther Rolle

CategoryCelebrities β€Ί Actors
ProfessionsActor
Net worth$3,000,000
Date of birth1920-11-08
Place of birthPompano Beach
Date of death1998-11-17 (aged 78)
NationalityUnited States of America
Curiosities and TrademarksHer Role As Florida Evans on "Good Times"
Her deep raspy voice
Gap between her two front teeth.
GenderFemale
Social Mediaβ†—οΈŽ Wikipedia β†—οΈŽ IMDb

What Movie Awards did Esther Rolle win?


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Esther Rolle awards

Award Name State Movie / Series Name Year
Golden Globe - Best TV Actress - Comedy or MusicalNomineeGood Times1975
TV Land Award - Favorite Made for TV MaidNomineeMaude2004

Esther Rolle roles

Movie / Series Role
Cape FearWoman Watching Cady Get Out from Under the Car (uncredited)
Driving Miss DaisyIdella
RosewoodAunt Sarah
How to Make an American QuiltAunt Pauline
Match Game PMSelf - Panelist 1 episode, 1976
The Incredible HulkColleen Jensen 1 episode, 1979
Murder, She WroteMargaret 1 episode, 1985
Good TimesFlorida Evans 109 episodes, 1974-1979
Promised LandMary Harding 1 episode, 1997
The Love BoatJudge Kramer / ... 2 episodes, 1983-1985
Match Game 73Self - Panelist 5 episodes, 1975
Fantasy IslandMama 1 episode, 1983
One Life to LiveSadie Gray #2 (1971) unknown episodes
American PlayhouseLena 'Mama' Younger 1 episode, 1989

Esther Rolle's 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.
  • [on her insisting to the producers of Good Times (1974) that the show have a husband and father figure] I told them 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.

Esther Rolle's photos

Interesting Facts about Esther Rolle

  1. Originated the role of 'Dorcas Moulineaux' in Steve Carter's play, 'Dame Lorraine, " at the Victory Gardens Theatre in Chicago on 27 March 1981.
  2. Sister of Rosanna Carter.
  3. Sister of Estelle Evans.
  4. Graduated from Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia in 1942.
  5. Left Good Times (1974) 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.
  6. Is an honorary member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
  7. Buried in Westview Cemetery, Broward County, Pompano Beach (her birthplace), Florida.
  8. Last film was Train Ride (2000), an independent feature-film written and directed by Rel Dowdell, which was shot on location at Cheyney University in Cheyney, Pennsylvania, the oldest Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCU) college in the United States. She was also in Dowdell's multi-award winning short film version of "Train Ride", done while he was a graduate student at Boston University. She was appearing in "A Raisin in the Sun" at the Huntingdon Theatre in Boston at the time.
  9. When she died in 1998, she left an estate valued in excess of $1.7 million including $200,000 in cash a $400,000 home, $1,072,000 in treasuries. In addition, she owned 1,000 shares of Bethdames Corporation, several Mutual Funds, and 2% interest in El Toro, Ltd.
  10. Best remembered by the public for her starring role as Florida Evans on Good Times (1974).
  11. Acting mentor and friends of Ja'net DuBois, BernNadette Stanis, Jimmie Walker and Ralph Carter.
  12. 1938 graduate from Blanche Ely High School in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA, a school still in operation as of 2020.
  13. Temporarily attended Booker T. Washington High School in Miami, Florida.
  14. Acting ran in her family.
  15. Born and raised on a 10-acre farm in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA.
  16. Her former Good Times (1974) co-star, Jimmie Walker, was the only "Good Times" regular cast member not to attend her funeral.
  17. Rolle's birthplace in the city of Pompano Beach, Florida, is about ten miles north of the city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
  18. Was 25 years older than Ja'net DuBois, who played her best friend (from high school) on Good Times (1974).
  19. Despite the controversy, she enjoyed working with Ja'net DuBois on Good Times (1974).
  20. Inspired by her father, Rolle's elder siblings formed a drama group, that also toured Florida.

References & Fact Checks βœ…

1/ Filename: good-times-the-evans-family-1974-651AXrFR.jpg
  • Checked: βœ… Yes (2023-07-02 16:00:22)
  • Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Good_Times_the_Evans_family_1974.JPG
  • Original Source:

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  • Author: CBS Television
  • Date taken: Press release is dated 17 August 1974.
2/ Filename: esther-rolle-s-gravesite-at-westview-community-cemetery-in-pompano-beach-fl-oEa0736H.jpg
  • Checked: βœ… Yes (2023-07-02 16:00:24)
  • Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Esther_Rolle%27s_gravesite_at_Westview_Community_Cemetery_in_Pompano_Beach_FL.jpg
  • Original Source:

    Self-photographed; I shot this photo on my Lumix G7

    Previously published: not published elswhere
  • Author: Raychristofer
  • Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
  • Date taken: 6 March 2017 (5 March 2016Β (according to Exif data))

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