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Esther Rolle
Esther Rolle was an American actress best known for her roles on television and in films. She played strong and dignified characters, including Florida Evans on both "Maude" and its spin-off "Good Times." Rolle was also a social activist, using her platform to advocate for various causes, including civil rights and the Harlem community.
Titles credited to Esther Rolle
Good Times
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...
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Maude
Well-educated and upper middle class, Maude Findlay is the archetypal feminist of her generation. She lives in suburban Tuckahoe, New York, with her fourth husband, Walter, their divorced daughter, Ca...
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Driving Miss Daisy
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 ve...
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To Dance with the White Dog
When Sam Peek's beloved wife, Cora, dies, a white dog suddenly materializes as his new companion and confidant.
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Down in the Delta
A single mother plagued by alcohol and drug addictions is sent with her children from Chicago to her ancestral home in the Mississippi Delta, to live with her uncle and aunt for the summer.
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The Mighty Quinn
Police chief Xavier Quinn investigates the gruesome murder of Donald Pater, one of the wealthiest residents on a Caribbean island. He was found decapitated in his Jacuzzi. Although the local political...
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Don't Play Us Cheap
As an African American family and friends gather in an apartment for a house party, two mischief-making devil-bats take human form in order to break up the party.
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