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Name: Esther Rolle
Date of Birth: Monday November 8 1920
Born: Pompano Beach (Florida)
Nationality: American
Partial Biography: The tenth of 18 children born to Bahamian immigrants, Esther Rolle danced in her early years and played in numerous stage productions and small roles in films before being "discovered" in middle age by…Full Esther Rolle Biography…

Filmography

Train Ride (2000) (for language, sexual content, violence and some drug use)Actor/Actress
Down in the Delta (1998) (for drug-related material)Played "Annie"
Rosewood (1997) Played "Aunt Sarah"
My Fellow Americans (1996) Played "Rita"
How to Make an American Quilt (1995) Played "Aunt Pauline"
Driving Miss Daisy Played "Idella"

Awards

Emmy (1978) Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Special - "Summer of My German Soldier"