She is best known for her role as Florida Evans, on the CBS television sitcom Maude, for two seasons (1972–1974), and its spin-off series Good Times, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Television Series Musical or Comedy in 1976.

Nov 18, 1998 · Esther Rolle, the strong-willed mother on the hit television sitcom Good Times (1974-79) who also appeared in the films Driving Miss Daisy (1989) and Rosewood (1997), died early Wednesday just 10...

Esther Rolle. Actress: Driving Miss Daisy. Best known for the role of Florida Evans on the 1970s sitcoms Maude (1972) and Good Times (1974), African-American actress Esther Rolle proved to be as spirited and iron-willed off-camera as well.

Nov 17, 1998 · Her best known acting role was that of 'Florida Evans,' the family matriarch on the television situation comedy "Good Times." She also is known for her stand against negative African-American stereotypes in the entertainment industry. Actress.

Esther Rolle was an American actress known for her performances on CBS Television’s sitcoms. Esther Elizabeth Rolle was born on November 8, 1920 in Pompano Beach, Florida, to Jonathan and Elizabeth Rolle. Elizabeth gave birth to eighteen children, three of …

Jul 31, 2007 · Esther Rolle was an actress primarily recognized for her role as principled, spirited Florida Evans who was first the maid on the Norman Lear sitcom Maude (starring Beatrice Arthur) and later was spun off into the starring role as the mother in …

May 14, 2018 · Esther Rolle is best remembered by many people for her portrayal of the sympathetic but strict mother of three on the 1970s CBS sitcom Good Times, although she was by then a veteran Broadway actress.

2 days ago · Esther Rolle was an American actress who rose to fame for her role as Florida Evans, the matriarch of a working-class Black family, on the sitcoms Maude and Good Times. She was also a stage performer, an Emmy Award winner, and an outspoken advocate for racial justice and positive representation…

Mar 10, 2025 · LOS ANGELES (AP) Esther Rolle, who played the feisty maid in the hit 1970s sitcom “Maude" and the strong-willed mother who kept her poor family together in the spinoff series “Good Times," has...

Nov 17, 1998 · Famous for her gruff voice and gap-toothed smile, talented and outspoken African-American actress Esther Rolle made her mark on television as Florida Evans on "Maude" (CBS, 1972-78) and then...