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[Biography &
Filmography is in chronological order]
Born
- November 8, 1920, in Pompano Beach, Florida.
College - in 1942, she graduated from
Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia.
Broadway - in the 1960s, she was a
member of the Negro Ensemble Company, spending a
lot of time on the New York stage.
"One Life to Live" -
in 1971, she appeared briefly on the soap opera
One Life to Live.
"Maude" - starred as
Maude's maid, Florida Evans, on the television series
"Maude." She first appeared in episode
#3 "Maude Meets Florida" on September
26, 1972, and was last seen in episode #42
"Florida's Goodbye" which aired
February 5, 1974.
"Good Times" - she
starred as Florida Evans, in the
"Maude" spin-off series, "Good
Times." The series ran from February 1, 1974
to September 13, 1980, producing 133 episodes.
Emmy Award - won an Emmy Award
for her supporting role in the film "Summer
of My German Soldier."
Death - November 17, 1998 in Los
Angles, California, of complications from
diabetes.
Dedication - "Down in the
Delta" (1998) |
| Marriages |
| ? |
(? - 1960) |
divorced |
| Filmography |
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| Nothing But a Man (1964) |
Church Woman |
| "One Life to Live"
(1968) TV Series |
Sadie Gray (1971) |
| Who Says I Can't Ride a
Rainbow? (1971) |
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| "Maude" (1972) TV
Series |
Florida Evans (1972-74) |
| Every Little Crook and Nanny
(1972) |
Prospective Nanny #1 |
| Cleopatra Jones (1973) |
Mrs. Johnson |
| Don't Play Us Cheap (1973) |
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| "Good Times" (1974)
TV Series |
Florida Evans (1974-1977 &
1978-1979) |
| Summer of My German Soldier
(1978) TV Movie |
Ruth |
| I Know Why the Caged Bird
Sings (1979) TV Movie |
Momma |
| See China and Die (1980) TV
Movie |
Mama |
| Ethnic Notions (1986) |
Narrator |
| P.K. and the Kid (1987) |
Mim |
| A Raisin in the Sun (1989) TV
Movie |
Lena 'Mama' Younger |
| The Mighty Quinn (1989) |
Ubu Pearl |
| Driving Miss Daisy (1989) |
Idella |
| Age-Old Friends (1989) TV
Movie |
Mrs. Baker |
| "Singer & Sons"
(1990) TV Series |
Sarah Patterson |
| The Kid Who Loved Christmas
(1990) TV Movie |
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| House of Cards (1993) |
Adelle |
| Message from Nam (1993) TV
Movie |
Queenie |
| To Dance with the White Dog
(1993) TV Movie |
Neelie |
| Malcolm X: Make It Plain
(1994) TV Movie |
Herself (archive footage) |
| "Scarlett" (1994)
Mini Series |
Mammy |
| Nobody's Girls: Five Women of
the West (1995) |
Clara Brown |
| How to Make an American Quilt
(1995) |
Anna's Aunt Pauline |
| My Fellow Americans (1996) |
Rita |
| Rosewood (1997) |
Aunt Sarah |
| Down in the Delta (1998) |
Aunt Annie Sinclair |
| The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy
Awards (1999) TV Movie |
Memorial Tribute |
| Train Ride (2000) |
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| Guest
Appearances |
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| "The Incredible
Hulk" (1978) |
Colleen Jensen |
#42 "Behind The
Wheel" |
November 9, 1979 |
| "Darkroom" (1981) |
Grandmother |
#5 "Needlepoint" |
December 11, 1981 |
| "The New Odd Couple"
(1982) |
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#1 "Pilot" |
October 1982 |
| "The Love Boat"
(1977) |
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#147 "I Like to be In
America / He Ain't Heavy / Abbey's Maiden
Voyage" |
February 26, 1983 |
| "Fantasy Island"
(1978) |
Mama |
#131 "Edward / The
Extraordinary Miss Jones" |
April 9, 1983 |
| "Finder of Lost
Loves" (1984) |
Nellie |
#6 "Goodbye, Sara" |
November 3, 1984 |
| "The Love Boat"
(1977) |
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#193 "The Captain Wears
Pantyhose / Getting Started / Daughter's
Dilemma" |
February 16, 1985 |
| "Murder, She Wrote"
(1984) |
Margaret |
#27 "Reflections of the
Mind" |
November 3, 1985 |
| "Touched by an
Angel" (1994) |
Mary Harding |
#54 "Amazing Grace (Part
1)" |
February 23, 1997 |
| "Poltergeist: The
Legacy" (1996) |
Grandma Rose |
#57 "La Belle Dame Sans
Merci" |
May 29, 1998 |
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