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Esther Elizabeth Robinson (Rolle)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Pompano Beach, Broward County, Florida, United States
Death: November 17, 1998 (78)
Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, United States (complications from diabetes)
Place of Burial: Pompano Beach, Broward County, Florida, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Johnathan Rolle and Elizabeth Iris Rolle
Ex-wife of Oscar Robinson
Sister of Estelle Evans; Joshua Rolle; Rachael Rolle; Mary Rolle; Zilpha Sawyer and 15 others

Occupation: Actor
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About Esther Rolle

Esther Rolle was an American actor. 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 five seasons (1974–77, 1978–79).

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Esther Rolle's Timeline

1920
November 8, 1920
Pompano Beach, Broward County, Florida, United States
1936
September 1936
Age 15
Booker T. Washington High School, Miami, Dade, Florida, United States
1938
September 1938
Age 17
Blanche Ely High School, Pompano Beach, Florida, United States
1998
November 17, 1998
Age 78
Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, United States
November 1998
Age 77
Westview Community Cemetery, Pompano Beach, Broward County, Florida, United States
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Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia, United States