Rosetta LeNoire
ActingBiography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Rosetta LeNoire (August 8, 1911 - March 17, 2002) was an American stage, screen, and television actress, as well as a Broadway producer and casting agent. As a young girl LeNoire suffered from rickets, which her godfather, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, helped her overcome by teaching her to dance. LeNoire made her acting debut in a 1939 production of The Hot Mikado, starring Robinson, in which she played "Little Maid From School" Peep-Bo. She also appeared onstage, mostly as a singer and dancer, in I Had a Ball, Bassa Moona, Marching with Jimmy, Janie, Decision, Three's a Family, Destry Rides Again, and the Off Broadway Double Entry (two one-act musicals showcasing Lenoire: "The Bible Salesman," with a pre-SNL Garrett Morris, and "The Oldest Trick in the World" with Jane Connell). LeNoire is best known to contemporary audiences for her work in television. She had regular roles on the series Gimme a Break! and Amen, and is best known for her role as Estelle Winslow on Family Matters. In 1999, she was awarded the National Medal of Arts. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rosetta LeNoire, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movies
(18 total)
Brewster's Millions
as Judge R. Woods
Fritz the Cat
as Bertha / Additional Female Crows (voice)
Moscow on the Hudson
as The Judge (as Rosetta Le Noire)
The Sunshine Boys
as Odessa, Willy's Nurse
Daniel
as Prison Matron
Anna Lucasta
as Stella
Mandy's Grandmother
as Librarian
Lily in Love
as Rosanna
The Defender (Studio One)
as Mary Ellen Bailey
The Royal Family
as Della
Big Blonde
as Nettie
You Can't Take it With You
as Rheba
TV Shows
(12 total)
Family Matters
as Estelle Winslow
Fantasy Island
as Mama La
Tales from the Darkside
as Miss Gillis
Gimme a Break!
as Maybelle Harper
Studio One
as Mary Ellen Bailey
Studio One
as Maid
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Noah's wife
