Esther Rolle: movies and TV shows
Esther Rolle has 46 credits in the archive: 30 films and 16 TV series, from 1951 to 2005. Highest rated: Hallmark Hall of Fame (8.8/10).
Career timeline
1951 – 2005 · busiest year: 1982 (4 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Train Ride | Dean of Students | Film | 5.5 | 84 |
| 1998 | Down in the Delta | Annie Sinclair | Film | 6.3 | 77 |
| 1997 | Rosewood | Aunt Sarah | Film | 6.5 | 76 |
| 1996 | Promised Land | Mary Harding | TV | 6.5 | 75 |
| 1996 | My Fellow Americans | Rita | Film | 6.1 | 75 |
| 1995 | How to Make an American Quilt | Aunt Pauline | Film | 6.4 | 74 |
| 1995 | Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West | Clara Brown | Film | 9.0 | 74 |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel | Mary Harding | TV | 7.2 | 73 |
| 1994 | Scarlett | Mammy | TV | 6.6 | 73 |
| 1993 | House of Cards | Adelle | Film | 6.2 | 72 |
| 1993 | Message from Nam | Queenie / Elizabeth McQueen | Film | 5.3 | 72 |
| 1993 | To Dance with the White Dog | Neelie | Film | 7.2 | 72 |
| 1992 | Color Adjustment | Self | Film | 6.9 | 71 |
| 1991 | Cape Fear | Woman Watching Cady Get Out from Under the Car (uncredited) | Film | 7.3 | 70 |
| 1990 | Singer and Sons | TV | 7.3 | 69 | |
| 1990 | The Kid Who Loved Christmas | Esther Clayton | Film | 6.6 | 69 |
| 1989 | Driving Miss Daisy | Idella | Film | 7.2 | 68 |
| 1989 | The Mighty Quinn | Ubu Pearl | Film | 6.0 | 68 |
| 1989 | A Raisin in the Sun | Lena 'Mama' Younger | Film | 7.0 | 68 |
| 1989 | Age-Old Friends | Mrs. Baker | Film | 7.7 | 68 |
| 1987 | P.K. and the Kid | Mim | Film | 6.0 | 66 |
| 1986 | Ethnic Notions | Narrator | Film | 7.1 | 65 |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Margaret | TV | 7.5 | 63 |
| 1984 | Finder of Lost Loves | Nellie | TV | 6.8 | 63 |
| 1983 | The Grand Baby | Momma | Film | 5.5 | 62 |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | Church Woman | TV | 6.6 | 61 |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | Lena Younger | TV | 6.6 | 61 |
| 1982 | The New Odd Couple | Ms. Gibbs | TV | 5.8 | 61 |
| 1982 | The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet | Nurse | Film | 8.0 | 61 |
| 1981 | Flamingo Road | TV | 6.3 | 60 | |
| 1981 | Darkroom | Old Woman | TV | 7.2 | 60 |
| 1981 | See China and Die | Momma Sykes | Film | 8.0 | 60 |
| 1979 | I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings | Momma | Film | 4.3 | 58 |
| 1978 | Summer of My German Soldier | Ruth | Film | 5.5 | 57 |
| 1977 | The Incredible Hulk | TV | 7.2 | 56 | |
| 1976 | Donny & Marie | Self | TV | 6.8 | 55 |
| 1974 | Good Times | Florida Evans | TV | 8.0 | 53 |
| 1973 | Cleopatra Jones | Mrs. Johnson | Film | 5.7 | 52 |
| 1973 | Don't Play Us Cheap | Miss Maybell | Film | 6.0 | 52 |
| 1972 | Maude | Florida Evans | TV | 6.9 | 51 |
| 1971 | Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow! | Maid | Film | 8.0 | 50 |
| 1969 | The Learning Tree | uncredited | Film | 6.7 | 48 |
| 1967 | Up the Down Staircase | Teacher | Film | 7.1 | 46 |
| 1964 | Nothing But a Man | Church Woman | Film | 7.4 | 43 |
| 1962 | To Kill a Mockingbird | uncredited role | Film | 8.0 | 41 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | TV | 8.8 | 30 |