Esther Scott
Biography
Esther Scott (April 13, 1953 – February 14, 2020) was an American actress.
Scott was born in Flushing, Queens, New York, on April 13, 1953. When she was a child the family moved to Brooklyn, New York. She developed an interest in acting while she was a student at Bronx High School of Science. She later moved to California and graduated with a degree in theater arts from San Francisco State University.
Scott began her career as voice actress on Star Wars: Ewoks, before appearing on television shows including Beverly Hills, 90210, Full House, Party of Five, Ellen, The Steve Harvey Show, and Sister, Sister.
Scott was a regular cast member in the short-lived ABC sitcom The Geena Davis Show (2000-2001) playing Geena Davis' housekeeper, Gladys. She also had the recurring roles on City Guys (1998-2001), short-lived The Help (2004) as Doris, and Hart of Dixie (2011-2015) as Delma Warner. In film, she has appeared in Boyz n the Hood (1991), The Kid (2000), You Got Served (2004), Dreamgirls (2006), Gangster Squad (2013), and The Birth of a Nation (2016).
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Full filmography
- The Mentalist (2008) as Darla
- Monk (2002) as Delores
- ER (1994) as Mrs. Sanberry
- Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990) as Connie
- Melrose Place (1992) as Nurse
- Full House (1987)
- The King of Queens (1998) as Clara
- Strong Medicine (2000) as Oleta Edwards
- Ellen (1994) as Ruby
- Party of Five (1994) as Mrs. Hughes
- The Division (2001) as Mrs. Ward
- Girlfriends (2000) as Selma
- Sister, Sister (1994) as Mattie
- 7th Heaven (1996) as Ms. Mason
- Hart of Dixie (2011) as Old Lady
- Hart of Dixie (2011) as Delma Warner
- Martin (1992) as Patron #6
- Becker (1998) as Marge
- The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) as Shelter Worker
- Family Law (1999)
- The Steve Harvey Show (1996) as Auntie Pearl
- Extant (2014) as Esther Wimberley
- The Wayans Bros. (1995) as The ER Nurse
- Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) as Judge