Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 08, 1911
Died
Mar 17, 2002
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
29 titles
Rosetta LeNoire
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Curtain Call
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self
Family Matters
Estelle Winslow
The Father Clements Story
Amen
Whatever it Takes
Millie
Brewster's Millions
Judge R. Woods
You Can't Take it With You
Rheba
Lily in Love
Rosanna
Tales from the Darkside
Miss Gillis
The Brother from Another Planet
Mama
Moscow on the Hudson
The Judge (as Rosetta Le Noire)
Daniel
Prison Matron
Gimme a Break!
Big Blonde
Nettie
Fantasy Island
Mama La
Mandy's Grandmother
Librarian
The Royal Family
Della
Thank You, M'am
Mrs. Luetta Bates Washington Jones
The Sunshine Boys
Odessa, Willy's Nurse
Fritz the Cat
Bertha / Additional Female Crows (voice)
The Love Song of Barney Kempinski
Woman
Another World
Play of the Week
Anna Lucasta
Stella
The Defender (Studio One)
Mary Ellen Bailey
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Noah's wife
Studio One
Mary Ellen Bailey