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

Family Matters

Fantasy Island

Tales from the Darkside

Studio One

Gimme a Break!

Amen

All Movies (19)

Curtain Call2000
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist1998 · as Self
The Father Clements Story1987
Brewster's Millions1985 · as Judge R. Woods
You Can't Take it With You1984 · as Rheba
Lily in Love1984 · as Rosanna
The Brother from Another Planet1984 · as Mama
Moscow on the Hudson1984 · as The Judge (as Rosetta Le Noire)
Daniel1983 · as Prison Matron
Big Blonde1980 · as Nettie
Mandy's Grandmother1978 · as Librarian
The Royal Family1977 · as Della
Thank You, M'am1977 · as Mrs. Luetta Bates Washington Jones
The Sunshine Boys1975 · as Odessa, Willy's Nurse
Fritz the Cat1972 · as Bertha / Additional Female Crows (voice)
The Love Song of Barney Kempinski1968 · as Woman
Anna Lucasta1958 · as Stella
The Defender (Studio One)1957 · as Mary Ellen Bailey
Whatever it Takes— · as Millie

All TV Shows (12)

The Rosie O'Donnell Show1996 · as Self
Family Matters1989 · as Estelle Winslow
Amen1986
Tales from the Darkside1984 · as Miss Gillis
Gimme a Break!1981
Gimme a Break!1981 · as Maybelle Harper
Fantasy Island1978 · as Mama La
Another World1964
Play of the Week1959
Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Noah's wife
Studio One1948 · as Mary Ellen Bailey
Studio One1948 · as Maid