Esther Rolle
Nov 8, 1920
- Nov 17, 1998

IMDb Page
Movie Release Date Character Age at Release
Down in the Delta 12/25/98 Annie Sinclair 78
Rosewood 02/21/97 Aunt Sarah 76
My Fellow Americans 12/20/96 Rita 76
How to Make an American Quilt 10/06/95 Aunt Pauline 74
Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West 05/10/95 Clara Brown 74
To Dance with the White Dog 12/05/93 Neelie 73
Message from Nam 10/17/93 Queenie / Elizabeth McQueen 72
House of Cards 06/25/93 Adelle 72
Color Adjustment 01/29/92 Self 71
Cape Fear 11/13/91 Woman Watching Cady Get Out from Under the Car (uncredited) 71
The Kid Who Loved Christmas 12/14/90 Esther Clayton 70
Age-Old Friends 12/16/89 Mrs. Baker 69
Driving Miss Daisy 12/13/89 Idella 69
The Mighty Quinn 02/17/89 Ubu Pearl 68
A Raisin in the Sun 02/01/89 Lena 'Mama' Younger 68
Ethnic Notions 12/05/86 Narrator 66
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet 01/01/82 Nurse 61
See China and Die 12/09/81 Momma Sykes 61
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 04/28/79 Momma 58
Summer of My German Soldier 10/30/78 Ruth 57
Cleopatra Jones 07/13/73 Mrs. Johnson 52
Don't Play Us Cheap 12/11/72 Miss Maybell 52
Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow! 11/18/71 Maid 51
Up the Down Staircase 06/28/67 Teacher 46
Nothing But a Man 12/27/64 Church Woman 44