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Rosetta LeNoire
Actor
Died March 17, 2002 (90 years)
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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.
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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.
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Filmography
| 2020 | Console Wars · as Estelle Winslow |
| 1996 | Cosby (TV Series) · as Nurse |
| 1989 | Family Matters (TV Series) · as Estelle Winslow |
| 1987 | |
| 1986 | Amen (TV Series) · as Leola Forbes |
| 1985 | Brewster's Millions · as Judge R. Woods |
| 1984 | Lily in Love · as Rosanna |
| 1984 | The Brother from Another Planet · as Mama |
| 1984 | Moscow on the Hudson · as The Judge (as Rosetta Le Noire) |
| 1983 | Tales from the Darkside (TV Series) · as Miss Gillis |
| 1983 | Daniel · as Prison Matron |
| 1981 | Gimme a Break! (TV Series) · as Maybelle Harper |
| 1977 | Fantasy Island (TV Series) · as Mama La |
| 1975 | The Sunshine Boys · as Odessa, Willy's Nurse |
| 1975 | Ryan's Hope (TV Series) · as Miriam George |
| 1973 | Calucci's Department (TV Series) · as Mizzi Gordon |
| 1972 | Fritz the Cat · as Bertha / Additional Female Crows (voice) |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as Rheba |
| 1969 | Sesame Street (TV Series) · as Mrs. Robinson |
| 1966 | ABC Stage 67 (TV Series) · as Woman |
| 1964 | Another World (TV Series) |
| 1962 | The Doctors and the Nurses (TV Series) · as Bessie |
| 1959 | The Play of the Week (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Anna Lucasta · as Stella |
| 1957 | The Defender (Studio One) · as Mary Ellen Bailey |
| 1953 | Ponds Theater (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1952 | Guiding Light (TV Series) · as Leona Herbert (1971-1972) |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Noah's Wife |
| 1950 | The Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series) · as Kathy |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) · as Mary Ellen Bailey |