Rosetta LeNoire
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
ActingBirthday
August 8, 1911Deathday
March 17, 2002Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
17Place of birth
New York City, New York, USACast credits
Fritz the Cat
Bertha / Additional Female Crows (voice)The Sunshine Boys
Odessa, Willy's nurseCurtain Call
Moscow on the Hudson
The Judge (as Rosetta Le Noire)Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
SelfAnna Lucasta
StellaBig Blonde
NettieDaniel
Prison MatronThe Brother from Another Planet
MamaMandy's Grandmother
LibrarianThe Father Clements Story
You Can't Take it With You
RhebaThe Defender (Studio One)
Mary Ellen BaileyBrewster's Millions
Judge R. WoodsThe Love Song of Barney Kempinski
Woman