Rosetta LeNoire

Birthday: 1911-08-08
Deathday: 2002-03-17
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Female
Owned By: Unowned

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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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Credits

Year Title Character
2000-06-13 Curtain Call
1987-12-13 The Father Clements Story
1985-05-22 Brewster's Millions Judge R. Woods
1984-11-21 You Can't Take it With You Rheba
1984-09-07 The Brother from Another Planet Mama
1984-04-06 Moscow on the Hudson The Judge (as Rosetta Le Noire)
1983-08-26 Daniel Prison Matron
1980-12-01 Big Blonde Nettie
1978-01-01 Mandy's Grandmother Librarian
1977-11-09 The Royal Family Della
1977-03-25 Thank You, M'am Mrs. Luetta Bates Washington Jones
1975-11-06 The Sunshine Boys Odessa, Willy's Nurse
1972-04-12 Fritz the Cat Bertha / Additional Female Crows (voice)
1968-05-10 The Love Song of Barney Kempinski Woman
1958-11-01 Anna Lucasta Stella
1957-02-25 The Defender (Studio One) Mary Ellen Bailey