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Rosetta LeNoire

Rosetta LeNoire

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 08, 1911
Died Mar 17, 2002 (90)
Birthplace New York City, New York, USA
Popularity 0.6 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 he ... r 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.

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Brewster's Millions

Brewster's Millions

1985

as Judge R. Woods

Moscow on the Hudson

Moscow on the Hudson

1984

as The Judge (as Rosetta Le Noire)

Daniel

Daniel

1983

as Prison Matron

Big Blonde

Big Blonde

1980

as Nettie

Mandy's Grandmother

Mandy's Grandmother

1978

as Librarian

Thank You, M'am

Thank You, M'am

1977

as Mrs. Luetta Bates Washington Jones

The Royal Family

The Royal Family

1977

as Della

The Sunshine Boys

The Sunshine Boys

1975

as Odessa, Willy's Nurse

Fritz the Cat

Fritz the Cat

1972

as Bertha / Additional Female Crows (voice)

Anna Lucasta

Anna Lucasta

1958

as Stella

The Defender (Studio One)

The Defender (Studio One)

1957

as Mary Ellen Bailey

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Family Matters

as Estelle Winslow

Episodes: 145

First Aired: Sep 22, 1989

Gimme a Break!

as Maybelle Harper

Episodes: 25

First Aired: Oct 29, 1981

Studio One

as Mary Ellen Bailey

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 07, 1948

Tales from the Darkside

as Miss Gillis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Noah's wife

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Family Matters

as Estelle 'Mother' Winslow

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1989

Studio One

as Maid

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1948

Fantasy Island

as Mama La

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1978

Another World

Episodes: 1547

First Aired: May 04, 1964

Amen

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Sep 27, 1986

Gimme a Break!

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 29, 1981

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 10, 1996

Play of the Week

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 12, 1959

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