Wikipedia / Esther Scott
Wikipedia / Esther Scott
Esther Scott (April 13, 1953 – February 14, 2020) was an American actress.
Early years
Scott was born in Flushing, Queens, New York, on April 13, 1953. When she was a child the family moved to Brooklyn, New York. She developed an interest in acting while she was a student at Bronx High School of Science. She later moved to California and graduated with a degree in theater arts from San Francisco State University.
Career
Scott began her career as voice actress on Star Wars: Ewoks, before appearing on television shows including Beverly Hills, 90210, Full House, Party of Five, Ellen, The Steve Harvey Show, and Sister, Sister.
Scott was a regular cast member in the short-lived ABC sitcom The Geena Davis Show (2000-2001) playing Geena Davis' housekeeper, Gladys. She also had the recurring roles on City Guys (1998-2001), short-lived The Help (2004) as Doris, and Hart of Dixie (2011-2015) as Delma Warner. In film, she has appeared in Boyz n the Hood (1991), The Kid (2000), You Got Served (2004), Dreamgirls (2006), Gangster Squad (2013), and The Birth of a Nation (2016).
Death
Scott died on February 14, 2020, in Los Angeles, after suffering a heart attack.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1991 | Grandma Rosa | ||
1992 | Mrs. Evelyn Mackey | ||
1994 | Nurse Alvira Jane | ||
1995 | Mrs. Jenny Raymond | ||
1995 | Det. Patricia Johnson | ||
1995 | Diane | ||
1996 | Nurse Georgia Fields | ||
1997 | Maria Sanford | ||
1997 | Mrs. Etta Ford | ||
1998 | Denise Witherspoon | ||
1998 | Mrs. Jennings | ||
2000 | Clarissa | ||
2002 | Judge Clara Scott | ||
2003 | Fresh Like Strawberries | Florence | Short |
2004 | Grandma Smith | ||
2004 | Sally Lindon | ||
2005 | Mae | ||
2006 | Aunt Ethel | ||
2006 | Maylene Jo | ||
2007 | Hester James | ||
2007 | Sister's Keeper | Mama Pines | |
2007 | Grandma Rose Whitman | ||
2013 | Letty Mitchell | ||
2016 | Gloria Scott | ||
2016 | Bridget Turner |
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1985 | Shodu Warrick | Voice, 13 episodes | |
1991 | Dorinda | TV movie | |
1994 | Polly O'Neill | TV movie | |
1994 | Mrs. Patrice Homewood | Episode: "To Joey, with Love" | |
1994-1997 | Nurse Mary Mae | 3 episodes | |
1995 | Officer Patricia Smith | TV movie | |
1997-1998 | Mattie | 3 episodes | |
1997 | Ruby | Episode: "Alone Again... Naturally" | |
1997 | A Christmas Memory | Anna Stabler | TV movie |
1998 | Auntie Pearl | Episode: "Maid to Order" | |
1998-2001 | Rolanda Johnson | 4 episodes | |
2000-2001 | Gladys | 22 episodes | |
2004 | Doris | 6 episodes | |
2004 | Delores | 1 episode | |
2011-2015 | Delma Warner | 24 episodes |
Television
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