The 1970s sitcom Good Times became well-known for not only being funny but also facing challenging issues of the day head on. From prejudice to drug abuse to poverty, the Norman Lear-produced show ...

The cast of Good Times was comprised of veteran actors Esther Rolle and John Amos, theater actor Ralph Carter (who was 12 years old at the time), and newer actors Bern Nadette Stanis and Jimmie Walker ...

“Good Times,” which celebrates its 50th anniversary on Feb. 8, suffered from an identity crisis during its six-season run on CBS. So much so, the lead actors — Esther Rolle and John Amos — would leave ...

How many Broadway shows has Esther Rolle been in? Esther Rolle has appeared on Broadway in 2 shows. How many West End shows has Esther Rolle been in? Esther Rolle has not appeared in the West End.

When I interviewed actress Esther Rolle during her Boston run in a Huntington Theatre production of Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun,” as someone who first saw her in the 1970s sitcom “Good ...

Good Times, the TV show that ran on CBS from 1974 to 1979, has been widely and rightfully lauded for being the first show on U.S. television to depict a Black nuclear family. But like many such ...

Throughout her childhood in a quaint Pompano Beach neighborhood and on a street that now bears her name, Esther Rolle grew up surrounded by an abundance of love and support that would shape her ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. "The City of Pompano Beach feels a deep connection to Esther Rolle. The ...

The Emmy winner said, "I have never been given the chance I deserve in the mainstream industry. The never got beyond me as a maid." By Liana Diamond Esther Rolle with Kristy McNichol. Summer of my ...

Esther Elizabeth Rolle (November 8, 1920 – November 17, 1998) was a Bahamian American actress. Rolle is best known for her role as Florida Evans, on the CBS television sitcom Maude, for two seasons ...