Rosetta LeNoire

Rosetta LeNoire

Birth name	Rosetta Olive Burton
Born	August 8, 1911 in New York, New York, USA
Died	March 17, 2002 in Teaneck, New Jersey, USA from complications from diabetes
Sometimes credited as	Rosetta Le Noire
Notable Roles
Notable Episodes
Awards

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Biography

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
Gimme a Break	Maybelle Harper	1986–1987						6
Amen	Leola Hudson Forbes	1987–1988		2
Family Matters	Estelle Winslow	1989–1997	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
The Nurses	Bessie	3x12 - Next Stop, Valhalla	December 15, 1964
Amen	Leola Henderson	2x07 - Rolly's Proposal (1)	November 21, 1987
Amen	Leola Henderson Forbes	2x08 - Rolly's Wedding (2)	November 28, 1987

Her godfather was Bill "Bojangles" Robinson
Suffered from rickets as a young girl and had to wear leg braces for 13 years
Suffered from diabetes for many years
Her mother died of pneumonia at the age of 27 after giving birth to Rosetta's brother in a Harlem hospital corridor because segregationist policies barred her from using a room
Her father was one of the first licensed plumbers in New York State
Was a staunch liberal Democrat
Cared for James Earl Jones when he was a baby while she was a member of his father's acting troupe
Married to William LeNoire from 1929 to 1943; they had one child together
Married to Egbert Brown from 1948 until his death in 1974
She was awarded the American National Medal of the Arts in 1999 for her services to the arts.
Founded the AMAS Repertory Theatre Company in 1968 which was an interracial theatre dedicated to multi-ethnic productions in New York City