Rosetta LeNoire Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Rosetta LeNoire (born Rosetta Olive Burton; August 8, 1911 – March 17, 2002) was an American stage, screen, and television actress, as well as a Broadway producer and casting agent. LeNoire is known to contemporary audiences for her work in television. She had regular roles on the series Gimme a Break! and Amen. But she is arguably best known for her role as Estelle "Mother" Winslow (Carl's mother) on the CBS/ABC sitcom Family Matters which ran from 1989-1998.In 1999, she was awarded the National Medal of Arts.
Full Name
Rosetta LeNoire
Net Worth
$7 Million
Date Of Birth
August 8, 1911
Died
March 17, 2002, Teaneck, New Jersey, United States
Death Cause
Complications from Diabetes
Place Of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Height
1.57 m
Profession
Actor, Talent agent, Theatrical producer
Nationality
American
Spouse
Egbert Brown, William LeNoire, 22. Lost in Space, 21. Lost in Space, 20. Pop Goes the Question
Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lifetime Achievement
Nominations
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Movies
The Father Clements Story, Brewster's Millions, Lily in Love, The Brother from Another Planet, Moscow on the Hudson, Daniel, The Sunshine Boys, Anna Lucasta
TV Shows
Another World, Family Matters, Amen, Gimme a Break!
Star Sign
Leo
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I produce musicals. Music is one avenue where no one seems to have any discriminatory attitudes. Theatre techniques are a marvelous implement to bring people of all races, colors and creeds together.
Famous for portraying the role of Estelle Winslow on Family Matters (1989).
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She was awarded the American National Medal of the Arts in 1999 for her services to the arts.
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Suffered from diabetes for many years.
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Husband Egbert Brown, who owned a fleet of cabs, died in 1974.
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Her mother died of pneumonia at age 27 after giving birth to her brother in a Harlem hospital corridor because segregationist policies barred her from using a room.
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Suffered from rickets as a child and had to wear leg braces for 13 years.
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Was directed by Orson Welles in a landmark, all-black version of "Macbeth" in the 1930s.
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Her father was one of the first licensed plumbers in New York State.
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She took care of James Earl Jones when he was an infant, while she was a member of his father's acting troupe.
