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 her 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.

Filmography

• 2000Curtain Call
• 1998Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist — Self, Thanks
• Family Matters — Estelle Winslow
• 1987The Father Clements Story
• Amen
• 1986Whatever it Takes — Millie
• 1985Brewster's Millions — Judge R. Woods
• 1984Lily in Love — Rosanna
• 1984Moscow on the Hudson — The Judge (as Rosetta Le Noire)
• Tales from the Darkside — Miss Gillis
• 1984The Brother from Another Planet — Mama
• 1984You Can't Take it With You — Rheba
• 1983Daniel — Prison Matron
• Gimme a Break! — Maybelle Harper
• 1980Big Blonde — Nettie
• Fantasy Island — Mama La
• 1978Mandy's Grandmother — Librarian
• 1977Thank You, M'am — Mrs. Luetta Bates Washington Jones
• 1977The Royal Family — Della
• 1975The Sunshine Boys — Odessa, Willy's Nurse
• 1972Fritz the Cat — Bertha / Additional Female Crows (voice)
• 1968The Love Song of Barney Kempinski — Woman
• Another World
• Play of the Week
• 1958Anna Lucasta — Stella
• 1957The Defender (Studio One) — Mary Ellen Bailey
• Hallmark Hall of Fame — Noah's wife
• Studio One — Mary Ellen Bailey, Maid

Appearances as themselves (1)

• The Rosie O'Donnell Show — Self