Esther Role

Many of you may know Esther Rolle form the 1970's sitcom Good Times  her character was Florida Evans. What people do not know about Esther is her education before she became an actor. Esther was a student at several colleges. She attended Spelman College in Atlanta,GA, Hunter College in New York, The New School in New York, and Yale University in Connecticut. She was the first woman to receive Chairmen's Civil Rights Leadership Award for raising the images of African Americans from the NAACP. Also, known for her present on stage and screen as well as an social activist. When Mrs. Rolle died she left estate value of $1.7 million several treasuries,shares, and funds.