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Roxie Roker(1929-1995)

  • Actress
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Roxie Roker was born on 28 August 1929 in Miami, Florida, USA. She was an actress, known for The Jeffersons (1975), Fantasy Island (1977) and ABC Afterschool Specials (1972). She was married to Sy Kravitz. She died on 2 December 1995 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornAugust 28, 1929
DiedDecember 2, 1995(66)
BornAugust 28, 1929
DiedDecember 2, 1995(66)
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Sherman Hemsley and Isabel Sanford in The Jeffersons (1975)
The Jeffersons
7.5
TV Series
  • Helen Willis
Ricardo Montalban and Hervé Villechaize in Fantasy Island (1977)
Fantasy Island
6.6
TV Series
  • Emily Carlisle
ABC Afterschool Specials (1972)
ABC Afterschool Specials
7.1
TV Series
  • Aunt Helen
  • Phyllis Brooks
Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers, Carroll O'Connor, and Jean Stapleton in All in the Family (1971)
All in the Family
8.4
TV Series
  • Helen Willis

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Actress

  • Alfre Woodard in Statistically Speaking (1995)
    Statistically Speaking
    7.3
    Short
    • 1995
  • Holly Robinson Peete, Mark Curry, Sandra Quarterman, Raven-Symoné, and Marquise Wilson in Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (1992)
    Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Russell
    • 1993
  • Jasmine Guy, Sinbad, Darryl M. Bell, Charnele Brown, Kadeem Hardison, Dawnn Lewis, Lou Myers, Cree Summer, and Glynn Turman in A Different World (1987)
    A Different World
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Dean Barksdale
    • 1991
  • Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
    Murder, She Wrote
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Jennifer Bryce
    • 1991
  • Penny Ante: The Motion Picture (1990)
    Penny Ante: The Motion Picture
    5.4
    • 1990
  • Soleil Moon Frye, Susie Garrett, George Gaynes, and Cherie Johnson in Punky Brewster (1984)
    Punky Brewster
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Judge J.F. Taylor
    • 1988
  • Marla Gibbs, Regina King, Curtis Baldwin, Kia Goodwin, Alaina Reed-Hall, Jackée Harry, Helen Martin, and Hal Williams in 227 (1985)
    227
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Dr. Thelma Butler
    • 1988
  • 1st & Ten (1984)
    1st & Ten
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Voodoo Princess
    • 1987
  • ABC Afterschool Specials (1972)
    ABC Afterschool Specials
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Phyllis Brooks
    • Aunt Helen
    • 1983–1987
  • Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
    Amazon Women on the Moon
    6.2
    • Female Republican (segment "Blacks Without Soul")
    • 1987
  • Stacy Keach in The New Mike Hammer (1984)
    The New Mike Hammer
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Esther
    • 1987
  • Pernell Roberts in Trapper John, M.D. (1979)
    Trapper John, M.D.
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Gooden
    • 1986
  • Fred Grandy, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, Gavin MacLeod, and Lauren Tewes in The Love Boat (1977)
    The Love Boat
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Rhonda Whitney
    • 1986
  • Tyne Daly and Sharon Gless in Cagney & Lacey (1981)
    Cagney & Lacey
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Alverta Edwards
    • 1985
  • Sherman Hemsley and Isabel Sanford in The Jeffersons (1975)
    The Jeffersons
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Helen Willis
    • 1975–1985

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  • Born
    • August 28, 1929
    • Miami, Florida, USA
  • Died
    • December 2, 1995
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(breast cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Sy Kravitz1963 - 1985 (divorced, 1 child)
  • Children
      Lenny Kravitz
  • Parents
      Bessie Mitchell
  • Relatives
      Al Roker(Cousin)

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    When she auditioned for her role in The Jeffersons (1975), the producer mentioned to her that he wasn't sure she looked believable as a African-American woman married to a white man. In response, she produced a family picture with her husband who was white. As a result, she was immediately cast.

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