Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Esther Rolle (November 8, 1920 - November 17, 1998) was an American actress, best known for her role as Florida Evans, the character she played on two successful 1970s sitcoms: Maude and its spinoff Good Times. The daughter of Bahamanian immigrants, Rolle was born in Pompano Beach, Florida and attended Spelman College. After Good Times, she starred in a number of made-for-television movies and feature films, including Driving Miss Daisy and How to Make an American Quilt. Rolle died in Los Angeles, California due to complications from diabetes. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.