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Esther Scott
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Died | February 14, 2020 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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(aged 66)
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Years active | 1985–2016 |
Esther Scott (April 13, 1953 – February 14, 2020) was an American actress. Scott began her career as voice actress on Star Wars: Ewoks, before appearing on television shows including Beverly Hills, 90210, Full House, Party of Five, Ellen, The Steve Harvey Show, and Sister, Sister.
Scott was a regular cast member in the short-lived ABC sitcom The Geena Davis Show (2000-2001) playing Geena Davis' housekeeper, Gladys. She also had the recurring roles on City Guys (1998-2001), short-lived The Help (2004) as Doris, and Hart of Dixie (2011-2015) as Delma Warner. In film, she has appeared in Boyz n the Hood (1991), The Kid (2000), You Got Served (2004), Dreamgirls (2006), Gangster Squad (2013), and The Birth of a Nation (2016).
Scott died on February 14, 2020, in Los Angeles, after suffering a heart attack.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1991 | Boyz n the Hood | Grandma Rosa | |
1992 | Encino Man | Mrs. Evelyn Mackey | |
1994 | Don Juan DeMarco | Nurse Alvira Jane | |
1995 | The Low Life | Mrs. Jenny Raymond | |
1995 | Species | Det. Patricia Johnson | |
1995 | Illegal in Blue | Diane | Direct-to-video |
1996 | The Craft | Nurse Georgia Fields | |
1997 | Out to Sea | Maria Sanford | |
1997 | One Eight Seven | Mrs. Etta Ford | |
1998 | Senseless | Denise Witherspoon | |
1998 | October 22 | Mrs. Jennings | |
2000 | The Kid | Clarissa | |
2002 | Austin Powers in Goldmember | Judge Clara Scott | |
2003 | Fresh Like Strawberries | Florence | Short |
2004 | You Got Served | Grandma Smith | |
2004 | Serial Killing 4 Dummys | Sally Lindon | |
2005 | Fun with Dick and Jane | Mae | |
2006 | Dreamgirls | Aunt Ethel | |
2006 | The Pursuit of Happyness | Maylene Jo | |
2007 | I'm Through with White Girls | Hester James | |
2007 | Sister's Keeper | Mama Pines | |
2007 | Transformers | Grandma Rose Whitman | |
2013 | Gangster Squad | Letty Mitchell | |
2016 | Trust Fund | Gloria Scott | |
2016 | The Birth of a Nation | Bridget Turner |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1985 | Star Wars: Ewoks | Shodu Warrick | Voice, 13 episodes |
1994 | Baby Brokers | Polly O'Neill | TV movie |
1994 | Full House | Mrs. Patrice Homewood | Episode: "To Joey, with Love" |
1994-1997 | Melrose Place | Nurse Mary Mae | 3 episodes |
1995 | The Great Mom Swap | Officer Patricia Smith | TV movie |
1997-1998 | Sister, Sister | Mattie | 3 episodes |
1997 | Ellen | Ruby | Episode: "Alone Again... Naturally" |
1997 | A Christmas Memory | Anna Stabler | TV movie |
1998 | The Steve Harvey Show | Auntie Pearl | Episode: "Maid to Order" |
1998-2001 | City Guys | Rolanda Johnson | 4 episodes |
2000-2001 | The Geena Davis Show | Gladys | 22 episodes |
2004 | The Help | Doris | 6 episodes |
2004 | Monk | Delores | 1 episode |
2011-2015 | Hart of Dixie | Delma Warner | 24 episodes |