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Rosetta LeNoire
Acting
Biography
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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, Dec…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Curtain Call
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
as Self
The Father Clements Story
Brewster's Millions
as Judge R. Woods
Moscow on the Hudson
as The Judge (as Rosetta Le Noire)
The Brother from Another Planet
as Mama
Lily in Love
as Rosanna
You Can't Take it With You
as Rheba
Daniel
as Prison Matron
Big Blonde
as Nettie
TV Shows
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self · 1 ep.
Family Matters
as Estelle Winslow · 159 ep.
Amen
8 ep.
Tales from the Darkside
as Miss Gillis · 1 ep.
Gimme a Break!
as Maybelle Harper · 25 ep.
Fantasy Island
as Mama La · 1 ep.
Another World
1547 ep.
Play of the Week
1 ep.
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Noah's wife · 1 ep.
Studio One
as Maid · 1 ep.