Esther Rolle

Rolle died in Los Angeles, California due to complications from diabetes. They have a son, Miles William, and a daughter, Stella Street. After Good Times, she starred in a number of made-for-television movies and feature films, including Driving Miss Daisy, A Raisin in the Sun, and My Fellow Americans. She is married to Davis Guggenheim, director of the HBO TV Series "Tombstone". The daughter of Bahamian immigrants, Rolle was born in Pompano Beach, Florida and attended Spelman College. Since, she has starred in The Saint, Deconstructing Harry, and Palmetto. 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. Her portrayal of a prostitute mixed up with a suicidal alcoholic earned her a Best Actress nomination at the Academy Awards.

Trying to shed her girl-next-door image, Elisabeth took a chance on a low-budget, high-risk project called Leaving Las Vegas. She continued her acting work with Adventures in Babysitting, Cocktail, Soapdish and The Marrying Man, as well as playing the role of Jennifer Parker in the two Back to the Future sequels. In 1984, she co-starred in The Karate Kid as the onscreen girlfriend of Ralph Macchio and a role as the teenage daughter of a military family in the short-lived series, "Call to Glory". Elisabeth watched helplessly.

Another brother William, died from a freak accident while on family vacation. Her brother is Melrose Place actor Andrew Shue. Shue later attended Wellesley College and acted in television commercials for extra spending money. Her father, who was active in Republican politics, once unsuccessfully ran for the US Senate in New Jersey.

Her parents divorced while she was in the fourth grade. Shue was born into a well-heeled and well-educated family and grew up in Bergen County, New Jersey. Elisabeth Shue (born October 6, 1963 in Wilmington, Delaware) is an American film actress. Hide and Seek (2005).

Hollow Man (2000). The Saint (1997). Leaving Las Vegas (1995). Back to the Future Part III (1990).

Back to the Future Part II (1989). Cocktail (1987). Adventures in Babysitting (1987). The Karate Kid (1984).