Esther Rolle

Rolle died in Los Angeles, California due to complications from diabetes. She continued to perform occasionally in retirement, and gave public readings. 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. Tragedy was always her speciality. The daughter of Bahamian immigrants, Rolle was born in Pompano Beach, Florida and attended Spelman College. In 1803, she began performing at Covent Garden, and was its leading star until her retirement in 1812 (her last role being Lady Macbeth). 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. By the time she next appeared there in 1782, she was famous.

In 1773, Sarah married William Siddons, another member of the company, and made her debut at Drury Lane two years later, as Portia in The Merchant of Venice. Acting was only just becoming a respectable profession for a woman. Sarah's brothers, Charles Kemble, John Philip Kemble and Stephen Kemble were all actors. She was born Sarah Kemble in Brecon, Wales, the eldest daughter of Roger Kemble, an actor-manager whose travelling company included most members of his family.

Sarah Siddons (1755–1831) was a British actress, the best-known of the 18th century.