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Esther Scott
Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Esther Scott (April 13, 1953 – February 14, 2020) was an American actress. Scott was born in Flushing, Queens, New York, on April 13, 1953. When she was a child the family moved…
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Esther Scott (April 13, 1953 – February 14, 2020) was an American actress. Scott was born in Flushing, Queens, New York, on April 13, 1953. When she was a child the family moved to Brooklyn, New York. She developed an interest in acting while she was a student at Bronx High School of Science. She later moved to California and graduated with a degree in theater arts from San Francisco State University. 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).
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2016
The Birth of a Nation
Movie Bridget Turner
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2014
Extant
TV show Esther Wimberley
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2013
Gangster Squad
Movie Letty
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2011
Hart of Dixie
TV show Old Lady
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2008
The Mentalist
TV show Darla
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2007
Transformers
Movie Glen's Grandmother
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2007
I'm Through with White Girls
Movie Hester
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2007
McBride: Semper Fi
Movie Glynnis Jackson
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2006
Dreamgirls
Movie Aunt Ethel
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2006
The Pursuit of Happyness
Movie Shelter Worker
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2006
Four Kings
TV show Sheila
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2005
Fun with Dick and Jane
Movie Disgruntled KostMart Customer
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2002
Less than Perfect
TV show Interviewer
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2002
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Movie Judge
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2002
Monk
TV show Delores
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2001
The Division
TV show Mrs. Ward
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2000
The Geena Davis Show
TV show Gladys
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2000
Girlfriends
TV show Selma
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2000
Strong Medicine
TV show Oleta Edwards
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2000
The Kid
Movie Clarissa
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1999
Family Law
TV show
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1998
October 22
Movie Mrs. Jennings
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1998
Becker
TV show Marge
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1998
Brimstone
TV show Snake Expert
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1998
The King of Queens
TV show Clara
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1998
Serial Killing 101
Movie Mrs. Lindon
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1998
Senseless
Movie Denise Witherspoon
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1997
A Christmas Memory
Movie Anna Stabler
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1997
City Guys
TV show
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1997
One Eight Seven
Movie Mrs. Ford
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1997
Out to Sea
Movie Maria
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1997
Smart Guy
TV show Verla Mae Tibbs
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1996
7th Heaven
TV show Ms. Mason
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1996
The Steve Harvey Show
TV show Auntie Pearl
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1996
The Craft
Movie Nurse
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1995
The Low Life
Movie Mrs. Raymond
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1995
Illegal in Blue
Movie Records Clerk
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1995
Species
Movie Female Conductor
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1995
The Wayans Bros.
TV show The ER Nurse
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1994
The Innocent
Movie Nurse Superindendent
