Esther Rolle

Esther Elizabeth Rolle was an American actress. She is best known for her role as Florida Evans, on the CBS television sitcom Maude, for two seasons (1972–1974), and its spin-off series Good Times, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Television Series Musical or Comedy in 1976. In 1979, Rolle became the first Black actress to win the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Special for the television film Summer of My German Soldier. In 1990, Rolle became the first woman to earn the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Chairman's Civil Rights Leadership Award.