death_date years_active birth_place awards television relatives parents birth_date spouse birthname article_title name occupation
2001 1974 -- 1997 nassau , new providence , the bahamas 1977 play - -lrb- unfinished women -rrb- - audelco award best supporting actress in a '' '' '' law & order '' '' the cosby show good '' times '' '' tales from the darkside estelle evans esther rolle -lrb- sisters -rrb- jonathan dames -lrb- 1893 -- 1981 -rrb- rolle -lrb- 1883 -- 1953 -rrb- elizabeth iris 20 september 1918 john carter rosanna rolle rosanna carter
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rosanna carter

rosanna rolle carter -lrb- september 20 , 1918 -- 2001 , aged 83 -rrb- was an american television , stage and film actress , of bahamian heritage , and the sister of esther rolle and estelle evans .
during the harlem renaissance , she acted at new lafayette theater as one of the lafayette players .
she acted in `` the brother from another planet '' , a well-reviewed 1984 film described as a science fiction fairy tale with a slavery plot .
