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Roxie Albertha Roker (August 28, 1929 – December 2, 1995) was an American actress. She was best known for her portrayal of Helen Willis on the CBS sitcom The Jeffersons . In 1973, she performed as Mattie Williams in the Broadway play The River Niger , and was nominated for Best Featured Actress in a Play at the 28th Tony Awards .
His first starring role was on The Jeffersons as Tom Willis (a Caucasian man) who was married to an African-American woman, Helen, played by Roxie Roker. [1] The couple lived in the same high-rise apartment building as the sitcom's title characters. Cover would often be the foil to Sherman Hemsley's black businessman character, George Jefferson ...
Roxie Roker portrayed Helen Willis in “The Jeffersons” throughout the sitcom’s 11-season run from 1975 to 1985. She played a black woman married to a white man, Tom Willis (Franklin Cover ...
Helen Willis (née Douglas) (portrayed by Roxie Roker, except for her first appearance in All in the Family, when she was portrayed by Kim Hamilton) is Louise's best friend and George's nemesis. She has been married to Tom Willis, a white man, for 34 years.
Kravitz, 60, won best rock at this year’s ceremony for his song “Human,” and dedicated the honor to his mother Roxie Roker, who died of cancer in 1995 at age 66. “Wow. This is incredible.
The genes are strong in the Kravitz family. Lenny Kravitz says he sees a lot of his mother, late “The Jeffersons” star Roxie Roker, in his own daughter, actor Zoë Kravitz.
Berlinda Tolbert (born November 4, 1949) [1] [2] [3] is an American film and television actress. Tolbert is best known for her role as Jenny Willis Jefferson, the daughter of Tom and Helen Willis on the CBS sitcom The Jeffersons, which originally aired from 1975 until 1985.
Lenny Kravitz officially has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame!On Tuesday, the 59-year-old rocker wore Ray-Ban Reverse sunglasses while being honored with the 2,774th star located in front of ...