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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.
Kravitz’s dad, Sy Kravitz, was a journalist and TV producer. He met Roxie Roker while working as an assignment editor at NBC News, where she was a secretary.
Kravitz was born on May 26, 1964, in New York City, [7] the only child of NBC television news producer Sy Kravitz (1924–2005) and actress Roxie Roker (1929–1995). [8] His mother came from a Christian family that was of African-American and Bahamian descent.
A study by university academics published in the British Medical Journal in December 2011 concluded that there was no increase in the risk of death for musicians at the age of 27, stating that there were equally small increases at ages 25 and 32. The study noted that young adult musicians have a higher death rate than the general young adult ...
Sy Kravitz was an assignment editor for NBC News at the time while Roxie Roker was a secretary, though she is best remembered today for her role as Helen Willis in “The Jeffersons.”
Lenny Kravitz says he sees a lot of his mother, late “The Jeffersons” star Roxie Roker, in his own daughter, actor Zoë Kravitz. ... Sy Kravitz worked as an assignment editor for NBC News at ...
Seymour "Pinky" Kravitz (July 11, 1927 – October 31, 2015) [1] was an Atlantic City, New Jersey based American radio broadcaster and print journalist. He was known simply as "Pinky," and he reportedly refused to answer to his given name.
Lenny Kravitz is giving fans a glimpse into his childhood home and the neighborhood where he grew up in New York City.. On Monday, Sept. 16, the Grammy winner, 60, shared a video to Instagram that ...