| Esther Scott | |
| Birth Date: | 13 April 1953 |
| Birth Place: | Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Years Active: | 1985 - 2016 |
| Alma Mater: | San Francisco State University |
Esther Scott (April 13, 1953 – February 14, 2020)[1] 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.[2]
Scott began her career as voice actress on , 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.[3] 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).[4]
Scott died on February 14, 2020, in Los Angeles, after suffering a heart attack.[5]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Boyz n the Hood | Grandma Rosa | ||
| 1992 | Encino Man | Mrs. Evelyn Mackey | ||
| 1994 | Don Juan DeMarco | Nurse Alvira Jane | ||
| 1995 | The Low Life | Mrs. Jenny Raymond | ||
| 1995 | Species | Det. Patricia Johnson | ||
| 1995 | Illegal in Blue | Diane | Direct-to-video | |
| 1996 | The Craft | Nurse Georgia Fields | ||
| 1997 | Out to Sea | Maria Sanford | ||
| 1997 | One Eight Seven | Mrs. Etta Ford | ||
| 1998 | Senseless | Denise Witherspoon | ||
| 1998 | October 22 | Mrs. Jennings | ||
| 2000 | The Kid | Clarissa | ||
| 2002 | Austin Powers in Goldmember | Judge Clara Scott | ||
| 2003 | Fresh Like Strawberries | Florence | Short | |
| 2004 | You Got Served | Grandma Smith | ||
| 2004 | Serial Killing 4 Dummys | Sally Lindon | ||
| 2005 | Fun with Dick and Jane | Mae | ||
| 2006 | Dreamgirls | Aunt Ethel | ||
| 2006 | The Pursuit of Happyness | Maylene Jo | ||
| 2007 | I'm Through with White Girls | Hester James | ||
| 2007 | Sister's Keeper | Mama Pines | ||
| 2007 | Transformers | Grandma Rose Whitman | ||
| 2013 | Gangster Squad | Letty Mitchell | ||
| 2016 | Trust Fund | Gloria Scott | ||
| 2016 | The Birth of a Nation | Bridget Turner |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Shodu Warrick | Voice, 13 episodes | ||
| 1991 | False Arrest | Dorinda | TV movie | |
| 1994 | Baby Brokers | Polly O'Neill | TV movie | |
| 1994 | Full House | Mrs. Patrice Homewood | Episode: "To Joey, with Love" | |
| 1994-1997 | Melrose Place | Nurse Mary Mae | 3 episodes | |
| 1995 | The Great Mom Swap | Officer Patricia Smith | TV movie | |
| 1997-1998 | Sister, Sister | Mattie | 3 episodes | |
| 1997 | Ellen | Ruby | Episode: "Alone Again... Naturally" | |
| 1997 | A Christmas Memory | Anna Stabler | TV movie | |
| 1998 | The Steve Harvey Show | Auntie Pearl | Episode: "Maid to Order" | |
| 1998-2001 | City Guys | Rolanda Johnson | 4 episodes | |
| 2000-2001 | The Geena Davis Show | Gladys | 22 episodes | |
| 2004 | The Help | Doris | 6 episodes | |
| 2004 | Monk | Delores | 1 episode | |
| 2011-2015 | Hart of Dixie | Delma Warner | 24 episodes |