Rosetta LeNoire(1911-2002)

Born Rosetta Olive Barton, Rosetta LeNoire was the goddaughter of famed tap dancer "Bojangles" Bill Robinson. She was in the landmark all-black version of "Macbeth," directed by Orson Welles in the 1930s. Former president Bill Clinton presented her with the National Medal of the Arts in 1999. Appeared in the movies Moscow on the Hudson (1984), Brewster's Millions (1985), and the television series Family Matters (1989), in which she played the role of Estelle 'Mother' Winslow.

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Alternative name
- Rosetta Le Noire
Height
- 5′ 2″ (1.57 m)
Born
- August 8, 1911
- New York City, New York, USA
Died
- March 17, 2002
- Teaneck, New Jersey, USA(diabetes)
Spouses
Children
- William
Relatives
Other works
Played and sang the role of Queenie in the 1966 Lincoln Center production of "Show Boat".

Trivia
She took care of James Earl Jones when he was an infant, while she was a member of his father's acting troupe.

Quotes
I produce musicals. Music is one avenue where no one seems to have any discriminatory attitudes. Theatre techniques are a marvelous implement to bring people of all races, colors and creeds together.