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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

55

Gender

Female

Birthday

1953-04-13

Day of Death

2020-02-14 (67 years old)

Place of Birth

Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Esther Scott

Biography

Esther Scott (April 13, 1953 – February 14, 2020) 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. Scott began her career as voice actress on Star Wars: Ewoks, 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. 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).

Known For

Acting

The Innocent

1994

The Innocent

as

Nurse Superindendent

Out to Sea

1997

Out to Sea

as

Maria

October 22

1998

October 22

as

Mrs. Jennings

A Christmas Memory

1997

A Christmas Memory

as

Anna Stabler

Dreamgirls

2006

Dreamgirls

as

Aunt Ethel

The Birth of a Nation

2016

The Birth of a Nation

as

Bridget Turner

One Eight Seven

1997

One Eight Seven

as

Mrs. Ford

Serial Killing 101

1998

Serial Killing 101

as

Mrs. Lindon

The Pursuit of Happyness

2006

The Pursuit of Happyness

as

Shelter Worker

McBride: Semper Fi

2007

McBride: Semper Fi

as

Glynnis Jackson

The Kid

2000

The Kid

as

Clarissa

Species

1995

Species

as

Female Conductor

Baby Brokers

1994

Baby Brokers

as

Polly O'Neill

Encino Man

1992

Encino Man

as

Mrs. Mackey

Fun with Dick and Jane

2005

Fun with Dick and Jane

as

Disgruntled KostMart Customer

Transformers

2007

Transformers

as

Glen's Grandmother

The Craft

1996

The Craft

as

Nurse

Senseless

1998

Senseless

as

Denise Witherspoon

Gangster Squad

2013

Gangster Squad

as

Letty

Boyz n the Hood

1991

Boyz n the Hood

as

Tisha's Grandmother

Illegal in Blue

1995

Illegal in Blue

as

Records Clerk

The Low Life

1995

The Low Life

as

Mrs. Raymond

Less than Perfect

Less than Perfect

as

Interviewer

The Division

The Division

as

Mrs. Ward

Brimstone

Brimstone

as

Snake Expert

Monk

Monk

as

Delores

The Wayans Bros.

The Wayans Bros.

as

The ER Nurse

Ewoks

Ewoks

as

Shodu (voice)

The Steve Harvey Show

The Steve Harvey Show

as

Auntie Pearl

Becker

Becker

as

Marge

7th Heaven

7th Heaven

as

Ms. Mason

Extant

Extant

as

Esther Wimberley

ER

ER

as

Mrs. Sanberry

Hart of Dixie

Hart of Dixie

as

Old Lady

Hart of Dixie

Hart of Dixie

as

Delma Warner

Strong Medicine

Strong Medicine

as

Oleta Edwards

Ellen

Ellen

as

Ruby

Four Kings

Four Kings

as

Sheila

Production

Crew

Directing