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Roxie Roker

Actress / Television Actress / Journalist / Film Actress | * 08/28/1929 († 66, 12/02/1995) | Miami (United States of America (USA))
Roxie Albertha Roker (August 28, 1929 – December 2, 1995) was an American actress who portrayed Helen Willis on the CBS sitcom The Jeffersons. Roker is the mother of rock musician Lenny Kravitz and paternal grandmother of actress Zoë Kravitz. ()

Roxie Albertha Roker was an American actress who portrayed Helen Willis on the CBS sitcom The Jeffersons, half of the first interracial couple to be shown on regular prime time television. Roker is the mother of rock musician Lenny Kravitz and paternal grandmother of actress Zoë Kravitz.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Kids & Family

Known for these Movies & Shows

Sitcom following a successful African-American couple, George and Louise “Weezyö Jefferson as they “move on up” from working-class Queens to a ritzy Manhattan apartment. A spin-off of All in th ...

The Jeffersons

TV-PG

1975 | 3.7/5 | 30min per episode
Comedy, Kids & Family
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Archie Bunker, a working class bigot, constantly squabbles with his family over the important issues of the day. ...

All in the Family

TV-PG

1971 | 3.9/5 | 25min per episode
Comedy
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A magical island hosted by Mr Roarke and Tattoo where weekly guests learn valuable life lessons in their pursuit of fulfilling their dreams. Not all dreams are fulfilled as expected. ...

Fantasy Island

TV-14

1978 | 3.2/5 | 45min per episode
Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Drama, Comedy
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Dramatically presented situations, often controversial, of interest to children and teenagers. Several episodes were either in animated form or presented as documentaries. Topics included illiteracy, ...

ABC Afterschool Special

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1972 | 3.1/5 | 1h per episode
Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Roxie Roker

Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play
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Movies with Roxie Roker as Actress(5)

as Female Republican1987 Amazon Women on the Moon
as Phyllis Brooks1987 The Day My Kid Went Punk
as Madge Davis1983 Making of a Male Model
as Mrs. Peoples1977 Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
as Mrs. Winston1974 Claudine

TV Shows/Series with Roxie Roker as Actress(9)

1992 Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
as Dean Barksdale1987 A Different World
1985 227
as Jennifer Bryce1984 Murder, She Wrote
as Judge J.F. Taylor1984 Punky Brewster
1982 Cagney & Lacey
as Helen Woodroow Willis1975 The Jeffersons
as Carol Lessonbee1973 Kojak
as Helen Willis1971 All in the Family

Full Name: Roxie Roker
Born: Wednesday, 08/28 1929 (August) in Miami (United States of America (USA))
Died: Saturday, 12/02 1995 (December) in Los Angeles (aged: 66)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Howard University
Member of: Alpha Kappa Alpha
Spouses (current/former): Sy Kravitz
Children: Lenny Kravitz
Roxie Roker frequently works together with these people:
Stephen Macht (10x, Actor)
Rosanna Huffman (8x, Actress)
Herb Edelman (8x, Actor)
John Karlen (8x, Actor)
Gregg Henry (7x, Actor)
George DiCenzo (7x, Actor)
Alan Fudge (7x, Actor)
Eugene Roche (7x, Actor)
Charles Siebert (7x, Actor)
Allan Miller (7x, Actor)
Paul Benedict (6x, Actor)
T.K. Carter (2x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:209484, Added: 07/24/2018, Last updated: 04/23/2024