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Fuller Name
- Roxie Albertha
Identifies LC/NAF RWO
Identifies RWO
Birth Date
- 1929-08-28
Death Date
- 1995-12-02
Birth Place
- Miami (Fla.)
Associated Language
- English
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Sources
- found: Bert Andrews collection, 195--198- [GR]:worksheet accompanying photograph (Roxie Roker)
- found: Directory of Blacks in the Performing Arts, 1978:p. 318 (Roker, Roxie; b. August 28, ?, Miami, Fla.; actress; Helen Willis in The Jeffersons, television series (1975))
- found: IMDb, May 5, 2015:Roxie Roker, biography (Roxie Roker was born on August 28, 1929 in Miami, Florida, USA as Roxie Albertha Roker. She was an actress, known for The Jeffersons (1975), Claudine (1974) and Amazon Women on the Moon (1987). She was married to Sy Kravitz. She died on December 2, 1995 in Los Angeles, California, USA ... Mother of rock star Lenny Kravitz ... She was born in Miami and raised in Brooklyn ... Received her BFA from Howard University ..) - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0737967/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
- found: Wikipedia, May 5, 2015:Roxie Roker (Roxie Albertha Roker (August 28, 1929 -- December 2, 1995) was an American actress ... Roker began her professional career with the Negro Ensemble Company and became a successful stage actress. She won an Obie Award in 1974 and was nominated for a Tony Award for her portrayal of Mattie Williams in The River Niger. She was a reporter on WNEW-TV in New York in the 1970s and hosted a public affairs show for the station known as Inside Bed-Stuy ...) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roxie_Roker
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Change Notes
- 2000-01-05: new
- 2015-06-11: revised
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