Roxie Roker



First NameRoxie
Last NameRoker
Full Name at BirthRoxie Albertha Roker
Age66 (age at death)
Date of BirthAugust 28, 1929
BirthplaceMiami, Florida
Date of DeathDecember 2, 1995
Location of DeathLos Angeles, California
Cause of Death(breast cancer)
BuildSlim
Eye ColorBrown - Dark
Hair ColorBlack
Star SignVirgo
ReligionChristian
EthnicityBlack
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActress
Occupation CategoryActress
Claim to FameThe Jeffersons

Roxie Albertha Roker (August 28, 1929 – December 2, 1995) was an American actress, best known for her groundbreaking role as Helen Willis on the sitcom The Jeffersons, half of the first interracial couple to be shown on regular prime time television. She is the mother of musician Lenny Kravitz, cousin of weatherman of NBC's Today Show Al Roker and the former mother-in-law of actress Lisa Bonet.


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Filmography

Selected Roxie Roker film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

1995
Statistically Speaking
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1992
Mrs. Russell

1990
Penny Ante: The Motion Picture
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1987
Female Republican

1987
Dean Barksdale

1985
227
Dr. Thelma Butler

1984
Jennifer Bryce

1984
Judge J.F. Taylor

1984
Esther

1983
Making of a Male Model
Madge Davis

1981
Alverta Edwards

1979
The Bermuda Triangle
Bohamiar Radio Operator

1979
$weepstake$
Margaret

1979
Mrs. Gooden

1977
Melissa

1977
Emily Carlisle

1977
Rhonda Whitney

1977
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
Mrs. Peoples

1975
Helen Willis

1974
Mrs. Winston

1974
Change at 125th Street
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1973
Carol Lessonbee

1972
Aunt Helen, Phyllis Brooks

1971
Helen Willis






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