From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Rosetta LeNoire August 8 1911 March 17 2002 was an American stage screen and television actress as well as a Broadway producer and casting agent As a young girl LeNoire suffered from rickets which her godfather Bill Bojangles Robinson helped her overcome by teaching her to dance LeNoire made her acting debut in a 1939 production of The Hot Mikado starring Robinson in which she played Little Maid From School PeepBo She also appeared onstage mostly as a singer and dancer in I Had a Ball Bassa Moona Marching with Jimmy Janie Decision Threes a Family Destry Rides Again and the Off Broadway Double Entry two oneact musicals showcasing Lenoire The Bible Salesman with a preSNL Garrett Morris and The Oldest Trick in the World with Jane Connell LeNoire is best known to contemporary audiences for her work in television She had regular roles on the series Gimme a Break and Amen and is best known for her role as Estelle Winslow on Family Matters In 1999 she was awarded the National Medal of Arts Description above from the Wikipedia article Rosetta LeNoire licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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