Esther Scott

Esther Scott (April 13, 1953 – February 14, 2020) was an American actress.

Early years 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.

Career 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).

Death Scott died on February 14, 2020, in Los Angeles, after suffering a heart attack.

Filmography +Film Year Title Role Notes 1991 Boyz n the Hood Grandma Rosa 1992 Encino Man Mrs. Evelyn Mackey 1994 Don Juan DeMarco Nurse Alvira Jane 1995 The Low Life Mrs. Jenny Raymond 1995 Species Det. Patricia Johnson 1995 Illegal in Blue Diane Direct-to-video 1996 The Craft Nurse Georgia Fields 1997 Out to Sea Maria Sanford 1997 One Eight Seven Mrs. Etta Ford 1998 Senseless Denise Witherspoon 1998 October 22 Mrs. Jennings 2000 The Kid Clarissa 2002 Austin Powers in Goldmember Judge Clara Scott 2003 Fresh Like Strawberries Florence Short 2004 You Got Served Grandma Smith 2004 Serial Killing 4 Dummys Sally Lindon 2005 Fun with Dick and Jane Mae 2006 Dreamgirls Aunt Ethel 2006 The Pursuit of Happyness Maylene Jo 2007 I'm Through with White Girls Hester James 2007 Sister's Keeper Mama Pines 2007 Transformers Grandma Rose Whitman 2013 Gangster Squad Letty Mitchell 2016 Trust Fund Gloria Scott 2016 The Birth of a Nation Bridget Turner

+Television Year Title Role Notes 1985 Star Wars: Ewoks Shodu Warrick Voice, 13 episodes 1991 False Arrest Dorinda TV movie 1994 Baby Brokers Polly O'Neill TV movie 1994 Full House Mrs. Patrice Homewood Episode: "To Joey, with Love" 1994-1997 Melrose Place Nurse Mary Mae 3 episodes 1995 The Great Mom Swap Officer Patricia Smith TV movie 1997-1998 Sister, Sister Mattie 3 episodes 1997 Ellen Ruby Episode: "Alone Again... Naturally" 1997 A Christmas Memory Anna Stabler TV movie 1998 The Steve Harvey Show Auntie Pearl Episode: "Maid to Order" 1998-2001 City Guys Rolanda Johnson 4 episodes 2000-2001 The Geena Davis Show Gladys 22 episodes 2004 The Help Doris 6 episodes 2004 Monk Delores 1 episode 2011-2015 Hart of Dixie Delma Warner 24 episodes