Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
April 13, 1953
Place of Birth:
Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Esther Scott (April 13, 1953 – February 14, 2020) was an American actress.
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.
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).
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | The Birth of a Nation | Bridget Turner |
| 2013 | Gangster Squad | Letty |
| 2007 | I'm Through with White Girls | Hester |
| 2007 | I'm Through with White Girls | James Evans |
| 2007 | McBride: Semper Fi | Glynnis Jackson |
| 2007 | Transformers | Glen's Grandmother |
| 2006 | Dreamgirls | Aunt Ethel |
| 2006 | The Pursuit of Happyness | Shelter Worker |
| 2005 | Fun with Dick and Jane | Disgruntled KostMart Customer |
| 2002 | Austin Powers in Goldmember | Judge |
| 2000 | The Kid | Clarissa |
| 1998 | October 22 | Mrs. Jennings |
| 1998 | Serial Killing 101 | Mrs. Lindon |
| 1998 | Senseless | Denise Witherspoon |
| 1997 | Out to Sea | Maria |
| 1997 | A Christmas Memory | Anna Stabler |
| 1997 | One Eight Seven | Mrs. Ford |
| 1996 | The Craft | Nurse |
| 1995 | Species | Female Conductor |
| 1995 | Illegal in Blue | Records Clerk |
| 1995 | The Low Life | Mrs. Raymond |
| 1994 | The Innocent | Nurse Superindendent |
| 1994 | Baby Brokers | Polly O'Neill |
| 1992 | Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story | Older Nurse |
| 1992 | Encino Man | Mrs. Mackey |
| 1991 | Boyz n the Hood | Tisha's Grandmother |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Extant | Esther Wimberley |
| 2011 | Hart of Dixie | Old Lady |
| 2011 | Hart of Dixie | Delma Warner |
| 2008 | The Mentalist | Darla |
| 2006 | Four Kings | Sheila |
| 2002 | Less than Perfect | Interviewer |
| 2002 | Monk | Delores |
| 2001 | The Division | Mrs. Ward |
| 2000 | The Geena Davis Show | Gladys |
| 2000 | Girlfriends | Selma |
| 2000 | Strong Medicine | Oleta Edwards |
| 1999 | Family Law | |
| 1998 | Brimstone | Snake Expert |
| 1998 | The King of Queens | Clara |
| 1998 | Becker | Marge |
| 1997 | Smart Guy | Verla Mae Tibbs |
| 1997 | City Guys | |
| 1996 | The Steve Harvey Show | Auntie Pearl |
| 1996 | 7th Heaven | Ms. Mason |
| 1995 | The Wayans Bros. | The ER Nurse |
| 1994 | Sister, Sister | Mattie |
| 1994 | Party of Five | Mrs. Hughes |
| 1994 | ER | Mrs. Sanberry |
| 1994 | Ellen | Ruby |
| 1992 | Martin | Patron #6 |
| 1992 | Melrose Place | Nurse |
| 1990 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Connie |
| 1987 | Full House | |
| 1985 | Ewoks | Shodu (voice) |