Esther Scott
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).
Filmography
The Birth of a Nation
as Bridget Turner
The Birth of a Nation
as Bridget Turner
Gangster Squad
as Letty
Gangster Squad
as Letty
Transformers
as Glen's Grandmother
Transformers
as Glen's Grandmother
I'm Through with White Girls
as James Evans
I'm Through with White Girls
as James Evans
I'm Through with White Girls
as James Evans
I'm Through with White Girls
as James Evans
McBride: Semper Fi
as Glynnis Jackson
McBride: Semper Fi
as Glynnis Jackson
Dreamgirls
as Aunt Ethel
Dreamgirls
as Aunt Ethel
The Pursuit of Happyness
as Shelter Worker
The Pursuit of Happyness
as Shelter Worker
Fun with Dick and Jane
as Disgruntled KostMart Customer
Fun with Dick and Jane
as Disgruntled KostMart Customer
Austin Powers in Goldmember
as Judge
Austin Powers in Goldmember
as Judge
The Kid
as Clarissa
The Kid
as Clarissa
October 22
as Mrs. Jennings
October 22
as Mrs. Jennings
Serial Killing 101
as Mrs. Lindon
Serial Killing 101
as Mrs. Lindon
Senseless
as Denise Witherspoon
Senseless
as Denise Witherspoon
A Christmas Memory
as Anna Stabler
A Christmas Memory
as Anna Stabler
One Eight Seven
as Mrs. Ford
One Eight Seven
as Mrs. Ford
Out to Sea
as Maria
Out to Sea
as Maria
The Craft
as Nurse
The Craft
as Nurse
The Low Life
as Mrs. Raymond
The Low Life
as Mrs. Raymond
Illegal in Blue
as Records Clerk
Illegal in Blue
as Records Clerk
Species
as Female Conductor
Species
as Female Conductor
The Innocent
as Nurse Superindendent
The Innocent
as Nurse Superindendent
Baby Brokers
as Polly O'Neill
Baby Brokers
as Polly O'Neill
Encino Man
as Mrs. Mackey
Encino Man
as Mrs. Mackey
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
as Older Nurse
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
as Older Nurse
Boyz n the Hood
as Tisha's Grandmother
Boyz n the Hood
as Tisha's Grandmother