Estelle Evans

Estelle Rolle Evans (October 1, 1906 – July 20, 1985) was a Bahamian American actress during the 20th century. Some of her more famous appearances were in the movies The Quiet One (1948), To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), and The Learning Tree (1969).

Estelle Evans
Evans in The Quiet One, 1948
Born	Estelle Rolle (1906-10-01)October 1, 1906 Nassau, Bahamas
Died	July 20, 1985(1985-07-20) (aged 78) New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1919–1984
Spouse	Walter Evans
Children	3
Relatives	Rosanna Carter Esther Rolle (sisters; both deceased)
Awards	1969 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture The Learning Tree

Evans was the sister of actresses Rosanna Carter and Esther Rolle.

Personal life and death

Evans was born Estelle Rolle on October 1, 1906, in Nassau, Bahamas to parents Jonathan and Elizabeth Iris Rolle (née Dames). She was the oldest of 18 children. Her sisters include actresses Rosanna Carter and Esther Rolle.

Evans was married to Walter Evans. The two had three daughters.

Evans played Calpurnia in the 1962 film version of To Kill a Mockingbird and acted in several other major movies and television shows. For her work in The Learning Tree, she received the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture.^[1]

Evans died on July 20, 1985, in New York City, and she was buried in Westview Community Cemetery in Pompano Beach, Florida. She was age 78.

Filmography

Film and television appearances of Estelle Evans

Title	Year	Role	Notes
Daddy-Long-Legs	1919		Uncredited
The Quiet One	1948	The Mother	documentary
To Kill a Mockingbird	1962	Calpurnia
Naked City	1963	Crossing Guard	TV series
The Learning Tree	1969	Sarah
The Jeffersons	1975	Mary	TV series
Good Times	1975	Alice	TV series
A Piece of the Action	1977	Alberta Ballard
See China and Die	1981	1st Maid	TV movie
The Clairvoyant	1982	Francine
Tales of the Unknown South	1984		TV movie, segment "The Half-Pint Flask" ^[2]

References

1. "Black Movie, Television People Honored in L. A." Jet. Vol. XXXVII, no. 4. Johnson Publishing Company. October 30, 1969. pp. 68–69. Retrieved August 5, 2020 – via Google Books.
2. "Estelle Evans – IMDb". IMDb.

External links

• Estelle Evans at IMDb
• Estelle Evans at Find a Grave
• Estelle Evans and the Learning Tree: How Bahamas-Born Actress Got Star Role in Parks' Film