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Roxie Roker

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Roxie Roker

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

Aug 28, 1929 (97 years old)

Place of Birth

-

Biography

Roxie Albertha Roker was an American actress who portrayed Helen Willis on the CBS sitcom The Jeffersons, half of the first interracial couple to be shown on regular prime time television. Roker is the mother of rock musician Lenny Kravitz and paternal grandmother of actress Zoë Kravitz.

Known For

Acting
1994Cosmic Slop(segment 'Space Traders')
1992Hangin' with Mr. CooperMrs. Russell
1987The Day My Kid Went PunkPhyllis Brooks
1987Amazon Women on the MoonFemale Republican (segment "Blacks Without Soul")
1987A Different WorldDean Barksdale
1985227
1984Murder, She WroteJennifer Bryce
1984Punky BrewsterJudge J.F. Taylor
1983Making of a Male ModelMadge Davis
1982Cagney & Lacey
1979The Bermuda TriangleBohamiar Radio Operator
1979$weepstake$Margaret
1977Billy: Portrait of a Street KidMrs. Peoples
1977RootsMalizy
1975The JeffersonsHelen Woodroow Willis
1974ClaudineMrs. Winston
1973KojakCarol Lessonbee
1971All in the FamilyHelen Willis
1968Inside Bedford-StuyvesantHost