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Ethel Ayler(1930-2018)

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Ethel Ayler in The Cosby Show (1984)
Ethel Ayler was born on 1 May 1930 in Whistler, Alabama, USA. She was an actress, known for The Bodyguard (1992), 9½ Weeks (1986) and To Sleep with Anger (1990). She died on 18 November 2018 in Loma Linda, California, USA.
BornMay 1, 1930
DiedNovember 18, 2018(88)
BornMay 1, 1930
DiedNovember 18, 2018(88)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

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Known for

Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston in The Bodyguard (1992)
The Bodyguard
6.4
  • Emma
  • 1992
Kim Basinger and Mickey Rourke in 9½ Weeks (1986)
9½ Weeks
5.9
  • Jewelry Saleswoman
  • 1986
To Sleep with Anger (1990)
To Sleep with Anger
7.1
  • Hattie
  • 1990
Lisa Bonet, Bill Cosby, Tempestt Bledsoe, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Phylicia Rashad, and Malcolm-Jamal Warner in The Cosby Show (1984)
The Cosby Show
7.4
TV Series
  • Carrie Hanks

Credits

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Actress

  • Jessica Biel, Beverley Mitchell, Barry Watson, David Gallagher, Catherine Hicks, Mackenzie Rosman, and Happy in 7th Heaven (1996)
    7th Heaven
    5.3
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Macaferty
    • 2006
  • Out of Practice (2005)
    Out of Practice
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Maria
    • 2005
  • Lauren Ambrose, Freddy Rodríguez, Frances Conroy, Rachel Griffiths, Michael C. Hall, and Peter Krause in Six Feet Under (2001)
    Six Feet Under
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Ellen
    • 2004
  • Golden Brooks, Tracee Ellis Ross, and Persia White in Girlfriends (2000)
    Girlfriends
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Nana Blackwell
    • 2002
  • Kadeem Hardison and Lark Voorhies in Fire & Ice (2001)
    Fire & Ice
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Lola Aimes
    • 2001
  • Halle Berry, Lynn Whitfield, Carl Lumbly, and Eric Thal in The Wedding (1998)
    The Wedding
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Eunice
    • 1998
  • Yancy Butler, Gary Basaraba, Michael DeLuise, Richard T. Jones, Adam Rodriguez, Klea Scott, James B. Sikking, Jon Tenney, and Dylan Walsh in Brooklyn South (1997)
    Brooklyn South
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Mabel Oakley
    • 1997
  • Samuel L. Jackson, Debbi Morgan, and Lynn Whitfield in Eve's Bayou (1997)
    Eve's Bayou
    7.2
    • Gran Mere
    • 1997
  • Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer in Friends (1994)
    Friends
    8.8
    TV Series
    • Hospital Administrator
    • 1997
  • Melrose Place (1992)
    Melrose Place
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Bowen
    • 1997
  • Eileen Davidson, Bryton James, Joshua Morrow, Gina Tognoni, Justin Hartley, Melissa Claire Egan, and Peter Bergman in The Young and the Restless (1973)
    The Young and the Restless
    5.4
    TV Series
    • Nurse Potter
    • 1997
  • Fudge (1995)
    Fudge
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Female Patron
    • 1995
  • Tamera Mowry-Housley, Tim Reid, Jackée Harry, and Tia Mowry in Sister, Sister (1994)
    Sister, Sister
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Ginny
    • 1995
  • Martin Lawrence, Tichina Arnold, Tisha Campbell, Thomas Mikal Ford, and Carl Anthony Payne II in Martin (1992)
    Martin
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Whitmore
    • 1995
  • Sela Ward, Swoosie Kurtz, Patricia Kalember, and Sheila Kelley in Sisters (1991)
    Sisters
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Judge
    • 1994

Soundtrack

  • To Sleep with Anger (1990)
    To Sleep with Anger
    7.1
    • performer: "Stand By Me"
    • 1990

Personal details

  • Born
    • May 1, 1930
    • Whistler, Alabama, USA
  • Died
    • November 18, 2018
    • Loma Linda, California, USA(undisclosed)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    She attended Fisk University, majoring in voice and learning to sing in French, Spanish, Italian and German. She moved to Chicago for a singing career, and got into acting when she won a role in a touring company of Porgy and Bess.

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