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LaWanda Page(1920-2002)

  • Actress
  • Soundtrack
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LaWanda Page in Sanford and Son (1972)
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Best known for her role as Aunt Esther Anderson on "Sanford And Son", she appeared in many films including "Don't Be A Menace To South Central While Drinking Your Juice In The Hood" (1996), "Friday" (1995), "The Legend of Dolemite" (1994), "West From North Goes South" (1993), "The Meteor Man" (1993), "CB4" (1993), "Shakes The Clown" (1991), "My Blue Heaven" (1990), "Mausoleum" (1983), "Goodbye Cruel World" (1982), "Zapped!" (1982) and "Stonestreet: Who Killed The Centerfold Maid" (1977). Page also appeared in many television series' in her career, "Redd Foxx, The E! True Hollywood Story," "Biography," "The Parent Hood," "The Sinbad Show," "Martin," "Family Matters," "Amen," "227," "Starsky And Hutch," "Different Strokes," "The Love Boat," "Redd Foxx," "B.A.D. Cats," and "Sanford And Son."
BornOctober 19, 1920
DiedSeptember 14, 2002(81)
BornOctober 19, 1920
DiedSeptember 14, 2002(81)
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Known for

Nia Long, Chris Tucker, Ice Cube, Tom Lister Jr., Bernie Mac, and John Witherspoon in Friday (1995)
Friday
7.2
  • Old Lady(as Lawanda Page)
  • 1995
Redd Foxx and Demond Wilson in Sanford and Son (1972)
Sanford and Son
7.9
TV Series
  • Aunt Esther Anderson
Bobcat Goldthwait and Julie Brown in Shakes the Clown (1991)
Shakes the Clown
5.6
  • Female Clown Barfly(as La Wanda Page)
  • 1991
Marlon Wayans and Shawn Wayans in Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996)
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
6.6
  • Old School's Mom(as La Wanda Page)
  • 1996

Credits

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Actress



  • West from North Goes South (2004)
    West from North Goes South
    7.7
    • Mrs. Potter
    • Gertrude Potter
    • 2004
  • Dream On (1990)
    Dream On
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Eddie's Grandmother
    • 1995–1996
  • Marlon Wayans and Shawn Wayans in Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996)
    Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
    6.6
    • Old School's Mom (as La Wanda Page)
    • 1996
  • Nia Long, Chris Tucker, Ice Cube, Tom Lister Jr., Bernie Mac, and John Witherspoon in Friday (1995)
    Friday
    7.2
    • Old Lady (as Lawanda Page)
    • 1995
  • Ashli Adams, Tyrone Burton, Suzzanne Douglas, Reagan Gomez-Preston, Robert Townsend, and Curtis Williams in The Parent 'Hood (1995)
    The Parent 'Hood
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Lawanda
    • 1995
  • Sinbad in The Sinbad Show (1993)
    The Sinbad Show
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Aunt Lula Mae (as Lawanda Page)
    • 1994
  • RuPaul: Back to My Roots (1993)
    RuPaul: Back to My Roots
    4.8
    Music Video
    • Ernestine Charles
    • 1993
  • James Earl Jones, Bill Cosby, Marla Gibbs, Sinbad, Luther Vandross, Eddie Griffin, Robert Guillaume, Big Daddy Kane, Robert Townsend, and Another Bad Creation in The Meteor Man (1993)
    The Meteor Man
    5.3
    • Old Nurse
    • 1993
  • RuPaul: Supermodel, You Better Work (1993)
    RuPaul: Supermodel, You Better Work
    7.5
    Music Video
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 1993
  • Martin Lawrence, Tichina Arnold, Tisha Campbell, Thomas Mikal Ford, and Carl Anthony Payne II in Martin (1992)
    Martin
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Evelyn Porter
    • 1992–1993
  • Jim Carrey, Damon Wayans, David Alan Grier, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Kelly Coffield Park, Kim Coles, Tommy Davidson, T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh, Kim Wayans, and Shawn Wayans in In Living Color (1990)
    In Living Color
    8.2
    TV Series
    • 1993
  • Chris Rock in CB4 (1993)
    CB4
    6.3
    • Grandma (as La Wanda Page)
    • 1993
  • CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984)
    CBS Schoolbreak Special
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Wicker
    • 1992
  • Reginald VelJohnson, Jaimee Foxworth, Telma Hopkins, Rosetta LeNoire, Bryton James, Darius McCrary, Jo Marie Payton, Jaleel White, and Kellie Shanygne Williams in Family Matters (1989)
    Family Matters
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Elmerita Puckerwood
    • 1992
  • Bobcat Goldthwait and Julie Brown in Shakes the Clown (1991)
    Shakes the Clown
    5.6
    • Female Clown Barfly (as La Wanda Page)
    • 1991

Soundtrack



  • Redd Foxx and Demond Wilson in Sanford and Son (1972)
    Sanford and Son
    7.9
    TV Series
    • performer: "St. Louis Blues" (uncredited)
    • 1977

Videos2

Sanford And Son: Season 2
Trailer 2:04
Sanford And Son: Season 2
Sanford And Son: Season 1
Trailer 2:04
Sanford And Son: Season 1
Sanford And Son: Season 1
Trailer 2:04
Sanford And Son: Season 1

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • La Wanda Page
  • Born
    • October 19, 1920
    • Cleveland, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • September 14, 2002
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(complications from diabetes)
  • Spouse
    • John PealSeptember 18, 1934 - 1939 (his death, 2 children)
  • Parents
      Willie Richmond
  • Other works
    TV ads for Church's Chicken Restaurant (2000)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article
    • 1 Pictorial

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Her childhood friend, comedian Redd Foxx, gave her the biggest break of her career when he insisted she play his fiery, Bible-thumping sister-in-law Aunt Esther on his hit 70s TV series "Sanford and Son" at the age of 53.
  • Quotes
    I lived the life I loved, and loved the life I lived.
  • Trademark
    Aunt Esther Anderson on "Sanford And Son"

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