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Ethel Ayler(1930-2018)

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Ethel Ayler in Cosby Show (1984)
Ethel Ayler was born on 1 May 1930 in Whistler, Alabama, USA. She was an actress, known for Bodyguard (1992), 9 semaines 1/2 (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 Bodyguard (1992)
Bodyguard
6.4
Movie
  • Emma
  • 1992
Kim Basinger and Mickey Rourke in 9 semaines 1/2 (1986)
9 semaines 1/2
5.9
Movie
  • Jewelry Saleswoman
  • 1986
To Sleep with Anger (1990)
To Sleep with Anger
7.2
Movie
  • Hattie
  • 1990
Martin Lawrence, Tichina Arnold, Tisha Campbell, Thomas Mikal Ford, and Carl Anthony Payne II in Martin (1992)
Martin
7.5
TV Series
  • Mrs. Whitmore

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Actress

  • Jessica Biel, Beverley Mitchell, Barry Watson, David Gallagher, Catherine Hicks, Mackenzie Rosman, and Happy in 7 à la maison (1996)
    7 à la maison
    5.3
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Macaferty
    • 2006
  • Out of Practice (2005)
    Out of Practice
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Maria
    • 2005
  • Lauren Ambrose, Freddy Rodríguez, Frances Conroy, Rachel Griffiths, Michael C. Hall, Peter Krause, and Mathew St. Patrick in Six pieds sous terre (2001)
    Six pieds sous terre
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Ellen
    • 2004
  • Golden Brooks, Jill Marie Jones, Tracee Ellis Ross, and Persia White in Girlfriends (2000)
    Girlfriends
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Nana Blackwell
    • 2002
  • Kadeem Hardison and Lark Voorhies in Fire & Ice (2001)
    Fire & Ice
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Lola Aimes
    • 2001
  • Halle Berry, Lynn Whitfield, Carl Lumbly, and Eric Thal in Promesse d'Amour (1998)
    Promesse d'Amour
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Eunice
    • 1998
  • Yancy Butler, 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 Le secret du bayou (1997)
    Le secret du bayou
    7.2
    • Gran Mere
    • 1997
  • Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer in Friends (1994)
    Friends
    8.9
    TV Series
    • Hospital Administrator
    • 1997
  • Melrose Place (1992)
    Melrose Place
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Bowen
    • 1997
  • Eileen Davidson, Bryton James, Joshua Morrow, Justin Hartley, Melissa Claire Egan, and Peter Bergman in Les feux de l'amour (1973)
    Les feux de l'amour
    5.3
    TV Series
    • Nurse Potter
    • 1997
  • Fudge (1995)
    Fudge
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Female Patron
    • 1995
  • Tamera Mowry-Housley, Tim Reid, Jackée Harry, and Tia Mowry in Sister, Sister (1994)
    Sister, Sister
    6.3
    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 Les soeurs Reed (1991)
    Les soeurs Reed
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Judge
    • 1994

Soundtrack

  • To Sleep with Anger (1990)
    To Sleep with Anger
    7.2
    • performer: "Stand By Me"
    • 1990

Personal details

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

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  • 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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