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- Falecido(a) em2 de dezembro de 1995 · Los Angeles, Califórnia, EUA (câncer de mama)
- Nome de nascimentoRoxie Albertha Roker
- Roxie Roker nasceu o 28 de agosto de 1929 em Miami, Flórida, EUA. Era atriz e foi conhecida pelo seu trabalho em The Jeffersons (1975), Ilha da Fantasia (1977) e ABC Afterschool Specials (1972). Foi casada com Sy Kravitz. Morreu o 2 de dezembro de 1995 em Los Angeles, Califórnia, EUA.
- CônjugeSy Kravitz(1963 - 1985) (divorciado (a), 1 criança)
- CriançasLaurie KravitzTedi Kravitz
- PaisBessie MitchellAlbert Hubert Roker
- ParentesAl Roker(Cousin)Renny Roker(Sibling)Zoë Kravitz(Grandchild)
- Mother of rock star Lenny Kravitz
- Cousin of Al Roker, with whose father, Albert Roker, he shares a given first name.
- As wife "Helen Willis" on The Jeffersons (1975), she and white actor Franklin Cover broke barriers by becoming the first Caucasian-African-American married couple on prime-time TV.
- When she auditioned for her role in The Jeffersons (1975), the producer mentioned to her that he wasn't sure she looked believable as a African-American woman married to a white man. In response, she produced a family picture with her husband who was white. As a result, she was immediately cast.
- Son Lenny Kravitz wrote the song "Thinking of You" after her departure. In the video, he was singing behind a photo of the mother, when young.
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