Acting
Esther Scott
Esther Scott (April 13, 1953 – February 14, 2020) was an American actress. Scott was born in Flushing, Queens, New York, on April 13, 1953. When she was a child the family moved to Brooklyn, New York. She developed an interest in acting while she was a student at Bronx High School of Science. She later moved to California and graduated with a degree in theater arts from San Francisco State University. Scott began her career as voice actress on Star Wars: Ewoks, before appearing on television shows including Beverly Hills, 90210, Full House, Party of Five, Ellen, The Steve Harvey Show, and Sister, Sister. Scott was a regular cast member in the short-lived ABC sitcom The Geena Davis Show (2000-2001) playing Geena Davis' housekeeper, Gladys. She also had the recurring roles on City Guys (1998-2001), short-lived The Help (2004) as Doris, and Hart of Dixie (2011-2015) as Delma Warner. In film, she has appeared in Boyz n the Hood (1991), The Kid (2000), You Got Served (2004), Dreamgirls (2006), Gangster Squad (2013), and The Birth of a Nation (2016).
Filmography
The Birth of a Nation
Film · 2016
Extant
Series · 2014
Gangster Squad
Film · 2013
Hart of Dixie
Series · 2011
Hart of Dixie
Series · 2011
The Mentalist
Series · 2008
I'm Through with White Girls
Film · 2007
I'm Through with White Girls
Film · 2007
McBride: Semper Fi
Film · 2007
Transformers
Film · 2007
Dreamgirls
Film · 2006
The Pursuit of Happyness
Film · 2006
Four Kings
Series · 2006
Fun with Dick and Jane
Film · 2005
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Film · 2002
Less than Perfect
Series · 2002
Monk
Series · 2002
The Division
Series · 2001
The Kid
Film · 2000
The Geena Davis Show
Series · 2000
Girlfriends
Series · 2000
Strong Medicine
Series · 2000
Family Law
Series · 1999
October 22
Film · 1998
Serial Killing 101
Film · 1998
Senseless
Film · 1998
Brimstone
Series · 1998
The King of Queens
Series · 1998
Becker
Series · 1998
Out to Sea
Film · 1997
A Christmas Memory
Film · 1997
One Eight Seven
Film · 1997
Smart Guy
Series · 1997
City Guys
Series · 1997
The Craft
Film · 1996
The Steve Harvey Show
Series · 1996
7th Heaven
Series · 1996
Species
Film · 1995
Illegal in Blue
Film · 1995
The Low Life
Film · 1995
The Wayans Bros.
Series · 1995
The Innocent
Film · 1994
Baby Brokers
Film · 1994
Sister, Sister
Series · 1994
Party of Five
Series · 1994
ER
Series · 1994
Ellen
Series · 1994
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
Film · 1992
Encino Man
Film · 1992
Martin
Series · 1992
Melrose Place
Series · 1992
Boyz n the Hood
Film · 1991
Beverly Hills, 90210
Series · 1990
Full House
Series · 1987
Ewoks
Series · 1985