Esther Scott
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Mentalist
Darla
2008
Series
Monk
Delores
2002
Series
The King of Queens
Clara
1998
Series
ER
Mrs. Sanberry
1994
Series
The Steve Harvey Show
Auntie Pearl
1996
Series
Melrose Place
Nurse
1992
Series
Beverly Hills, 90210
Connie
1990
Series
Full House
1987
Series
Strong Medicine
Oleta Edwards
2000
Series
Girlfriends
Selma
2000
Series
Party of Five
Mrs. Hughes
1994
Series
The Division
Mrs. Ward
2001
Series
Hart of Dixie
Old Lady
2011
Series
Hart of Dixie
Delma Warner
2011
Series
Ellen
Ruby
1994
Series
Martin
Patron #6
1992
Series
Becker
Marge
1998
Series
Sister, Sister
Mattie
1994
Film
The Pursuit of Happyness
Shelter Worker
2006
Series
7th Heaven
Ms. Mason
1996
Series
Family Law
1999
Series
Extant
Esther Wimberley
2014
Series
Smart Guy
Verla Mae Tibbs
1997
Series
The Wayans Bros.
The ER Nurse
1995
Series
Less than Perfect
Interviewer
2002
Film
Boyz n the Hood
Tisha's Grandmother
1991
Film
The Craft
Nurse
1996
Series
Ewoks
Shodu (voice)
1985
Film
Species
Female Conductor
1995
Film
Gangster Squad
Letty
2013
Film
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Judge
2002
Series
City Guys
1997
Series
Brimstone
Snake Expert
1998
Film
Fun with Dick and Jane
Disgruntled KostMart Customer
2005
Film
The Kid
Clarissa
2000
Film
Dreamgirls
Aunt Ethel
2006
Film
Transformers
Glen's Grandmother
2007
Film
Encino Man
Mrs. Mackey
1992
Film
One Eight Seven
Mrs. Ford
1997
Film
Senseless
Denise Witherspoon
1998
Series
The Geena Davis Show
Gladys
2000
Series
Four Kings
Sheila
2006
Film
The Birth of a Nation
Bridget Turner
2016
Film
Out to Sea
Maria
1997
Film
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
Older Nurse
1992
Film
The Innocent
Nurse Superindendent
1994
Film
Illegal in Blue
Records Clerk
1995
Film
A Christmas Memory
Anna Stabler
1997
Film
McBride: Semper Fi
Glynnis Jackson
2007
Film
The Low Life
Mrs. Raymond
1995
Film
Serial Killing 101
Mrs. Lindon
1998
Film
October 22
Mrs. Jennings
1998
Film
Baby Brokers
Polly O'Neill
1994
Film
I'm Through with White Girls
Hester
2007
Film
I'm Through with White Girls
James Evans
2007