Acting credits
33
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
LaWanda Page
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 14Series: 19
TMDB ID: 1187321
IMDb ID: nm0656250
Known for: Acting
Born: October 18, 1920
Died: September 13, 2002
Age: 81
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1972 - 1996
Years active: 25
Average TMDB rating: 6.53
Wikidata: Q3206291
Also known as
Alberta Richmond
Biography
LaWanda Page (born Alberta Richmond; October 19, 1920 – September 14, 2002) was an American actress, comedian, and dancer whose career spanned six decades. Crowned "The Queen of Comedy" or "The Black Queen of Comedy", Page melded blue humor, signifyin', and observational comedy to jokes about sexuality, race relations, African-American culture, and religion. She released five solo albums, including the 1977 gold-selling Watch It, Sucker!. She also collaborated on two albums with comedy group Skillet, Leroy & Co. As an actress, Page is best known for portraying the Bible-toting and sharp-tongued "Aunt" Esther Anderson in the popular television sitcom Sanford and Son, which originally aired from 1972 until 1977. Page later reprised this role in the short-lived television shows Sanford Arms (1976–1977) and Sanford (1980–1981). She also co-starred in the 1979 short-lived series Detective School. Throughout her career, Page advocated for fair pay and equal opportunities for Black performers.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with LaWanda Page.
7.0
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
as Old School's Mom
1996 Movie
7.1
Friday
as Old Lady
1995 Movie
The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder
as Self
1994 Movie
5.8
The Meteor Man
as Old Nurse
1993 Movie
6.0
CB4
as Grandma
1993 Movie
5.4
Shakes the Clown
as Female Clown Barfly
1991 Movie
4.5
Talkin' Dirty After Dark
as Angel / Devil
1991 Movie
6.1
My Blue Heaven
as Hotel Maid
1990 Movie
Women Tell the Dirtiest Jokes
1985 Movie
5.0
Mausoleum
as Elsie
1983 Movie
2.4
Good-bye Cruel World
as Wilma
1982 Movie
5.2
Zapped!
as Mrs. Jones
1982 Movie
7.0
The Richard Pryor Special?
as Sister Mabel Williams
1977 Movie
Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model?
as Erna
1977 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with LaWanda Page.
7.3
The Parent 'Hood
1 eps
1995 Series
7.6
Martin
as Evelyn Porter • 4 eps
1992 Series
6.9
Dream On
as Eddie's Grandmother • 2 eps
1990 Series
6.8
Family Matters
as Elmerita Puckerwood • 1 eps
1989 Series
7.5
Amazing Stories
as Aunt Esther • 1 eps
1985 Series
6.7
227
1 eps
1985 Series
7.0
Sanford
as Esther Anderson • 26 eps
1980 Series
5.0
B.A.D. Cats
8 eps
1980 Series
5.5
Detective School
23 eps
1979 Series
4.8
Brothers and Sisters
as Hattie • 1 eps
1979 Series
7.1
Diff'rent Strokes
1 eps
1978 Series
6.3
The Love Boat
as Stella Marshall • 1 eps
1977 Series
7.5
Sanford Arms
as Aunt Esther Anderson • 8 eps
1977 Series
The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour
1 eps
1977 Series
6.3
The Richard Pryor Show
5 eps
1977 Series
7.3
Starsky & Hutch
as Lady Bessie • 1 eps
1975 Series
6.7
Dinah!
as Self • 1 eps
1974 Series
5.4
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self • 2 eps
1973 Series
7.4
Sanford and Son
as Aunt Esther Anderson • 48 eps
1972 Series