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Roxie Roker. 1929-1995. Actress. Roxie Roker was a stage and television actress best known for her portrayal of Helen Willis on the hit television series The Jeffersons, in which Roker and actor Franklin Cover portrayed the first interracial married couple on primetime television. A Miami native, Roker spent most of her young life in Brooklyn, New York, where she became an accomplished stage ...
5 de feb. de 2024 · Lenny Kravitz's mother, Roxie Roker, was an actress most famous for 'The Jeffersons,' while his father, Sy Kravitz, was a producer for NBC. Lenny Kravitz is the son of two Hollywood powerhouses ...
13 de sept. de 2018 · Zoe Kravitz comes from a line of change-makers -- her parents, Lisa Bonet and Lenny Kravitz, as well as her grandmother Roxie Roker have all defied stereotypes. In the October issue of Harper's Bazaar, the 29-year-old actress opened up to her "Big Little Lies" co-star Reese Witherspoon about carrying on her family legacy of breaking barriers.
Roxie Roker era la madre del musicista Lenny Kravitz (il quale le dedicò il brano Thinking of You) e la nonna di Zoë Kravitz, ed è stata la suocera di Lisa Bonet. Morì il 2 dicembre 1995 a Los Angeles, a causa di un cancro al seno, all'età di 66 anni. Alla morte della madre Lenny Kravitz fa riferimento anche nel brano Johnny Cash.
Née à Miami, Roxie Roker a grandi à New York, dans le quartier de Brooklyn. Elle fit ses études à l'Université d'Howard où elle prit des cours d'art dramatique. Elle commença sa carrière artistique professionnelle avec le Negro Ensemble Company et devint une comédienne réputée. Elle gagna un Obie Award en 1973 et fut nommée pour un ...
Roxie Albertha Roker (August 28, 1929 – December 2, 1995) was an American actress, best known for her groundbreaking role as Helen Willis on the The Jeffersons, half of the first interracial couple to be shown on regular prime time television. She is the mother of musician Lenny Kravitz, the grandmother of actress Zoë Kravitz and the cousin of NBC's Today Show's Al Roker.
6 de dic. de 1995 · Roxie Roker, a star of the long-running CBS television series "The Jeffersons," died on Saturday, her publicity agent said. She was 66. Her family, including her son, Lenny Kravitz, the rock ...
