Acting · Queens, New York City, New York, USA · Born April 13, 1953
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).
MovieThe Birth of a Nation
2016
as Bridget Turner
TVExtant
2014
as Esther Wimberley
MovieGangster Squad
2013
as Letty
TVHart of Dixie
2011
as Old Lady
TVThe Mentalist
2008
as Darla
MovieTransformers
2007
as Glen's Grandmother
MovieI'm Through with White Girls
2007
as Hester
MovieMcBride: Semper Fi
2007
as Glynnis Jackson
MovieDreamgirls
2006
as Aunt Ethel
MovieThe Pursuit of Happyness
2006
as Shelter Worker
TVFour Kings
2006
as Sheila
MovieFun with Dick and Jane
2005
as Disgruntled KostMart Customer
TVLess than Perfect
2002
as Interviewer
MovieAustin Powers in Goldmember
2002
as Judge
TVMonk
2002
as Delores
TVThe Division
2001
as Mrs. Ward
TVThe Geena Davis Show
2000
as Gladys
TVGirlfriends
2000
as Selma
TVStrong Medicine
2000
as Oleta Edwards
MovieThe Kid
2000
as Clarissa
TVFamily Law
1999
MovieOctober 22
1998
as Mrs. Jennings
TVBecker
1998
as Marge
TVBrimstone
1998
as Snake Expert
TVThe King of Queens
1998
as Clara
MovieSerial Killing 101
1998
as Mrs. Lindon
MovieSenseless
1998
as Denise Witherspoon
MovieA Christmas Memory
1997
as Anna Stabler
TVCity Guys
1997
MovieOne Eight Seven
1997
as Mrs. Ford
MovieOut to Sea
1997
as Maria
TVSmart Guy
1997
as Verla Mae Tibbs
TV7th Heaven
1996
as Ms. Mason
TVThe Steve Harvey Show
1996
as Auntie Pearl
MovieThe Craft
1996
as Nurse
MovieThe Low Life
1995
as Mrs. Raymond
MovieIllegal in Blue
1995
as Records Clerk
MovieSpecies
1995
as Female Conductor
TVThe Wayans Bros.
1995
as The ER Nurse
MovieThe Innocent
1994
as Nurse Superindendent
TVER
1994
as Mrs. Sanberry
TVParty of Five
1994
as Mrs. Hughes
TVSister, Sister
1994
as Mattie
TVEllen
1994
as Ruby
MovieBaby Brokers
1994
as Polly O'Neill
TVMartin
1992
as Patron #6
TVMelrose Place
1992
as Nurse
MovieEncino Man
1992
as Mrs. Mackey
MovieSomething to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
1992
as Older Nurse
MovieBoyz n the Hood
1991
as Tisha's Grandmother
TVBeverly Hills, 90210
1990
as Connie
TVFull House
1987
TVEwoks
1985
as Shodu (voice)
