Esther Scott
Acting • Born 1953-04-13 – Died 2020-02-14
Biography
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
55 credits
The Innocent
Movie • 1994
Nurse Superindendent
Out to Sea
Movie • 1997
Maria
I'm Through with White Girls
Movie • 2007
Hester
I'm Through with White Girls
Movie • 2007
James Evans
October 22
Movie • 1998
Mrs. Jennings
A Christmas Memory
Movie • 1997
Anna Stabler
Dreamgirls
Movie • 2006
Aunt Ethel
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
Movie • 1992
Older Nurse
The Birth of a Nation
Movie • 2016
Bridget Turner
One Eight Seven
Movie • 1997
Mrs. Ford
Serial Killing 101
Movie • 1998
Mrs. Lindon
The Pursuit of Happyness
Movie • 2006
Shelter Worker
McBride: Semper Fi
Movie • 2007
Glynnis Jackson
The Kid
Movie • 2000
Clarissa
Species
Movie • 1995
Female Conductor
Baby Brokers
Movie • 1994
Polly O'Neill
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Movie • 2002
Judge
Encino Man
Movie • 1992
Mrs. Mackey
Fun with Dick and Jane
Movie • 2005
Disgruntled KostMart Customer
Transformers
Movie • 2007
Glen's Grandmother
The Craft
Movie • 1996
Nurse
Senseless
Movie • 1998
Denise Witherspoon
Gangster Squad
Movie • 2013
Letty
Boyz n the Hood
Movie • 1991
Tisha's Grandmother
Illegal in Blue
Movie • 1995
Records Clerk
The Low Life
Movie • 1995
Mrs. Raymond
Less than Perfect
TV • 2002
Interviewer
Martin
TV • 1992
Patron #6
The Geena Davis Show
TV • 2000
Gladys
The Division
TV • 2001
Mrs. Ward
Beverly Hills, 90210
TV • 1990
Connie
Brimstone
TV • 1998
Snake Expert
Monk
TV • 2002
Delores
Smart Guy
TV • 1997
Verla Mae Tibbs
The Wayans Bros.
TV • 1995
The ER Nurse
Girlfriends
TV • 2000
Selma
Sister, Sister
TV • 1994
Mattie
Ewoks
TV • 1985
Shodu (voice)
City Guys
TV • 1997
The Steve Harvey Show
TV • 1996
Auntie Pearl
The King of Queens
TV • 1998
Clara
Party of Five
TV • 1994
Mrs. Hughes
Full House
TV • 1987
Becker
TV • 1998
Marge
Melrose Place
TV • 1992
Nurse
7th Heaven
TV • 1996
Ms. Mason
Family Law
TV • 1999
Extant
TV • 2014
Esther Wimberley
The Mentalist
TV • 2008
Darla
ER
TV • 1994
Mrs. Sanberry
Hart of Dixie
TV • 2011
Old Lady
Hart of Dixie
TV • 2011
Delma Warner
Strong Medicine
TV • 2000
Oleta Edwards
Ellen
TV • 1994
Ruby
Four Kings
TV • 2006
Sheila