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  1. Rosetta LeNoire (born Rosetta Olive Burton; August 8, 1911 – March 17, 2002) was an American stage, film, and television actress. She was known to contemporary audiences for her work in television.

  2. Born Rosetta Olive Barton, Rosetta LeNoire was the goddaughter of famed tap dancer "Bojangles" Bill Robinson. She was in the landmark all-black version of "Macbeth," directed by Orson Welles in the 1930s. Former president Bill Clinton presented her with the National Medal of the Arts in 1999.

  3. Mar 20, 2002 · Rosetta LeNoire, a theatrical producer and a pioneer of nontraditional casting who also played the sweet, all-knowing Mother Winslow on the television show ''Family Matters,'' died on Sunday in...

  4. Nov 20, 2021 · Who is Rosetta LeNoire? Rosetta LeNoire was an American stage, movie, and television actress born in New York City on 8 August 1911. She is a veteran personality in the entertainment field. LeNoire died at 90 in 2002. Rosetta started her career as a chorus girl working alongside her godfather, Bill “B ojangles” Robinson when she ...

  5. Jan 1, 2024 · Welcome to the silver screen wonderland of Classic Hollywood, where we celebrate the incomparable Rosetta LeNoire! 🌟Through triumphs and challenges, Rosetta...

  6. Rosetta LeNoire. Actress: Family Matters. Born Rosetta Olive Barton, Rosetta LeNoire was the goddaughter of famed tap dancer "Bojangles" Bill Robinson. She was in the landmark all-black version of "Macbeth," directed by Orson Welles in the 1930s.

  7. Mar 20, 2002 · Rosetta LeNoire, who surmounted tremendous physical hardships and racism during a seven-decade career as an actress and theatrical producer, died after a long illness Sunday at a hospital in ...

  8. Rosetta LeNoire, the African-American actress singer-dancer who founded Off-Broadway's AMAS Musical Theatre and championed the idea of nontraditional casting, died March 17 at the age of...

  9. Rosetta LeNoire (born Rosetta Olive Burton; August 8, 1911 – March 17, 2002) was an American stage, film, and television actress. She was known to contemporary audiences for her work in television.

  10. Mar 17, 2002 · Rosetta LeNoire (August 8, 1911 - March 17, 2002) was an American stage, screen, and television actress, as well as a Broadway producer and casting agent. As a young girl LeNoire suffered from rickets, which her godfather, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, helped her overcome by teaching her to dance.