Esther Scott
Acting
1953-04-13 · Queens, New York City, New York, USA
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
The Birth of a Nation
2016 · Movie
Extant
2014 · Series
Gangster Squad
2013 · Movie
Hart of Dixie
2011 · Series
The Mentalist
2008 · Series
Transformers
2007 · Movie
I'm Through with White Girls
2007 · Movie
McBride: Semper Fi
2007 · Movie
Dreamgirls
2006 · Movie
The Pursuit of Happyness
2006 · Movie
Four Kings
2006 · Series
Fun with Dick and Jane
2005 · Movie
Less than Perfect
2002 · Series
Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002 · Movie
Monk
2002 · Series
The Division
2001 · Series
The Geena Davis Show
2000 · Series
Girlfriends
2000 · Series
Strong Medicine
2000 · Series
The Kid
2000 · Movie
Family Law
1999 · Series
October 22
1998 · Movie
Becker
1998 · Series
Brimstone
1998 · Series
The King of Queens
1998 · Series
Serial Killing 101
1998 · Movie
Senseless
1998 · Movie
A Christmas Memory
1997 · Movie
City Guys
1997 · Series
One Eight Seven
1997 · Movie
Out to Sea
1997 · Movie
Smart Guy
1997 · Series
7th Heaven
1996 · Series
The Steve Harvey Show
1996 · Series
The Craft
1996 · Movie
The Low Life
1995 · Movie
Illegal in Blue
1995 · Movie
Species
1995 · Movie
The Wayans Bros.
1995 · Series
The Innocent
1994 · Movie
ER
1994 · Series
Party of Five
1994 · Series
Sister, Sister
1994 · Series
Ellen
1994 · Series
Baby Brokers
1994 · Movie
Martin
1992 · Series
Melrose Place
1992 · Series
Encino Man
1992 · Movie
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
1992 · Movie
Boyz n the Hood
1991 · Movie
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990 · Series
Full House
1987 · Series
Ewoks
1985 · Series