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Roxie Roker

(1929–1995) Actor

7 quotes in 39 categories

Roxie Roker was an actor.

Quick Facts About Roxie Roker

Born: August 28, 1929
Died: December 2, 1995
Profession: Actor

About Roxie Roker

[Wikidata] Bahamian–American actress (1929-1995)... | [Wikipedia] Roxie Albertha Roker was an American actress. She was best known for her portrayal of Helen Willis on the CBS sitcom The Jeffersons. In 1973, she performed as Mattie Williams in the Broadway play The River Niger, and was nominated for Best Featured Actress in a Play at the 28th Tony Awards. Roker is

Quotes by Roxie Roker

I wish there was more for minorities than sitcoms. I'd like to see a soap opera about blacks. People don't live in…

Isolation

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I was very much a part of the civil rights era, so, of course, my fantasy was to marry some outstanding black…

Black people

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I was raised in a very, very loving household. I had quite unusual parents, and my father has always been my hero.

Family

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Black people are achievers; we're survivors.

Achievers

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They were looking for someone to play the neighbor of the Jeffersons. I thought it would be a nice trip to Los…

Looking

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I don't like that putdown: that when you're trying to achieve, you're trying to be white. That makes me mad.

Achieve

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I felt Helen Willis was in tune with the situation of a black woman married to a white man, and she had…

Being

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