LaWanda Page
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 18, 1920
- Died
- September 13, 2002 (aged 81)
Biography
LaWanda Page (born Alberta Richmond; October 19, 1920 – September 14, 2002) was an American actress, comedian, and dancer whose career spanned six decades. Crowned "The Queen of Comedy" or "The Black Queen of Comedy", Page melded blue humor, signifyin', and observational comedy to jokes about sexuality, race relations, African-American culture, and religion. She released five solo albums, including the 1977 gold-selling Watch It, Sucker!. She also collaborated on two albums with comedy group Skillet, Leroy & Co. As an actress, Page is best known for portraying the Bible-toting and sharp-tongued "Aunt" Esther Anderson in the popular television sitcom Sanford and Son, which originally aired from 1972 until 1977. Page later reprised this role in the short-lived television shows Sanford Arms (1976–1977) and Sanford (1980–1981). She also co-starred in the 1979 short-lived series Detective School. Throughout her career, Page advocated for fair pay and equal opportunities for Black performers.
Known For
Filmography
Amazing Stories: The Movie III
Movie · as Aunt Esther Anderson
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
Movie · as Old School's Mom
Friday
Movie · as Old Lady
The Parent 'Hood
TV · 1 ep
The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder
Movie · as Self
CB4
Movie · as Grandma
The Meteor Man
Movie · as Old Nurse
Martin
TV · as Evelyn Porter · 4 eps
Shakes the Clown
Movie · as Female Clown Barfly
Talkin' Dirty After Dark
Movie · as Angel / Devil
My Blue Heaven
Movie · as Hotel Maid
Dream On
TV · as Eddie's Grandmother · 2 eps
Family Matters
TV · as Elmerita Puckerwood · 1 ep
Women Tell the Dirtiest Jokes
Movie
Amazing Stories
TV · as Aunt Esther · 1 ep
227
TV · 1 ep
Mausoleum
Movie · as Elsie
Good-bye Cruel World
Movie · as Wilma
Zapped!
Movie · as Mrs. Jones
Good Evening, Captain
Movie · as Self
B.A.D. Cats
TV · 8 eps
Sanford
TV · as Esther Anderson · 26 eps
Brothers and Sisters
TV · as Hattie · 1 ep
Detective School
TV · 23 eps
Diff'rent Strokes
TV · 1 ep
The Richard Pryor Special?
Movie · as Sister Mabel Williams
Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model?
Movie · as Erna
The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour
TV · 1 ep
The Love Boat
TV · as Stella Marshall · 1 ep
The Richard Pryor Show
TV · 5 eps
Sanford Arms
TV · as Aunt Esther Anderson · 8 eps
Starsky & Hutch
TV · as Lady Bessie, Mrs. Swayder · 1 ep
Dinah!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Sanford and Son
TV · as Aunt Esther Anderson · 48 eps