Esther Rolle

John Amos on being cast as "James Evans" and working with Esther Rolle on Good Times

Beatrice Arthur on working with Esther Rolle as "Florida Evans" on Maude

Maude director Hal Cooper on the Maude spinoff Good Times

Rue McClanahan on working with the supporting cast of Maude, including Adrienne Barbeau, Esther Rolle, Conrad Bain, and Hermione Baddeley

Rita Riggs on working with Esther Rolle as "Florida Evans" on Maude and Good Times

Rita Riggs designing clothes for Esther Rolle as "Florida Evans" on Good Times

Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf on Esther Rolle's roll on Maude and why she left the show

Jack Shea on the cast of Good Times - Esther Rolle

Jack Shea on the cast of Good Times - Esther Rolle

John Singleton on working with Esther Rolle on "Rosewood"

George Sunga on producing Good Times

Jimmie Walker on working with Esther Rolle as "Florida Evans" and John Amos as "James Evans" on Good Times, and on the lack of unity among the cast

Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf on Esther Rolle's roll on Maude and why she left the show