Roxie Roker Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Roxie Albertha Roker (August 28, 1929 – December 2, 1995) was an American actress, best known for her role as Helen Willis on the sitcom The Jeffersons, half of the first interracial couple to be shown on regular prime time television.
Full Name
Roxie Roker
Net Worth
$11 Million
Date Of Birth
August 28, 1929
Died
December 2, 1995, Los Angeles, California, United States
Death Cause
Breast Cancer
Place Of Birth
Miami, Florida, USA
Profession
Actor
Education
Howard University
Nationality
American
Spouse
Sy Kravitz
Children
Lenny Kravitz
Parents
Bessie Roker, Albert Roker
Nicknames
Roxie Roker, Roker, Roxie
IMDB
Awards
Obie Award for Performance
Nominations
Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play
Movies
Claudine, Amazon Women on the Moon, Penny Ante: The Motion Picture
She died at 2 minutes after midnight on December 2, 1995. Lenny Kravitz's daughter Zoë Kravitz's birthday is December 1. The family grew concerned that Zoe's grandmother would die on her birthday and the family did not want to commemorate the death of Lenny's mother on the same day as his daughter's birthday.
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Studied at the Shakespeare Institute in Stratford-upon-Avon, England.
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Son Lenny Kravitz wrote the song "Thinking of You" after her departure. In the video, he was singing behind a photo of the mother, when young.
Was nominated for Broadway's 1974 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Dramatic) for "The River Niger."
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Roxie once hosted a local community television show in the late 60s
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As wife "Helen Willis" on The Jeffersons (1975), she and white actor Franklin Cover broke barriers by becoming the first Caucasian-African-American married couple on prime-time TV.
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Received her BFA from Howard University and was an active member in the Howard Players. She later became a member of the Negro Ensemble Company in New York.
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She was born in Miami and raised in Brooklyn. Her mother, Bessie (Mitchell), was African-American, from Georgia, and her father, Albert Hubert Roker, was an Afro-Bahamian emigrant, originally from Nassau.
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A children's advocate, her service included being a board member of the Inter Agency Council on Child Abuse and Neglect. She earned two citations from the Los Angeles City Council for her work.
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When she auditioned for her role in The Jeffersons (1975), the producer mentioned to her that he wasn't sure she looked believable as a African-American woman married to a white man. In response, she produced a family picture with her husband who was white. As a result, she was immediately cast.
