Roxie Roker – Height, Weight, Age, Movies & Family – Biography

The real name of Roxie Roker is Roxie Alberta Roker was born on 28th August 1929 and died on 2nd December 1995. She is an American actress who performed in “The Jefferson”, a CBS sitcom that was telecasted between 1975 to 1985. She is the mother of Lenny Kravitz, a rock musician as well as a paternal grandmother of Zoe Kravitz actress. From her college days, Roxie featured in several productions. After she appeared in many Broadway plays, she finally acted in full-time as an actress. With television shows and movies, she also did plenty of community work. Roxie worked on eradicating child abuse as well as neglect. She gave her hand during a time of racism was deeply prevalent.

Roxie Roker – Height, Weight, Age, Movies & Family – Biography

Roxie Roker Childhood Accomplishments

Roxie Roker was born in Miami, Florida, and brought up in New York. Roxie spent her childhood days in New York and then switched to Washington DC because of her higher studies. Roxie’s parents are Bessie from Georgia and Albert Hubert Roker from the Bahamas. Her mother Bessie was an African – American, on the other hand, and her father Albert was an Afri- Bahamian. Roxie came from a very poor family where her father worked as a porter and her mother did a domestic worker job. She attended Washington DC Howard University to earn a Fine Arts degree. She pursued her degree in the year 1952.

During her college, Roxie became a part of many productions. Also a Howard Players member and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc member. Later she studied at the Shakespeare Institute in England. After her graduation, she went to New York in order to pursue an acting career and also to support herself. She began her professional acting career with the help of Negro Ensemble Company, in which she worked as a successful stage performer.

Roxie Roker Awards and achievements:

Obie Award has been received by Roxie Roker in 1974 from the Village Voice.

She won the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Award in the genre of Best Actress for the sitcom “The Jeffersons” in 1978.

In 1974, She has got nominated for Broadway’s Tony Award for the movie “The River Niger”.

Best known for

Rookie Roker is well known for her roles as “Ododo” and “Rosalee Pritchard”. She has received very good reviews from the audience.

Her role as “Matie Williams” in the “The Niger River” was greatly appreciated by the people and even gained a few awards as well as achievements for her excellent performance

Roxie Roker Body Measurements

Height	5 ft 7 in or 170 cm
Weight	56 kg or 123.5 lbs
Eyes Color	Dark Brown
Hair Color	Dark Brown
Natural Breasts or Implants	Natural

Interesting Facts about Roxie Roker

• Roxie Roker shared a picture with her son Lenny Kravitz
• Lenny Kravitz released a picture of her mom and wished her a Happy mother’s day
• The amazing Roxie had a wonderful smile
• Roxie Roker had placed in Amazing vintage photos of past generation Black celebrities
• She has given a publicity shot for the show “The Jeffersons”
• Roxie Roker looking fantastic as always

Roxie Roker Personal Info

Full Name	Roxie Albertha Roker
Nickname	Roxie
Occupation	Actress, Television Personality, News Anchor
Religion	–
Date of Birth	28 August 1929
Date of Death	2 December 1995
Birthplace	Miami, Florida, United States
Zodiac Sign	Virgo
Father Name	Albert Roker
Mother Name	Bessie Mitchell
Spouse	Sy Kravitz (m. 1962–1985)
Children	Lenny Kravitz

Pre relationship of Roxie Roker

Roxie was married to Sy Kravitz, a television producer in 1962. Like her Helen Wills character in “The Jefferson”. She married a white man. This couple had a son named Lenny Kravitz, singer, songwriter, and actor who was born on 26th May 1964 and they got a divorce in 1985.

Roxie Roker Career

• When Roxie reached New York, she received an offer from NBC’s New York office and she never stopped performing in several Broadway plays.
• She has done off-Broadway shows and played Jean Genet in “The Blacks”. She continued her performance in different plays until she obtained her first Broadway role.
• Roxie has performed in “The Niger River”, and has been appreciated by many audiences
• She worked on WNEW-TV as a reporter in New York. Roxie also hosted a show called “Inside Bedford -Stuyvesant”. Through this show, she had taken a deal of many events in the place of Brooklyn and its surrounding area.
• “The Jeffersons” is the second longest-running American sitcom in which she has played a memorable character in it.
• In the year 1974, she done a minor role in “Claudine”, an American movie where she played the role of Mrs. Winston.
• She also appeared in the film ” Amazon Women on the Moon”, a science fiction movie in 1987.

Roxie Roker Family and personal life

Roxie was a hard worker and successful American actress who worked in different domains. She married Sy Kravitz and had one son. She lived for 66 years and died because of breast cancer in 1995. At that time, she was 5 feet 7 inches tall and 56 kgs in weight. She is a renowned actress, television as well as news anchor. Not only does she love her profession but also loved to do community service. Her actress works are well celebrated and also recognized by most people even after her death.

Roxie Roker Movies List

• 1974 – Change at 125th Street, Claudine
• 1975,85 – The Jeffersons
• 1977 – Roots, Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
• 1979 – $weepstake$, The Bermuda Triangle
• 1982 – Fantasy Island
• 1983 – Making of a Male Model
• 1983,87 – ABC Afterschool Specials
• 1987 – Amazon Women on the Moon
• 1990 – Penny Ante: The Motion Picture

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