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Roxie Roker

Roxie Roker

Acting Born: August 28, 1929 • 66 years old (deceased)

Biography

Roxie Albertha Roker was an American actress who portrayed Helen Willis on the CBS sitcom The Jeffersons, half of the first interracial couple to be shown on regular prime time television. Roker is the mother of rock musician Lenny Kravitz and paternal grandmother of actress Zoë Kravitz.

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Known For

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as Jennifer Bryce

A Different World

A Different World

as Dean Barksdale

Cagney & Lacey

Cagney & Lacey

All in the Family

All in the Family

as Helen Willis

Kojak

Kojak

as Carol Lessonbee

The Jeffersons

The Jeffersons

as Helen Woodroow Willis

Punky Brewster

Punky Brewster

as Judge J.F. Taylor

227

227

Roots

Roots

as Malizy

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper

as Mrs. Russell

Amazon Women on the Moon

Amazon Women on the Moon

as Female Republican (segment "Blacks Without Soul")

Claudine

Claudine

as Mrs. Winston

Cosmic Slop

Cosmic Slop

as (segment 'Space Traders')

The Bermuda Triangle

The Bermuda Triangle

as Bohamiar Radio Operator

Making of a Male Model

Making of a Male Model

as Madge Davis

Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid

Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid

as Mrs. Peoples

The Day My Kid Went Punk

The Day My Kid Went Punk

as Phyllis Brooks