- Date de naissance
- Date de décès2 décembre 1995 · Los Angeles, Californie, États-Unis (cancer du sein)
- Nom de naissanceRoxie Albertha Roker
- Roxie Roker est née le 28 août 1929 en Floride, États-Unis. Elle était actrice. Elle est connue pour The Jeffersons (1975), ABC Afterschool Specials (1972) et L'île fantastique (1977). Elle était mariée à Sy Kravitz. Elle est morte le 2 décembre 1995 en Californie, États-Unis.
- ConjointSy Kravitz(1963 - 1985) (divorcé, 1 enfant)
- EnfantsLaurie KravitzTedi Kravitz
- ParentsBessie MitchellAlbert Hubert Roker
- ProchesAl Roker(Cousin)Renny Roker(Sibling)Zoë Kravitz(Grandchild)
- Mother of rock star Lenny Kravitz
- Cousin of Al Roker, with whose father, Albert Roker, he shares a given first name.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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