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La
Wanda Page
Preach On, Sister, Preach On!
Adam And Eve /
Methuselah / Moses / Joshua / Sampson And
Delilah / David And Goliath / Elijah /
Jeremiah / John The Baptist / Paul / Sister
Bessie / Brother Harold ... plus 5 more
tracks!! |
A comedienne turned
actress who rose to fame as outspoken bible-thumper
Aunt Ester in Redd Foxx's hit sitcom Sanford and
Son, LaWanda Page performed with such other famous
contemporaries as Richard Pryor and Rudy Ray Moore
before finding success on the small screen. A native
of Cleveland who grew up in St. Louis, Page first
hit the stage as an exotic dancer and chorus girl
billed "the Bronze Goddess of Fire" (due to her
penchant for playing with fire on-stage) before
fully realizing her talents as a standup comic.
Subsequently approached by Foxx to star in Sanford
and Son, Page tickled television viewers' funny
bones with her memorable role as Foxx's aggressively
religious sister-in-law in the original series'
spin-off The Sanford Arms, and the 1980 revival
Sanford. Throughout the 1980s and '90s, Page crafted
a feature-film career with minor roles in such
comedies as Zapped! (1982), My Blue Heaven (1990),
Friday (1995), and Don't Be a Menace to South
Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
(1996). Always retaining her fiery approach to
comedy, Page also performed on-stage in productions
of The Inquest of Sam Cooke and Take It to the
Lord...Or Else. On September 14, 2002, LaWanda Page
died from complications of diabetes in Los Angeles,
CA. She was 81. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
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