LaWanda Page

LaWanda Page

LaWanda Page (born Alberta Richmond; October 19, 1920 – September 14, 2002) was an American actress, comedian, and dancer whose career spanned six decades. Crowned "The Queen of Comedy" or "The Black Queen of Comedy", Page melded blue humor, signifyin', and observational comedy to jokes about sexuality, race relations, African-American culture, and religion. She released five solo albums, including the 1977 gold-selling Watch It, Sucker!. She also collaborated on two albums with comedy group Skillet, Leroy & Co. As an actress, Page is best known for portraying the Bible-toting and sharp-tongued "Aunt" Esther Anderson in the popular television sitcom Sanford and Son, which originally aired from 1972 until 1977. Page later reprised this role in the short-lived television shows Sanford Arms (1976–1977) and Sanford (1980–1981). She also co-starred in the 1979 short-lived series Detective School. Throughout her career, Page advocated for fair pay and equal opportunities for Black performers.

  • Title: LaWanda Page
  • Popularity: 5.136
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1920-10-18
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  • Also Known As: Alberta Richmond
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LaWanda Page Movies

  • 1991
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    Shakes the Clown

    Shakes the Clown

    5.4 1991 HD

    Shakes plods about his duties as party clown, and uses all of his free time getting seriously drunk. Binky, another clown, wins the spot on a local...

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  • 1995
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    Friday

    Friday

    7.2 1995 HD

    Craig and Smokey are two guys in Los Angeles hanging out on their porch on a Friday afternoon, smoking and drinking, looking for something to do.

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  • 1983
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    Good-bye Cruel World

    Good-bye Cruel World

    3.3 1983 HD

    The story involves newscaster Rodney Pointsetter (Shawn) who is so depressed between his job and his family that he tries to make a film about his...

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  • 1990
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    My Blue Heaven

    My Blue Heaven

    6.064 1990 HD

    FBI agent Barney Coopersmith is assigned to protect former Mafia figure turned informant Vincent Antonelli. In the witness protection program one is...

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  • 1993
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    CB4

    CB4

    5.967 1993 HD

    A "rockumentary", covering the rise to fame of MC Gusto, Stab Master Arson, and Dead Mike: members of the rap group "CB4". We soon learn that these...

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  • 1977
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    The Richard Pryor Special?

    The Richard Pryor Special?

    6.75 1977 HD

    Richard Pryor wanders around the NBC Studio, encountering various eccentrics. Meanwhile, the Reverend James L. White, the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin...

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  • 1982
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    Zapped!

    Zapped!

    5.175 1982 HD

    Peyton and Barney are fun loving high school students working on a science project with white mice. When one of the mice begins to move food toward...

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  • 1983
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    Mausoleum

    Mausoleum

    5.023 1983 HD

    By way of an unnatural urge during her Mother's funeral, Susan enters her family's mausoleum, which unleashes an evil presence to lurk inside of her.

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  • 1994
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    The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder

    The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder

    1 1994 HD

    Rudy Ray Moore tells all as only he can in this all-new retrospective legendary career. From his humble beginnings to his crowning as "King of the...

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  • 1985
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    Women Tell the Dirtiest Jokes

    Women Tell the Dirtiest Jokes

    1 1985 HD

    All female hardcore stand-up comedy special.

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  • 1977
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    The Complete Richard Pryor Roast

    The Complete Richard Pryor Roast

    1 1977 HD

    Unaired roast of Richard Pryor by the cast of The Richard Pryor Show including Robin Williams (Good Will Hunting, Dead Poets Society), Sandra...

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  • 1977
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    Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model?

    Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model?

    1 1977 HD

    A female private detective goes undercover as a porno actress to find a millionaire's missing daughter.

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  • 1993
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    The Meteor Man

    The Meteor Man

    5.754 1993 HD

    One night Jefferson Reed gets hit in the chest by a souped-up chunk of meteor. So he can fly, but he's scared of heights. He can master the...

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  • 1996
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    Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood

    Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood

    7.023 1996 HD

    When Ashtray moves to South Central L.A. to live with his father (who appears to be the same age he is) and grandmother (who likes to talk tough and...

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  • 1985
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    Amazing Stories

    Amazing Stories

    7.454 1985 HD

    A truly amazing, fantastical, science fiction, funny and odd, and sometimes scary, sad and endearing anthology series presented by Steven Spielberg...

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  • 1977
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    The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour

    The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour

    1 1977 HD

    The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour was a ABC produced variety show hosted by Redd Foxx (John Elroy Sanford) following his hit sitcom Sanford and Son. It...

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  • 1972
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    Sanford and Son

    Sanford and Son

    7.442 1972 HD

    The misadventures of a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son.

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  • 1975
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    Starsky & Hutch

    Starsky & Hutch

    7.224 1975 HD

    Streetwise Detective David Starsky partners up with a more intellectual partner, Kenneth 'Hutch' Hutchinson, to protect citizens and patrol the...

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  • 1995
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    The Parent 'Hood

    The Parent 'Hood

    7.2 1995 HD

    The Parent 'Hood is an American sitcom that aired on The WB airing from January 18, 1995 to July 25, 1999. The series starred Robert Townsend and...

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  • 1989
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    Family Matters

    Family Matters

    6.7 1989 HD

    A long-running dramedy centering on the Winslow family, a middle-class African American family living in Chicago, and their pesky next-door neighbor,...

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  • 1992
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    Martin

    Martin

    7.671 1992 HD

    Sassy sitcom centering on radio and television personality Martin Payne. Series focuses on his romantic relationship with girlfriend Gina, her best...

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  • 1974
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    Dinah!

    Dinah!

    6.5 1974 HD

    Dinah's show premiered 9 September 1974 and continued through to 4 September 1981. She started out the 70's with Dinah's Place which usually featured...

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  • 1977
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    The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

    6.3 1977 HD

    Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or mysterious countries, decide to pass their vacation...

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  • 1977
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    Sanford Arms

    Sanford Arms

    5 1977 HD

    Sanford Arms is an American sitcom that aired from September to October 1977 on NBC. The series is an attempted continuation of the sitcom Sanford...

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  • 1979
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    Brothers and Sisters

    Brothers and Sisters

    5.5 1979 HD

    Brothers and Sisters is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from January to April 1979. The series attempted to capitalize on the success of the...

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  • 1980
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    Sanford

    Sanford

    5.5 1980 HD

    Redd Foxx isn’t done scheming and wise-cracking in the spin-off to one of America's most beloved sitcoms.

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  • 1978
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    Diff'rent Strokes

    Diff'rent Strokes

    7.026 1978 HD

    The series stars Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackson, two African American boys from Harlem who are taken in by a rich white...

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  • 1977
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    The Richard Pryor Show

    The Richard Pryor Show

    6 1977 HD

    The Richard Pryor Show is an American comedy variety series starring Richard Pryor. It premiered on NBC on Tuesday, September 13, 1977 at 8 p.m....

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  • 1985
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    227

    227

    6.7 1985 HD

    A housewife sits on the stoop of her apartment building in a black neighborhood of Washington, D.C., and discusses all manner of things with her...

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  • 1980
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    B.A.D. Cats

    B.A.D. Cats

    5 1980 HD

    B.A.D. Cats is an American action/police drama that aired on ABC from January until February 1980 on Friday nights at 8 PM Eastern time. The series...

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  • 1990
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    Dream On

    Dream On

    6.9 1990 HD

    The family life, romantic life, and career of Martin Tupper, a divorced New York City book editor. The show distinctively interjected clips from...

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  • 1979
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    Detective School

    Detective School

    5.5 1979 HD

    Detective School is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC for four months in 1979, for a total of 13 episodes. The show was about an...

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  • 1973
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    The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

    The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

    5.3 1973 HD

    The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts is a NBC television special show hosted by entertainer Dean Martin from 1974 to 1984. For a series of 54 specials...

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