LaWanda Page
Birthday
1920/10/18
Day of death
2002/09/13 (81 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Also know as
Alberta Richmond
Biography
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 S...Read more
Acting
(1991) Shakes the Clown
as Female Clown Barfly
(1995) Friday
as Old Lady
(1982) Good-bye Cruel World
as Wilma
(1993) CB4
as Grandma
(1990) My Blue Heaven
as Hotel Maid
(1977) The Richard Pryor Special?
as Sister Mabel Williams
(1982) Zapped!
as Mrs. Jones
(1983) Mausoleum
as Elsie
(1994) The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder
as Self
(1985) Women Tell the Dirtiest Jokes
as ---
(1977) Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model?
as Erna
(1993) The Meteor Man
as Old Nurse
(1996) Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
as Old School's Mom
(1981) Good Evening Captain
as Self
(1991) Talkin' Dirty After Dark
as Angel / Devil
(1985) Amazing Stories
as Aunt Esther
(1977) The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour
as ---
(1972) Sanford and Son
as Aunt Esther Anderson
(1975) Starsky & Hutch
as Lady Bessie
(1995) The Parent 'Hood
as ---
(1989) Family Matters
as Elmerita Puckerwood
(1992) Martin
as Evelyn Porter
(1974) Dinah!
as Self
(1977) The Love Boat
as Stella Marshall
(1977) Sanford Arms
as Aunt Esther Anderson
(1979) Brothers and Sisters
as Hattie
(1980) Sanford
as Esther Anderson
(1978) Diff'rent Strokes
as ---
(1977) The Richard Pryor Show
as ---
(1985) 227
as ---
(1980) B.A.D. Cats
as ---
(1990) Dream On
as Eddie's Grandmother
(1979) Detective School
as ---
(1973) The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self
(1975) Starsky & Hutch
as Mrs. Swayder