Occupation Actress Name Royce Wallace | Years active 1942-1992, her death Role Actress | |
Born May 9, 1925 ( 1925-05-09 ) Nebraska, U.S. Died November 24, 1992, Ventura, California, United States Movies Goodbye - Columbus, Funny Lady, Crossroads, Willie Dynamite, Immediate Family Similar People Larry Peerce, Herbert Ross, Gilbert Moses, Philip Leacock, Walter Hill | ||
Royce Wallace (May 9, 1925 - November 24, 1992) was an American veteran stage and screen actress who had a long distinguished career in films and television from the 1960s through the 1980s. She has appeared in mostly guest roles on shows such as Sanford and Son, Benson, Soap, Quincy, M.E. and in miniseries such as Roots: The Next Generations.
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Career
Wallace first got her acting start on Broadway, appearing in such productions throughout the 1940s and 1950s as Funny Girl (1968) and Carmen Jones (1943, which ran for two years) which was her first stage appearance. In the 1960s, Wallace was a founding co-member of the Cambridge Players theatrical group, a group which included some of the most distinguished veteran black actresses such as Esther Rolle (of Good Times TV show fame), Lynn Hamilton (who starred as "Donna" on the hit NBC-TV sitcom Sanford and Son), and Helen Martin of NBC-TV's 227.
Death
Wallace died on November 24, 1992, in Ventura, California, at the age of 67
Filmography
Actress
1993
Sirens (TV Series) as
Elderly Passenger
- Friday the 13th (1993) - Elderly Passenger
1992
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (TV Series) as
Aunt Eleanor
- Mommy Nearest (1992) - Aunt Eleanor
1992
Melrose Place (TV Series) as
Black Woman
- Burned (1992) - Black Woman
1992
Roc (TV Series) as
Mrs. Wilkins
- Rock According to Roc (1992) - Mrs. Wilkins
1992
Double Edge (TV Movie) as
Rose
1990
Gabriel's Fire (TV Series) as
Mrs. Graves
- Tis the Season (1990) - Mrs. Graves
1990
Brewster Place (TV Series) as
Grandma Cross
- Family Album (1990) - Grandma Cross
- The Poet (1990) - Grandma Cross
1990
227 (TV Series) as
Ruby Hayes
- The Class of '90 (1990) - Ruby Hayes
1989
Immediate Family as
Nurse
1989
Days of Our Lives (TV Series) as
Mattie
- Episode #1.6003 (1989) - Mattie
1989
Midnight Caller (TV Series) as
Thelma
- The Fall (1989) - Thelma
1989
Roseanne (TV Series) as
Booker fantasizer
- Workin' Overtime (1989) - Booker fantasizer
1988
Throb (TV Series) as
Mrs. Gaines
- Make a Joyful Noise (1988) - Mrs. Gaines
1987
Private Eye (TV Series) as
Grandmother
- Light and Shadows (1987) - Grandmother
1987
LBJ: The Early Years (TV Movie)
1986
The George McKenna Story (TV Movie)
1986
Crossroads as
Hotel Proprietress
1986
Thompson's Last Run (TV Movie) as
Mary
1986
Wildcats as
Judge
1985
Amos (TV Movie) as
Helen
1979
The Paper Chase (TV Series) as
Mrs. Scott
- Security (1985)
- A Matter of Anger (1979) - Mrs. Scott
1985
The Atlanta Child Murders (TV Mini Series) as
Margaret Carter
- Episode #1.2 (1985) - Margaret Carter
- Episode #1.1 (1985) - Margaret Carter
1985
Benson (TV Series) as
Aunt Jo DuBois
- Making Change (1985) - Aunt Jo DuBois
1983
In Defense of Kids (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Patterson
1982
Hill Street Blues (TV Series) as
Grandmother
- Santaclaustrophobia (1982) - Grandmother
1982
Knots Landing (TV Series) as
Martha
- Encounters (1982) - Martha
1982
This Is Kate Bennett... (TV Movie) as
Virginia Watson
1982
Fame (TV Series) as
Delores Johnson
- Reunions (1982) - Delores Johnson
1982
Quincy M.E. (TV Series) as
Nurse Collins
- The Flight of the Nightingale (1982) - Nurse Collins
1982
King's Crossing (TV Series) as
Barbara Daniels
- Confusion by Cupid (1982) - Barbara Daniels
1981
Murder in Texas (TV Movie) as
Wilma
1980
To Find My Son (TV Movie) as
Nancy Grady
1980
ABC Afterschool Specials (TV Series) as
Doll Shop Owner
- What Are Friends For? (1980) - Doll Shop Owner
1980
Bogie (TV Movie) as
May
1980
Soap (TV Series) as
Rose Coleman / Polly's Mother
- Episode #3.15 (1980) - Rose Coleman
- Episode #3.14 (1980) - Rose Coleman
- Episode #3.12 (1980) - Polly's Mother
1979
Roots: The Next Generations (TV Mini Series) as
Minnie
- Part II (1896-1897) (1979) - Minnie
- Part I (1882-1883) (1979) - Minnie
1979
The White Shadow (TV Series) as
Mrs. Robinson
- Spare the Rod (1979) - Mrs. Robinson
1978
What Really Happened to the Class of '65? (TV Series)
- Class Renegade (1978)
1978
King (TV Mini Series) as
Mrs. Parker
- Episode #1.3 (1978) - Mrs. Parker
- Episode #1.2 (1978) - Mrs. Parker
- Episode #1.1 (1978) - Mrs. Parker
1975
Barnaby Jones (TV Series) as
Selma Lawrence / Agnes
- Prisoner of Deceit (1977) - Selma Lawrence
- Theater of Fear (1975) - Agnes
1977
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened (TV Movie)
1977
Green Eyes (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Dubeck
1972
Sanford and Son (TV Series) as
Mrs. Gordon / Aunt Rosetta
- I Dream of Choo Choo Rabinowitz (1976) - Mrs. Gordon
- Here Comes the Bride, There Goes the Bride (1972) - Aunt Rosetta
1976
Good Times (TV Series) as
Nettie
- Michael the Warlord (1976) - Nettie
1976
The Last of Mrs. Lincoln (TV Movie) as
Lizzie
1975
Kojak (TV Series) as
Liz Vernon
- Secret Snow, Deadly Snow (1975) - Liz Vernon
1975
Harry O (TV Series) as
Judge
- Anatomy of a Frame (1975) - Judge
1975
The Law (TV Mini Series) as
Mrs. Simpson
- Special Circumstances (1975) - Mrs. Simpson
- Prior Consent (1975) - Mrs. Simpson
- Complaint Amended (1975) - Mrs. Simpson
1975
Funny Lady as
Adele
1974
Only with Married Men (TV Movie) as
Charlotte
1974
Willie Dynamite as
Willie's Mother
1973
Shaft (TV Series) as
Mrs. Richie
- The Killing (1973) - Mrs. Richie
1969
The F.B.I. (TV Series) as
Wardrobe Lady / Landlady
- The Confession (1973) - Wardrobe Lady
- The Sanctuary (1969) - Landlady
1973
Cops (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Wilcox
1973
The New Temperatures Rising Show (TV Series) as
Mrs. Downy
- Creepy-Peepy (1973) - Mrs. Downy
1973
The Waltons (TV Series) as
Alice Perry
- The Scholar (1973) - Alice Perry
1973
Circle of Fear (TV Series) as
The Nurse
- Graveyard Shift (1973) - The Nurse
1972
Mannix (TV Series) as
Mary Girard
- See No Evil (1972) - Mary Girard
1972
Cool Breeze as
Emma Mercer
1971
The Bill Cosby Show (TV Series) as
Frances Morgan
- The Generation Gap (1971) - Frances Morgan
1970
Men at Law (TV Series) as
Rachel
- A Man's Castle (1970) - Rachel
1969
Room 222 (TV Series) as
Ethel Bainter
- First We'll Eat, Then We'll Strike (1969) - Ethel Bainter
1969
Julia (TV Series) as
Mrs. Leona Hobbs
- A Tale of Two Sitters (1969) - Mrs. Leona Hobbs
1969
Goodbye, Columbus as
Carlotta
1968
CBS Playhouse (TV Series) as
Mrs. Stander
- Saturday Adoption (1968) - Mrs. Stander
1963
East Side/West Side (TV Series) as
Clara Jackson
- Where's Harry (1963) - Clara Jackson
1959
Take a Giant Step as
Rose Thompson
References
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