who played aunt esther on sanford and son
LaWanda Page LaWanda Page (born Alberta Peal; October 19, 1920[2] – September 14, 2002)[4][5], was an American actress and comedian best known for her role as Esther "Aunt Esther" Anderson in the popular television sitcom Sanford and Son which originally aired from 1973 until 1977.[3] Page later reprised this role in the television shows Sanford Arms (1976–1977) and Sanford (1980–1981).[6]
Anne Meara Meara costarred with Carroll O'Connor and Martin Balsam in the early 1980s hit sitcom Archie Bunker's Place, which was a continuation of the influential 1970s sitcom All in the Family. She played the role of Veronica Rooney, the bar's cook, for the show's first three seasons (1979â€“1982). During that time, she acted in the movie Fame (1980), in which she played English teacher Elizabeth Sherwood.[8] She also appeared as the grandmother in the TV series ALF in the late 1980s. Her own 1986 TV sitcom, The Stiller and Meara Show, in which Stiller played the deputy mayor of New York City and Meara portrayed his wife, a television commercial actress, was unsuccessful. From 1999 to 2007, Meara guest starred on The King of Queens (where her husband played Arthur Spooner), first as Mary Finnegan, then as Veronica Olchin (mother of Spence, who was played by Patton Oswalt). Veronica and Arthur were married in the series finale, but divorced a year later.