Acting
Roxie Roker
Born 1929
Roxie Albertha Roker was an American actress who portrayed Helen Willis on the CBS sitcom The Jeffersons, half of the first interracial couple to be shown on regular prime time television. Roker is the mother of rock musician Lenny Kravitz and paternal grandmother of actress Zoë Kravitz.
7
Films
10
TV Shows
Known For
17 Credits
Murder, She Wrote
as Jennifer Bryce
1984
A Different World
as Dean Barksdale
1987
Cagney & Lacey
1982
All in the Family
as Helen Willis
1971
Kojak
as Carol Lessonbee
1973
The Jeffersons
as Helen Woodroow Willis
1975
Punky Brewster
as Judge J.F. Taylor
1984
227
1985
Roots
as Malizy
1977
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
as Mrs. Russell
1992
Amazon Women on the Moon
as Female Republican (segment "Blacks Without Soul")
1987
Claudine
as Mrs. Winston
1974