Ethel Ayler

ACTING

1930-05-01

2018-11-18

Whistler, Alabama, USA

Biography

Ethyl Spraggins Ayler (May 1, 1930 – November 18, 2018) was an American character actress with a career spanning over five decades.

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Biography

Ethyl Spraggins Ayler (May 1, 1930 – November 18, 2018) was an American character actress with a career spanning over five decades.

Best known for:

Filmography:

Time of the Heathen(1962)

apperead as

Marie

Great Performances(1971)

apperead as

Hattie

Lord Shango(1975)

apperead as

Lady in bar (uncredited)

The First Breeze of Summer(1976)

apperead as

Hattie

The Andros Targets(1977)

apperead as

Beatrice Long

Family Ties(1982)

apperead as

Ms. Daniels

The Cosby Show(1984)

5.7

apperead as

Carrie Hanks

Nine 1/2 Weeks(1986)

4.9

apperead as

Jewelry Saleswoman

Day by Day(1988)

apperead as

Marjorie

To Sleep with Anger(1990)

5.4

apperead as

Hattie

Martin(1992)

6.3

apperead as

Mrs. Whitmore

The Bodyguard(1992)

5.9

apperead as

Emma

Melrose Place(1992)

4.5

apperead as

Mrs. Bowen

Stormy Weathers(1992)

apperead as

Clara Wilkes

Friends(1994)

8.3

apperead as

Hospital Administrator

Sister, Sister(1994)

5.8

apperead as

Ginny

7th Heaven(1996)

apperead as

Mrs. Macaferty

Brooklyn South(1997)

apperead as

Mabel Oakley

Eve's Bayou(1997)

apperead as

Gran Mère

The Wedding(1998)

apperead as

Eunice

Girlfriends(2000)

6.1

apperead as

Nana Blackwell

Six Feet Under(2001)

7.1

apperead as

Ellen

Fire & Ice(2001)

apperead as

Lola Aimes