Esther Scott (April 13, 1953 – February 14, 2020) was an American actress.
Scott was born in Flushing, Queens, New York, on April 13, 1953. When she was a child the family moved to Brooklyn, New York. She developed an interest in acting while she was a student at Bronx High School of Science. She later moved to California and graduated with a degree in theater arts from San Francisco State University.
Scott began her career as voice actress on Star Wars: Ewoks, before appearing on television shows including Beverly Hills, 90210, Full House, Party of Five, Ellen, The Steve Harvey Show, and Sister, Sister.
Scott was a regular cast member in the short-lived ABC sitcom The Geena Davis Show (2000-2001) playing Geena Davis' housekeeper, Gladys. She also had the recurring roles on City Guys (1998-2001), short-lived The Help (2004) as Doris, and Hart of Dixie (2011-2015) as Delma Warner. In film, she has appeared in Boyz n the Hood (1991), The Kid (2000), You Got Served (2004), Dreamgirls (2006), Gangster Squad (2013), and The Birth of a Nation (2016).
Darla
Clara
Delores
Mrs. Sanberry
Oleta Edwards
The ER Nurse
Marge
Nurse
Auntie Pearl
Shelter Worker
Ms. Mason
Old Lady
Delma Warner
Ruby
Interviewer
Gladys
Judge
Esther Wimberley
Tisha's Grandmother
Female Conductor
Nurse
Disgruntled KostMart Customer
Shodu (voice)
Letty
Clarissa
Glen's Grandmother
Mrs. Ford
Bridget Turner
Aunt Ethel
Maria
Sheila
Older Nurse
Mrs. Jennings
Records Clerk
Denise Witherspoon
Hester
James Evans
Polly O'Neill
Glynnis Jackson
Mrs. Mackey
Mrs. Lindon
Anna Stabler
Nurse Superindendent