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Ethel Ayler (born 1934) is a veteran African-American character actress with a career spanning over five decades. ==Biography== Ayler was born in Whistler, Alabama in 1934. In 1957, she made her off-Broadway debut in the Langston Hughes musical, ''Simply Heavenly''.〔 〕 Later that year, she debuted on Brodway in the multiple Tony Award-nominated musical, ''Jamaica'' as an understudy for Lena Horne (also making her Broadway debut).〔 〕 Another notable early performance was in Jean Genet's play, ''The Blacks: A Clown Show'', which ran off-Broadway for 1,408 performances and received three Obie Awards including for Best New Play. The impressive cast of black actors included three future Academy Award nominees: James Earl Jones, Cicely Tyson and Louis Gossett, Jr..〔 〕 Throughout her career, Ayler has appeared frequently with the Negro Ensemble Company. This includes notable performances in ''The First Breeze of Summer'', ''Eden'' and ''Nevis Mountain Dew''. On television, Ayler had a recurring role as Carrie Hanks, Claire Huxtable's mother on ''The Cosby Show''. She has also made memorable performances in the films ''To Sleep with Anger'' (1990) and Eve's Bayou (1997). For her work in ''To Sleep with Anger'', Ayler received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for best supporting female. Ayler's most recent Broadway appearance was in another Tony-nominated production, ''The Little Foxes'' in 1997.〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ethel Ayler」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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