Ethel Ayler

Acting

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

Filmography

Out of Practice

Cast

Six Feet Under

as Ellen

Fire & Ice

as Lola Aimes

Girlfriends

as Nana Blackwell

The Wedding

as Eunice

Eve's Bayou

as Gran Mère

Brooklyn South

as Mabel Oakley

7th Heaven

as Mrs. Macaferty

Friends

as Hospital Administrator

Sister, Sister

as Ginny

The Bodyguard

as Emma

Martin

as Mrs. Whitmore

Melrose Place

as Mrs. Bowen

Stormy Weathers

as Clara Wilkes

To Sleep with Anger

as Hattie

Day by Day

as Marjorie

Jake and the Fatman

Cast

Nine 1/2 Weeks

as Jewelry Saleswoman

The Cosby Show

as Carrie Hanks

Family Ties

as Ms. Daniels

The Andros Targets

as Beatrice Long

The First Breeze of Summer

as Hattie

Lord Shango

as Lady in bar (uncredited)

Great Performances

as Hattie

Time of the Heathen

as Marie