Ethel Ayler

Acting May 1, 1930 Nov 18, 2018 (aged 88) Whistler, Alabama, USA

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

25 Acting Credits

Acting

Friends

as Hospital Administrator

1994

Movie

The Bodyguard

as Emma

1992

Movie

Nine 1/2 Weeks

as Jewelry Saleswoman

1986

Six Feet Under

as Ellen

2001

The Cosby Show

as Carrie Hanks

1984

Family Ties

as Ms. Daniels

1982

7th Heaven

as Mrs. Macaferty

1996

Melrose Place

as Mrs. Bowen

1992

Movie

Eve's Bayou

as Gran Mère

1997

Martin

as Mrs. Whitmore

1992

Sister, Sister

as Ginny

1994

Movie

To Sleep with Anger

as Hattie

1990

Jake and the Fatman

1987

Girlfriends

as Nana Blackwell

2000

Great Performances

as Hattie

1971

Out of Practice

2005

Movie

Lord Shango

as Lady in bar (uncredited)

1975

Brooklyn South

as Mabel Oakley

1997

Day by Day

as Marjorie

1988

Movie

Stormy Weathers

as Clara Wilkes

1992

Movie

The Wedding

as Eunice

1998

Movie

Fire & Ice

as Lola Aimes

2001

Movie

Time of the Heathen

as Marie

1962

The Andros Targets

as Beatrice Long

1977