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Zara Frances Cully was an American actress. Cully was best known for her role as Olivia 'Mother Jefferson' Jefferson on the CBS sitcom The Jeffersons, which she portrayed from the series beginning in 1975 until her death in 1978.
Birth Name
Zara Frances Cully
Born
Tuesday, 26 January 1892
Died
Tuesday, 28 February 1978
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Darktown Strutters | Lorelai | 1975 |
| The Jeffersons | Mother Jefferson / Olivia "Mamma" Jefferson / Mother Olivia Jefferson | 1975 |
| Sugar Hill | Mama Maitresse | 1974 |
| Starry at the Christmas Joy | Beth Rogers | 1973 |
| Brother John | Miss Nettie | 1971 |
| WUSA | White Haired Woman | 1971 |
| All in the Family | Mrs. Jefferson | 1971 |
| The Great White Hope | Mrs. Jefferson's Friend | 1970 |
| The Liberation of L.B. Jones | Mama Lavorn | 1970 |
| Night Gallery | Emba (segment "Logoda's Heads") | 1969 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Darktown Strutters | Lorelai | 1975 |
| The Jeffersons | Mother Jefferson / Olivia "Mamma" Jefferson / Mother Olivia Jefferson | 1975 |
| Sugar Hill | Mama Maitresse | 1974 |
| Starry at the Christmas Joy | Beth Rogers | 1973 |
| Brother John | Miss Nettie | 1971 |
| WUSA | White Haired Woman | 1971 |
| All in the Family | Mrs. Jefferson | 1971 |
| The Great White Hope | Mrs. Jefferson's Friend | 1970 |
| The Liberation of L.B. Jones | Mama Lavorn | 1970 |
| Night Gallery | Emba (segment "Logoda's Heads") | 1969 |
| Mod Squad | Mrs. Jones | 1968 |
| Cowboy in Africa | Jacob's mother | 1967 |
| Run for Your Life | Old Woman | 1965 |
