Ethel Ayler

Ethel Ayler

Acting

1930-05-01

Whistler, Alabama, USA

Died: 2018-11-18

Biography

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

Appears In

Friends
⭐ 8.4
Friends
1994

as Hospital Administrator

Melrose Place
⭐ 5.9
Melrose Place
1992

as Mrs. Bowen

Great Performances
⭐ 5.8
Great Performances
1971

as Hattie

The Cosby Show
⭐ 7.0
The Cosby Show
1984

as Carrie Hanks

Six Feet Under
⭐ 8.1
Six Feet Under
2001

as Ellen

Family Ties
⭐ 7.2
Family Ties
1982

as Ms. Daniels

Girlfriends
⭐ 7.4
Girlfriends
2000

as Nana Blackwell

7th Heaven
⭐ 6.4
7th Heaven
1996

as Mrs. Macaferty

Sister, Sister
⭐ 7.1
Sister, Sister
1994

as Ginny

Jake and the Fatman
⭐ 6.2
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Martin
⭐ 7.6
Martin
1992

as Mrs. Whitmore

Nine 1/2 Weeks
⭐ 6.1
Nine 1/2 Weeks
1986

as Jewelry Saleswoman

Brooklyn South
⭐ 9.7
Brooklyn South
1997

as Mabel Oakley

The Bodyguard
⭐ 6.7
The Bodyguard
1992

as Emma

Stormy Weathers
⭐ 4.7
Stormy Weathers
1992

as Clara Wilkes

The Andros Targets
⭐ 5.0
The Andros Targets
1977

as Beatrice Long

Lord Shango
⭐ 6.9
Lord Shango
1975

as Lady in bar (uncredited)

Out of Practice
⭐ 7.4
Out of Practice
2005
The First Breeze of Summer
⭐ 0.0
The First Breeze of Summer
1976

as Hattie

Time of the Heathen
⭐ 7.0
Time of the Heathen
1962

as Marie

Eve's Bayou
⭐ 6.4
Eve's Bayou
1997

as Gran Mère

To Sleep with Anger
⭐ 6.7
To Sleep with Anger
1990

as Hattie

Fire & Ice
⭐ 8.0
Fire & Ice
2001

as Lola Aimes

The Wedding
⭐ 8.3
The Wedding
1998

as Eunice