AKA Zara Frances Cully
Born: 26-Jan-1892Birthplace: Worcester, MADied: 28-Feb-1978Location of death: Los Angeles, CA [1]Cause of death: Cancer - LungRemains: Cremated, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
Gender: FemaleRace or Ethnicity: BlackSexual orientation: StraightOccupation: Actor
Nationality: United StatesExecutive summary: Mother Jefferson on The Jeffersons
Brother: Wendell CullyHusband: James M. Brown (d. 1968, two sons, two daughters)Son: James M. Brown (b. 1915, d. 1972)Daughter: Mary Gale Brown Buggs ("Polly", b. 1919, d. 2005)Daughter: (b. 1919, d. immediately after childbirth)Son: Emerson T. Brown (b. 1925, d. 1980)
Conservatory: Worcester School of Speech and Music
TELEVISION The Jeffersons Mother Jefferson (1975-78)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR Darktown Strutters (8-Oct-1975) Sugar Hill (Feb-1974) · Mama Maitresse Brother John (24-Mar-1971) WUSA (19-Aug-1970) The Liberation of L. B. Jones (18-Mar-1970)
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AKA Zara Frances Cully