Person

Acting

May 1, 1930 – November 18, 2018

Whistler, Alabama, USA

Ethel Ayler

Biography

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

Known for

8.4

Friends

1994

6.7

Movie

The Bodyguard

1992

8.1

Six Feet Under

2001

6.1

Movie

Nine 1/2 Weeks

1986

7.0

The Cosby Show

1984

7.2

Family Ties

1982

6.4

7th Heaven

1996

5.8

Melrose Place

1992

7.5

Martin

1992

6.5

Movie

Eve's Bayou

1997

7.0

Sister, Sister

1994

6.8

Movie

To Sleep with Anger

1990

Filmography(25)

25 titles across Movies & TV

7.4

Out of Practice

2005

8.1

Six Feet Under

2001

8.0

Movie

Fire & Ice

2001

7.3

Girlfriends

2000

8.3

Movie

The Wedding

1998

6.5

Movie

Eve's Bayou

1997

9.6

Brooklyn South

1997

6.4

7th Heaven

1996

8.4

Friends

1994

7.0

Sister, Sister

1994

6.7

Movie

The Bodyguard

1992

7.5

Martin

1992

5.8

Melrose Place

1992

5.5

Movie

Stormy Weathers

1992

6.8

Movie

To Sleep with Anger

1990

6.3

Day by Day

1988

6.2

Jake and the Fatman

1987

6.1

Movie

Nine 1/2 Weeks

1986

7.0

The Cosby Show

1984

7.2

Family Ties

1982

7.0

The Andros Targets

1977

7.0

Movie

The First Breeze of Summer

1976

6.8

Movie

Lord Shango

1975

6.1

Great Performances

1971

8.0

Movie

Time of the Heathen

1962