Roxie Roker
Biography: Roxie Albertha Roker was an American actress who portrayed Helen Willis on the CBS sitcom The Jeffersons, half of the first interracial couple to be shown on regular prime time television. Roker is the mother of rock musician Lenny Kravitz and paternal grandmother of actress Zoë Kravitz.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: August 28, 1929
Deathday: December 02, 1995
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The Day My Kid Went Punk
1987-10-23
The Day My Kid Went Punk
Overview: A nerdy teen makes himself over as a punk rocker, embarrassing his conservative parents in the process.
Genres: Family Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-10-23
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Making of a Male Model
1983-10-09
Making of a Male Model
Overview: Kay Dillon, a successful modeling agent, meets the young and handsome ranch hand Tyler Burnett in Nevada. She can't help but notice his incredible good looks and invites him to move to New York and start working for her as a male model. Burnett accepts the invitation and goes to New York to start his modeling career. But Tyler longs for more in life: a woman to love and his own ranch. Can he remain the biggest male model in the industry, and still get his heart's desires? Is Kay the woman to give all that to him?
Genres: Drama Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-10-09
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Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
1977-09-12
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
Overview: A young ghetto kid despairs of ever getting out of that environment and making something of himself, until one day he gets a job as an assistant in a veterinarian's office, and working with all the animals begins to affect his outlook on life.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-09-12
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Cosmic Slop
1994-11-08
Cosmic Slop
Overview: In the tradition of The Twilight Zone, this bizarre, thought-provoking trilogy addresses the destiny of the world's minorities: Part I: A conservative African American politician must choose between his people's survival and appeasing his white colleagues when space aliens propose to share their profound knowledge in exchange for all black people on earth. Part II: The Virgin Mary's appearance in an inner-city housing project forces a Hispanic priest to face the hidden cultural origins of Western religion. Part III: On the dawn of the "Black Revolution," an African American couple discovers who the "real" enemy is.
Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-11-08
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Claudine
1974-04-22
Claudine
Overview: Claudine is a single mother in New York City who endures an exhausting commute to the suburbs where she works as a maid for wealthy families. In one carefully tended white community, she meets Roop, a charismatic but irresponsible garbage collector. Romance quickly ensues, but Claudine doubts that their relationship is good for her six children, and Rupert, despite his good nature, is reluctant to take on fatherhood.
Genres: Drama Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-04-22
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Amazon Women on the Moon
1987-09-18
Amazon Women on the Moon
Overview: Centered around a television station which features a 1950s-style sci-fi movie interspersed with a series of wild commercials, wacky shorts and weird specials, this lampoon of contemporary life and pop culture skewers some of the silliest spectacles ever created in the name of entertainment.
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-09-18
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