Ethel Ayler

1930-05-01 – 2018-11-18 (age 88) Whistler, Alabama, USA

Biography

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

Nine 1/2 Weeks

1986

as Jewelry Saleswoman

The Bodyguard

1992

as Emma

Eve's Bayou

1997

as Gran Mère

To Sleep with Anger

1990

as Hattie

Lord Shango

1975

as Lady in bar (uncredited)

The Wedding

1998

as Eunice

Stormy Weathers

1992

as Clara Wilkes

Time of the Heathen

1962

as Marie

Fire & Ice

2001

as Lola Aimes

1976

as Hattie