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

The Wedding

1998

as Eunice

Eve's Bayou

1997

as Gran Mère

To Sleep with Anger

1990

as Hattie

Fire & Ice

2001

as Lola Aimes

Stormy Weathers

1992

as Clara Wilkes

Lord Shango

1975

as Lady in bar (uncredited)

1976

as Hattie

Time of the Heathen

1962

as Marie