Bio
Lillian Randolph(December 14 1898-September 12 1980) was an African-American actress and singer, a veteran of film, radio and television. A native of Louisville, Kentucky, she was the younger sister of actress Amanda Randolph.
She worked in entertainment, from the 1930's well into the 1970's, appearing in hundreds of short subjects, radio shows, motion pictures and television shows. Randolph is best known as the maid Birdie Lee Coggins from "The Great Gildersleeve" radio comedy and subsequent films and television series, and as Madame Queen on the "Amos 'n' Andy" television series from 1951 to 1953. Her best known film role was that of Annie in "It's a Wonderful Life." She appeared in several featured roles on "Sanford and Son" and "The Jeffersons" in the 1970's.
Her most profilic acting role, hoever was her uncredited voice-over part as Mammy-Two-Shoes in William Hannah and Joesph Barbara's "Tom and Jerry" theatrical cartoon series for Metro Goldwyn Mayer during the 1940's and early 1950's. Randolph made a guest appearance on a 1972 episode of the sitcom "Sanford and Son" as Hazel, a distant relative of the Fred Sanford character.
Randolph died of cancer on September 12th 1980, at the age of 82.
She worked in entertainment, from the 1930's well into the 1970's, appearing in hundreds of short subjects, radio shows, motion pictures and television shows. Randolph is best known as the maid Birdie Lee Coggins from "The Great Gildersleeve" radio comedy and subsequent films and television series, and as Madame Queen on the "Amos 'n' Andy" television series from 1951 to 1953. Her best known film role was that of Annie in "It's a Wonderful Life." She appeared in several featured roles on "Sanford and Son" and "The Jeffersons" in the 1970's.
Her most profilic acting role, hoever was her uncredited voice-over part as Mammy-Two-Shoes in William Hannah and Joesph Barbara's "Tom and Jerry" theatrical cartoon series for Metro Goldwyn Mayer during the 1940's and early 1950's. Randolph made a guest appearance on a 1972 episode of the sitcom "Sanford and Son" as Hazel, a distant relative of the Fred Sanford character.
Randolph died of cancer on September 12th 1980, at the age of 82.