Known for Acting
Ethyl Spraggins Ayler (May 1, 1930 – November 18, 2018) was an American character actress with a career spanning over five decades.
Born
May 1, 1930
Died
November 18, 2018 (age 88)
Birthplace
Whistler, Alabama, USA
Filmography
10 films, 15 shows


Fire & Ice
2001 · 1h 27m
country: United States
While many celebrities believe their fame gives them good luck with the opposite gender, one man with a successful television career discovers fame is spoiling his chances with the woman he loves in the made-for-TV romantic drama. Holly Aimes (Lark Voorhies) is the daughter of a prominent politician (Glynn Turman), and recently broke off her engagement with a well-known actor. Holly has spent most of her life in the spotlight, and wants nothing more than to be left alone without the glare of public scrutiny. When Holly meets talk show host Michael Williams (Kadeem Hardison), he's soon convinced that she's the woman with whom he wants to share his life, but can he convince her of his sincerity so she will brave another high-profile romance? Based on the popular romance novel by Carla Fredd, Fire and Ice also features Tempestt Bledsoe and Freda Payne. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi


The Wedding
1998 · 2h 41m
country: United States
Shelby Coles (Halle Berry) is engaged to marry talented white jazz musician Meade Howell, but the pair face opposition from both Meade's family, who object to an inter-racial marriage, and Shelby's parents, who want her to marry a professional. As Shelby is afflicted by pre-marital doubts, handsome Lute McNeil arrives on the scene, determined to make Shelby his at any cost.


Eve's Bayou
1997 · 1h 48m
country: United States
Summer heats up in rural Louisiana beside Eve’s Bayou, 1962, as the Batiste family tries to survive the secrets they’ve kept and the betrayals they’ve endured.


The Bodyguard
1992 · 2h 9m
country: United States
A former Secret Service agent grudgingly takes an assignment to protect a pop idol who's threatened by a crazed fan. At first, the safety-obsessed bodyguard and the self-indulgent diva totally clash. But before long, all that tension sparks fireworks of another sort, and the love-averse tough guy is torn between duty and romance.


Stormy Weathers
1992 · 1h 35m
country: United States
Shepherd is the detective hired by an aristocratic Italian to locate a relative and thereby solve an ancient inheritance problem. As she sinks into the case, however, she finds out that there is much more to the case.


To Sleep with Anger
1990 · 1h 42m
country: United States
An enigmatic drifter from the South comes to visit an old acquaintance who now lives in South-Central LA.


Nine 1/2 Weeks
1986 · 1h 57m
country: United States
An erotic story about a woman, the assistant of an art gallery, who gets involved in an impersonal affair with a man. She barely knows about his life, only about the sex games they play, so the relationship begins to get complicated.


The First Breeze of Summer
1976 · 1h 30m
country: United States
A portrait of an African American working-class family, this stage production depicts an elderly grandmother's flashbacks to the affairs she had as a young woman and a hard-working father's current conflict with his two unhappy sons.


Lord Shango
1975 · 1h 32m
country: United States
A tribal priest returns from the dead to take his revenge on non-believers.


Time of the Heathen
1962 · 1h 16m
country: United States
In New York four years after the bombing of Hiroshima, a bible-carrying drifter who witnesses the rape and murder of a black woman is framed and pursued by locals while left as the sole protector of the woman’s young son.