Taylor died in Englewood, New Jersey from congestive heart failure, aged 93. She is survived by her two adopted sons, William and James Thomas, and extended family. Partial filmography The New Girl in the Office (1960) Change of Mind (1969) - Rose Landis Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (1970) - Minnie Play Misty For Me (1971) - Birdie Such Good Friends (1971) - Mrs. McKay Five on the Black Hand Side (1973) - Mrs. Brooks The Torture of Mothers (1980) Nothing Lasts Forever (1984) - Lu Sommersby (1993) - Esther Smoke (1995) - Grandma Ethel See also List of human characters in Sesame Street References External links 1917 births 2011 deaths African-American actresses American film actresses American stage actresses American television actresses Actresses from New York City Actresses from Virginia Obie Award recipients People from Buckingham County, Virginia People from Harlem Burials at Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York) 20th-century African-American people 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American women 21st-century African-American women