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- Birth nameZara Frances Cully
- Height5′ 2″ (1.57 m)
- Zara Cully was born on January 26, 1892 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress, known for The Jeffersons (1975), Sugar Hill (1974) and All in the Family (1971). She was married to James M. Brown. She died on February 28, 1978 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpouseJames M. Brown(August 24, 1914 - August 31, 1968) (his death, 4 children)
- Though she died of lung cancer, she did not smoke nor drink.
- She missed most of the third season of The Jeffersons (1975) because she was ill with pneumonia and a collapsed lung. She became ill again and died during the fourth season.
- Taught drama at Edward Waters College in Jacksonville, Florida. She moved to Los Angeles, California after experiencing hostile racism in Florida.
- She was posthumously awarded the NAACP special Image Award at the 11th Annual NAACP Award ceremony on June 9, 1978.
- Character actress, best known as George Jefferson's mother on The Jeffersons (1975) on CBS. She graduated from the Worcester School of Speech and Music. A resident of Jacksonville, Florida, she participated in local theatre as writer, producer, director and performer.
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