Zara Cully

Born: 1892-01-26 Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.

Died: 1978-02-28

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Zara Frances Cully (January 26, 1892 – February 28, 1978) was an American actress. Cully was best known for her role as Olivia 'Mother Jefferson' Jefferson on the CBS sitcom The Jeffersons, which she portrayed from the series beginning in 1975 until her death in 1978. Zara Frances Cully was the eldest of 10 surviving children born to Ambrose E. and Nora Ann (nee' Gilliam) Cully in Worcester, Massachusetts, on January 26, 1892. The Cully family was musical with Ambrose serving as the music director of the church they attended, Zion AME Church. Zara's younger brother, jazz trumpeter Wendell Cully, played ...