Page was referred to as The Queen of Comedy or The Black Queen of Comedy. Her best known role came starring as Aunt Esther Anderson on the television series Sanford and Son from 1973 to 1977. She reprised the role in 1977 on the TV series Sanford Arms and in 1981 on the series Sanford. Page starred as Charlene Jenkins in the series Detective School in 1979. She also starred in the movies Zapped!, Good-bye Cruel World, Mausoleum, My Blue Heaven, Shakes the Clown, CB4, The Meteor Man, Friday, Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood, and West from North Goes South. Lawanda Page passed away on September 14, 2002 at 81 years old.