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Edna Mae Harris
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Film & TV
New York City, New York, USA
Edna Mae Harris was one of the best-known Black actresses of the 1930s and 1940s. She starred in many all-black cast independently produced movies of the day. An attractive woman who had a soulful voice, personality and sex appeal, she could sing, dance and act. The personification of a Harlem performer, Edna found fame by playing in both stage and screen versions of The Green Pastures (1936) as…
Known for
- Midnight Ramble — Self - Actress1994
- I Remember Harlem — self1981
- Stage Door Canteen — Sun Tan Girl (uncredited)1943
- Legs Ain't No Good1942
- Stolen Paradise — Maid1940
- The Notorious Elinor Lee — Fredi Welsh1940
- Sunday Sinners — Corrine Aiken1940
- Paradise in Harlem — Doll Davis1939
- Lying Lips — Elsie Bellwood1939
- Spirit of Youth — Mary Bowdin1938
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Edna
- Family name
- Harris
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Harlem
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Edna Mae Harris, 1937 by International News Photos (cropped).jpg
Show 4 more facts
- date of birth
- 1910-09-29
- date of death
- 1997-09-15
- start of work period
- 1931-00-00
- writing language
- English language
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