1910-09-29 ( 114 years old ) in 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 Zeba. Audiences loved her, and she received glorious reviews, so it was no surprise when Hollywood asked her to repeat her role on screen to wide acclaim. Edna Mae was very much in demand starring in some of the top Black movies such as Spirit of Youth (1938), Paradise in Harlem (1939), Sunday Sinners (1940), The Notorious Elinor Lee (1940), and Tall, Tan, and Terrific (1946), showing her excellent acting skills in drama and comedy. Edna Mae Harris got to tell her story in her later years in the documentary, Midnight Ramble (1994), about independently produced Black films.
Movies
Stage Door Canteen
1943-06-24
Legs Ain't No Good
1942-12-01
Stolen Paradise
1940-12-16
Sunday Sinners
1940-02-01
The Notorious Elinor Lee
1940-01-01
Lying Lips
1939-01-02
Paradise in Harlem
1939-01-01
Spirit of Youth
1938-04-01
The Green Pastures
1936-08-01
Bullets or Ballots
1936-06-06
Fury
1936-06-05
Private Number
1936-06-05
Powered by Powerxsoft Ltd using the TMDB API