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Louise Beavers (March 8, 1900 – October 26, 1962) [ 1] was an American film and television actress who appeared in dozens of films and two hit television shows from the 1920s to 1960.
Mar 7, 2023 · Here are 10 things you should know about Louise Beavers, born on March 8, 1900. She made the most of the limited opportunities Hollywood offered Black perfor...
Beavers was born in Cincinnati, Ohio to school teacher Ernestine Beavers and William M. Beavers, who was originally from Georgia. Her mother's illness caused...
1930s and 1940s film actress Louise Beavers was merely one of a dominant gallery of plus-sized and plus-talented African-American character actresses forced to endure blatant, discouraging and demeaning stereotypes during Depression-era and WWII Hollywood.
The Beulah Show (1950-1953)First television series to feature black actors. Beulah is a Negro domestic in a white family who pulls the weekly family situatio...
A vivacious and prolific character player, Louise Beavers kept company with the more acclaimed Hattie McDaniel as America's foremost filmic embodiment of a "mammy," a subservient but jovial African-American maid or cook.
Louise Beavers (born March 8, 1902, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.—died Oct. 26, 1962, Hollywood, Calif.) was an African American film and television actress known for her character roles. Beavers first drew attention as part of an act known as the Lady Minstrels.
Jan 21, 2007 · Louise Beavers’s career culminated in the television roles “Beulah” (1952 –1953) and as the housekeeper on “The Danny Thomas Show” (1953-1954). In 1976, she was inducted posthumously into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame.
Louise Beavers (March 8, 1902 – October 26, 1962) was an American film and television actress. Beavers appeared in dozens of films and two hit television shows from the 1920s until 1960, most often cast in the role of a maid, servant, or slave.
Mar 11, 2013 · The African-American actress is best remembered as the original Delilah from 1934’s Imitation of Life and for the large number of maid roles played throughout her career both before and after that wasted breakthrough. Delilah appears at the door at the open of Imitation of Life (1934)
