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Theresa Mae Harris [1] (December 31, 1906 – October 8, 1985) [2] [3] [4] was an American television and film actress, singer and dancer.
Theresa Harris was perhaps the hardest-working woman in Hollywood, appearing in close to 90 films, working at every major studio with most of the big stars. She was respected by studio executives, producers, directors, and co-workers alike, who sometimes went out of their way to get her more lines and screentime.
Apr 21, 2011 · Theresa Harris, a black actress whose usual role was as a servant, is one of the inspirations for a new play by Lynn Nottage.
Jul 25, 2020 · Actress Theresa Harris once shared with a reporter that her “greatest ambition was to be known someday as a great Negro actress.” Harris was born in 1911 in Houston, Texas to Anthony and Ina Harris.
With more than 100 credits to her name, Theresa Harris was a gifted talent who often shined on screen alongside the A-listers she co-starred with. The only problem was that she...
Theresa Harris (December 31, 1906 [some sources indicate 1909] – October 8, 1985) was an American film and television actress, singer and dancer. In 1929 Harris traveled to Hollywood, where she embarked on an acting career.
Jul 1, 2022 · The file on Black actor Theresa Harris includes 103 Hollywood films and TV shows for which she has screen credit, along with many that she does not, from 1929 to 1958. She was cast as an extra, a bit player, or a character actor with lines, most of the time as a maid.
Theresa Harris was an actress who had a successful Hollywood career. Harris kickstarted her acting career in various films such as "Baby Face" (1933), "Blood Money" (1933) and the Jean Harlow dramedy "Hold Your Man" (1933).
American actress Theresa Harris made her screen debut as one of the sullen "camp followers" in Josef von Sternberg's Morocco. Like most black performers working in Hollywood during the 1930s and 1940s, Harris was generally limited to servant roles.
Theresa Harris was a black actor with 103 film credits to her name, three of which are Stanwyck films: Baby Face (1933), Banjo on My Knee (1936), and The File on Thelma Jordan (1949).
