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Edna Mae Harris

Acting
Born: September 29, 1910 in New York City, New York, USA

Biography

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 Z...

All Credits14 Titles

Film

13 Titles
Fury
7.5
FILM
Fury1936
Bullets or Ballots
6.6
FILM
Bullets or Ballots1936
Private Number
6.6
FILM
Private Number1936
Stage Door Canteen
6.3
FILM
Stage Door Canteen1943
Stolen Paradise
10.0
FILM
Stolen Paradise1940
The Green Pastures
6.3
FILM
The Green Pastures1936
Lying Lips
5.0
FILM
Lying Lips1939
Midnight Ramble
7.3
FILM
Midnight Ramble1994
Spirit of Youth
6.1
FILM
Spirit of Youth1938
Sunday Sinners
10.0
FILM
Sunday Sinners1940
Paradise in Harlem
5.0
FILM
Paradise in Harlem1939
The Notorious Elinor Lee
4.0
FILM
The Notorious Elinor Lee1940
Legs Ain't No Good
FILM
Legs Ain't No Good1942

Series

1 Title
I Remember Harlem
SERIES
I Remember Harlem1981–
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