Louise Beavers
Louise Beaver
- Туған күні:
- 1902-03-08
- Қайтыс болған күні:
- 1962-10-26
- Туған жері:
- Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Өмірбаяны
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. She was a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, and a member of Sigma Gamma Rho sorority, one of the four African-American sororities. Beavers was a breakthrough actress for black women and became known as a symbol of a "mammy" on the screen. A mammy archetype "is the portrayal within a narrative framework or other imagery of a black domestic servant, generally good-natured, often overweight, and loud". Louise Beavers started her career in the 1920s. At the time, black people in films were limited to acting in only very few roles, usually as slaves or domestic help. She played the "mammy" in many of the movies she acted in. She started to gain more attention in the acting world after she played the role of Julia in Coquette, which starred Mary Pickford. In this film she played the black maid and mother figure to a young white woman. She once received a review which stated: "Personally, Miss Beavers is just splendid, just as fine as she appears on screen, but she also has a charm all her own, which needs no screen role for recognition. She has a very pleasing personality, one that draws people to her instantly and makes them feel that they are meeting a friend instead of a Hollywood Star." Beavers had an attractive personality, and often played roles in which she helps a white protagonist mature in the course of the movie. In 1934, Beavers played Delilah in Imitation of Life in a dramatic role. Her character again plays a black maid, but instead of the usual stereotypical comedic or purely functional role, Delilah's story line is a secondary parallel plot. The public reacted positively to Beavers' performance. It was not only a breakthrough for Beavers, but was also "the first time in American cinema history that a black woman's problems were given major emotional weight in a major Hollywood motion picture". Some in the media recognized the unfairness of Hollywood's double standard regarding race. For example, California Graphic Magazine wrote, "the Academy could not recognize Miss Beavers. She is black!" As Beavers' career grew, some criticized her for the roles she accepted, alleging that such roles institutionalized the view that blacks were subservient to whites. Beavers dismissed the criticism. She acknowledged the limited opportunities available, but said: "I am only playing the parts. I don't live them." As she became more famous, Beavers began to speak against Hollywood's portrayal and treatment of black Americans, both during production and after promoting the films. Beavers became active in public life, seeking to help support African Americans. In later life, Beavers was plagued by health issues, including diabetes. She died on October 26, 1962, at the age of 60, following a heart attack. Beavers was inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame in 1976.
Фильмографиясы
Правда жизни
1960
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Gussie
Прекрасные юные каннибалы
1960
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Rose
The Goddess
1958
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Cook
Тэмми и холостяк
1957
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Osia
The Hostess with the Mostes'
1957
Mattie Mae
Teenage Rebel
1956
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Willamay
You Can't Run Away from It
1956
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Maid
Good-bye, My Lady
1956
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Bonnie Drew
Never Wave at a WAC
1953
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Artamesa
I Dream of Jeanie
1952
TMDb 4.0 / 10
Mammy
Colorado Sundown
1952
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Mattie, Jackie's Maid
My Blue Heaven
1950
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Selma
История Джеки Робинсона
1950
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Jackie's Mother
Tell It to the Judge
1949
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Cleo, Marsha's Maid (uncredited)
For the Love of Mary
1948
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Bertha
Хороший Сэм
1948
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Chloe
A Southern Yankee
1948
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Laundry Woman
Мистер Блэндингз строит дом своей мечты
1948
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Gussie
Banjo
1947
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Aunt Lindy
Lover Come Back
1946
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Martha
Молодая вдова
1946
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Rosie
Delightfully Dangerous
1945
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Hannah
Barbary Coast Gent
1944
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Bedelia
Dixie Jamboree
1944
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Opal
South of Dixie
1944
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Magnolia Brown / Chloe
Следуя за парнями
1944
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Louise Beavers (uncredited)
There's Something About a Soldier
1943
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Birdie
Top Man
1943
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Cleo
Дюбарри была дамой
1943
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Niagara
All by Myself
1943
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Willie
Good Morning, Judge
1943
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Cleo
Семь невест
1942
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Petunia, the Maid
Большая улица
1942
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Ruby (uncredited)
Праздничная гостиница
1942
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Mamie
Пожнешь бурю
1942
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Maum Maria
Young America
1942
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Pansy
The Vanishing Virginian
1942
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Aunt Emmeline
Тень тонкого человека
1941
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Stella
Belle Starr
1941
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Mammy Lou
Kisses for Breakfast
1941
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Clotilda
Sign of the Wolf
1941
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Beulah
Virginia
1941
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Ophelia
I Want a Divorce
1940
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Celestine
No Time for Comedy
1940
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Clementine
Путь наслаждений
1940
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Woman Talking to Police (uncredited)
Women Without Names
1940
TMDb 4.7 / 10
Ivory
Parole Fixer
1940
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Aunt Lindy
The Lady's from Kentucky
1939
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Aunt Tina
Reform School
1939
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Mother Barton
Созданы друг для друга
1939
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Lily (uncredited)
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
1938
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Cassey
The Headleys at Home
1938
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Hyacinth
Brother Rat
1938
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Jenny
Life Goes On
1938
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Sally Weston
Scandal Street
1938
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Clairce
Последний гангстер
1937
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Gloria
Love in a Bungalow
1937
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Millie
Wings Over Honolulu
1937
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Mammy
Уступи место завтрашнему дню
1937
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Mamie
Rainbow on the River
1936
TMDb 8.7 / 10
Toinette
General Spanky
1936
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Cornelia
Wives Never Know
1936
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Florabelle
Пулями или голосами
1936
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Nellie LaFleur
Annapolis Farewell
1935
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Miranda
West of the Pecos
1934
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Mauree
Имитация жизни
1934
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Delilah Johnson
Beggar's Holiday
1934
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Heliotrope
I Give My Love
1934
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Maid
Dr. Monica
1934
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Sarah - Mary's Maid (uncredited)
The Merry Frinks
1934
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Camille
Cheaters
1934
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Lily
A Modern Hero
1934
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Azais's Maid
Merry Wives of Reno
1934
TMDb 4.4 / 10
Derwent's Client - Black Mother of 12 Wanting a Divorce (uncredited)
Glamour
1934
TMDb 4.2 / 10
Millie
I Believed in You
1934
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Prisoner
Strictly Fresh Yeggs
1934
Maid
Registered Nurse
1934
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Flo - Sadie's Maid
The Woman Condemned
1934
TMDb 4.6 / 10
Sally
Леди-игрок
1934
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Suzy - Peter's Cook (uncredited)
I've Got Your Number
1934
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Crystal
Bedside
1934
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Pansy
Палука
1934
TMDb 3.6 / 10
Crystal
In the Money
1933
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Lily
Only Yesterday
1933
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Abby (Uncredited)
Взрывоопасная красотка
1933
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Loretta
Her Splendid Folly
1933
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Anastasia
Notorious But Nice
1933
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Ophelia
The Midnight Patrol
1933
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Maid (scenes deleted)
Вопль в ночи
1933
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Maid
Her Bodyguard
1933
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Margot's Maid
Midnight Mary
1933
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Mary's Maid Anna (uncredited)
Держи своего мужчину
1933
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Elite Club Attendant (uncredited)
What Price Innocence?
1933
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Hannah
The Story of Temple Drake
1933
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Minnie
The Big Cage
1933
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Mandy
Central Airport
1933
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Hotel Maid (uncredited)
Pick-up
1933
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Magnolia (uncredited)
The Phantom Broadcast
1933
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Minnie
42-я улица
1933
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Pansy (uncredited)
Girl Missing
1933
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Julie, Daisy's Maid (Uncredited)
Она обошлась с ним нечестно
1933
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Pearl
Hunting Trouble
1933
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Lucy
Too Busy to Work
1932
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Mammy
Wild Girl
1932
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Mammy Lou (uncredited)
Hell's Highway
1932
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Rascal's Sweetheart at Visitor's Center (uncredited)
Divorce In The Family
1932
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Rosetta
Доктор Икс
1932
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Louise (Uncredited)
Unashamed
1932
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Amanda
Сколько стоит Голливуд?
1932
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Mary's Maid Bonita
Тёмная лошадка
1932
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Kay's Maid Levinnia
Street of Women
1932
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Mattie, Natalie's maid
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
1932
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Washroom Attendant (uncredited)
Night World
1932
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Maid (uncredited)
Young America
1932
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Maid (Uncredited)
You're Telling Me
1932
TMDb 5.2 / 10
The Maid (uncredited)
It's Tough to Be Famous
1932
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Ada, Janet's Maid
The Expert
1932
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Lulu
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
1932
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Beautician (uncredited)
Ladies of the Big House
1931
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Ivory
Good Sport
1931
TMDb 5.5 / 10
September
Girls About Town
1931
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Hattie
Reckless Living
1931
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Maid
Sundown Trail
1931
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Auntie Jenny
Party Husband
1931
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Laura's Maid
Six Cylinder Love
1931
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Don't Bet on Women
1931
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Maid (uncredited)
Millie
1931
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Maid (uncredited)
Paid
1930
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Convict (uncredited)
Knights Before Christmas
1930
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Bright Lights
1930
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Angela
За пределами закона
1930
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Judy the Maid
Manslaughter
1930
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Rose
Our Blushing Brides
1930
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Amelia - The Mannequins' Maid (uncredited)
Recaptured Love
1930
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Maid
Back Pay
1930
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Nellie - Hester's Maid
Safety in Numbers
1930
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Messalina
True to the Navy
1930
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Maid (uncredited)
Honey
1930
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Black Revivalist
She Couldn't Say No
1930
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Cora
Wide Open
1930
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Easter
Second Choice
1930
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Maid (uncredited)
Wall Street
1929
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Magnolia
Nix on Dames
1929
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Magnolia
Barnum Was Right
1929
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Maid
Thunderbolt
1929
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Black Cat Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Glad Rag Doll
1929
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Hannah
Coquette
1929
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Julia
Election Day
1929
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Farina's mother