Theresa Harris
Teresa Harris · Theresa Robinson · The Beautiful Maid
- Туған күні:
- 1906-12-31
- Қайтыс болған күні:
- 1985-10-08
- Туған жері:
- Houston, Texas, USA
Өмірбаяны
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. She made her film debut in Thunderbolt, singing the song "Daddy Won't You Please Come Home". As she entered the 1930s she found herself playing maids to fictitious Southern belles, socialites and female molls. These parts were sometimes uncredited. She also floated around studios doing bit parts, usually at Warner Bros. or MGM. Aside from maids, she specialized in playing blues singers, waitresses, tribal women, prostitutes, and hatcheck girls. Harris had a featured role as a friend of Jean Harlow in MGM's Hold Your Man (1932). In 1933 she appeared as Chico in the Warner Bros. pre-Code production of Baby Face, starring Barbara Stanwyck. That same year Harris starred in a substantial role opposite Ginger Rogers in Professional Sweetheart. As Rogers' character's maid, Harris' character subs for Rogers' character as a singer on the radio. Despite the fact that Harris' character was a major point for the story's plot development, she was uncredited for the role. Throughout the 1930s, Harris played many uncredited parts in films such as Horse Feathers (1932), Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933), Mary Stevens, M.D. (1933) and Morning Glory (1933). She also played Bette Davis's maid Zette in the film Jezebel (1938). In 1937 she appeared in the race film Bargain With Bullets opposite Ralph Cooper for Million Dollar Productions. While doing promotion for the film, Harris spoke about her frustration over the difficulty African American actors faced in the film industry, stating, "I never had the chance to rise about the role of maid in Hollywood movies. My color was against me anyway you looked at it. The fact that I was not "hot" stamped me either as uppity or relegated me to the eternal role of stooge or servant....My ambition is to be an actress. Hollywood had no parts for me." Harris continued to lobby for better parts but found few opportunities within Hollywood. In the 1939 movie Tell No Tales she was credited for her part as Ruby, the wife of a murdered man. Harris played an emotional scene with Melvin Douglas at the funeral. She appears in a small but vivid role as Kathie Moffat's ex-maid Eunice Leonard in Jacques Tourneur 1947 Out of the Past. In addition to films, Harris performed in many radio programs. She was often paired with Eddie Rochester Anderson, who portrayed her on-screen boyfriend. She also appeared in several prominent roles for RKO Pictures as she was a favorite of RKO producer Val Lewton who routinely cast African American actors in non-stereotypical roles. In 1942 Lewton cast Harris as a sarcastic waitress in Cat People, followed by roles in I Walked with a Zombie (1943), Phantom Lady (1944), and Strange Illusion (1945). During the 1950s Harris appeared several times on television shows. She made her last film appearance in an uncredited role in The Gift of Love in 1958. Harris later married a doctor and retired from acting, living comfortably after having carefully invested the money she made during her career in the movies. On October 8, 1985, Harris (then known as Theresa Robinson) died in Inglewood, California. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Фильмографиясы
Дар любви
1958
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Dora - Sam's Wife (uncredited)
Spoilers of the Forest
1957
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Nancy the Maid
Back from Eternity
1956
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Mamie (uncredited)
Французский рейс
1954
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Clare (uncredited)
Девчонка из городка
1953
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Backstage Maid
Angel Face
1953
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Nurse Theresa (uncredited)
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
1951
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Terese
Grounds for Marriage
1951
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Stella, Ina's Maid
The Company She Keeps
1951
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Lilly Johnson (uncredited)
And Baby Makes Three
1949
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Maid
Tension
1949
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Woman in Drugstore (uncredited)
Дело Тельмы Джордон
1949
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Esther
Дочь Нептуна
1949
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Matilda (uncredited)
Alias Nick Beal
1949
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Opal
The Velvet Touch
1948
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Nancy
Большие часы
1948
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Daisy (uncredited)
Леди из Шанхая
1947
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Из прошлого
1947
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Eunice Leonard (uncredited)
The Trespasser
1947
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Julia, the maid
Чудо на 34-й улице
1947
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Cleo (uncredited)
Miss Susie Slagle's
1946
TMDb 8.5 / 10
Maid (uncredited)
Smooth as Silk
1946
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Louise (Maid)
Swingtime Jamboree
1946
Herself
Strange Illusion
1945
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Maid (uncredited)
Я гуляла с зомби
1943
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Alma
Люди-кошки
1942
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Minnie (uncredited)
The Outskirts of Town
1942
Wife
Tough as They Come
1942
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Bessie Mae
Sing Your Worries Away
1942
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Hat Check Girl
Our Wife
1941
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Hattie
Blossoms in the Dust
1941
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Cleo
А вот и мистер Джордан
1941
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Mother Listening to Hurdy-gurdy (uncredited)
Нью-орлеанская возлюбленная
1941
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Clémentine
Love Thy Neighbor
1940
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Josephine
Дорога на Санта-Фе
1940
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Maid (uncredited)
Buck Benny Rides Again
1940
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Josephine
City of Chance
1940
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Beulah - Powder Room Attendant
One Hour to Live
1939
TMDb 6.5 / 10
High Yaller girl
Женщины
1939
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Olive (uncredited)
Tell No Tales
1939
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Ruby
The Toy Wife
1938
TMDb 5.0 / 10
'Pick'
Иезавель
1938
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Zette
Big Town Girl
1937
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Maid
Bargain with Bullets
1937
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Grace Foster
The Lady Escapes
1937
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Maid (uncredited)
Чарли Чен на Олимпийских играх
1937
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Athlete
Банджо на моём колене
1936
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Black Blues Singer (uncredited)
The Green Pastures
1936
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Angel (uncredited)
Go Into Your Dance
1935
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Dressing Room Maid
Desirable
1934
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Ladies Room Maid at Party
Black Moon
1934
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Sacrificed Girl (uncredited)
Finishing School
1934
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Evelyn (uncredited)
Success at Any Price
1934
TMDb 4.1 / 10
Marie
The Worst Woman in Paris?
1933
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Lily - the Maid
Blood Money
1933
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Jessica (uncredited)
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
1933
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Joan's Maid
Пентхаус
1933
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Lili (uncredited)
Mary Stevens, M.D.
1933
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Andrews' Maid Alice (uncredited)
Мордашка
1933
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Chico
Держи своего мужчину
1933
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Lily Mae Crippen (uncredited)
Частный детектив № 62
1933
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Janet's Maid (Uncredited)
Professional Sweetheart
1933
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Vera (uncredited)
Золотоискатели 1933-го года
1933
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Black Woman in "Pettin' in the Park" Number (uncredited)
42-я улица
1933
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Grand Slam
1933
TMDb 4.6 / 10
Ladies' Room Attendant (uncredited)
The Half-Naked Truth
1932
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Emily (uncredited)
The Sport Parade
1932
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
Ночь за ночью
1932
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Ladies' Room Attendant (uncredited)
Faithless
1932
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Amanda
Free Wheeling
1932
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Maid (uncredited)
Лошадиные перья
1932
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Laura (uncredited)
Week Ends Only
1932
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Chloe (uncredited)
Весело мы катимся в ад
1932
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Powder Room Attendant (uncredited)
Union Depot
1932
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Black Woman (uncredited)
Доктор Эрроусмит
1931
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Native Mother (uncredited)
The Road to Reno
1931
TMDb 4.0 / 10
Maid at Dude Ranch
Марокко
1930
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Camp Follower (uncredited)
Someday Sweetheart
1930
Tessie Maize (Self)
Thunderbolt
1929
TMDb 5.7 / 10
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