Edna Mae Harris

Edna Mae Harris

Acting 1910-09-29 New York City, New York, USA

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 Zeba. Audiences loved her, and she received glorious reviews, so it was no surprise when Hollywood asked her to repeat her role on screen to wide acclaim. Edna Mae was very much in demand starring in some of the top Black movies such as Spirit of Youth (1938), Paradise in Harlem (1939), Sunday Sinners (1940), The Notorious Elinor Lee (1940), and Tall, Tan, and Terrific (1946), showing her excellent acting skills in drama and comedy. Edna Mae Harris got to tell her story in her later years in the documentary, Midnight Ramble (1994), about independently produced Black films.

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1994 Self - Actress
1981 self
1943 Sun Tan Girl (uncredited)
1940 Maid
1940 Fredi Welsh
1940 Corrine Aiken
1939 Doll Davis
1939 Elsie Bellwood
1938 Mary Bowdin
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1936 Black Woman (uncredited)
1936 Zeba
1936 Rose - Lee's Maid (uncredited)
1936 Lulu (Uncredited)