An American actress, born in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. She was the first African-American actress to sign a film contract and has been a stage, film, and television actress for more than 50 years. She began her career in entertainment, touring the East Coast with many theater...Read more groups, forming her own band, then moving to California to become a member of the fledgling film community. She became known as a character actress, and appeared in high-level films in silent cinema, and moved easily to sound films. She and her children all appeared in some films, which were produced at the Fine Arts Studio in Los Angeles. She played East Asian, American Indian, Spanish, African and Negro characters. She was married twice and had three children. Among her notable works are Safari (1940), Maid of Salem (1937) and Kentucky (1938). She died of a stroke in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA on February 1, 1959, at age 85.
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An American actress, born in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. She was the first African-American actress to sign a film contract and has been a stage, film, and television actress for...Read more more than 50 years. She began her career in entertainment, touring the East Coast with many theater groups, forming her own band, then moving to California to become a member of the fledgling film community. She became known as a character actress, and appeared in high-level films in silent cinema, and moved easily to sound films. She and her children all appeared in some films, which were produced at the Fine Arts Studio in Los Angeles. She played East Asian, American Indian, Spanish, African and Negro characters. She was married twice and had three children. Among her notable works are Safari (1940), Maid of Salem (1937) and Kentucky (1938). She died of a stroke in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA on February 1, 1959, at age 85.