Edna Mae Harris
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 Zeba. Audiences loved her, and she received glorious reviews, so it was no surprise when Hollywood as...
Known For
Filmography
Midnight Ramble
1994
as Self - Actress
I Remember Harlem
1981
as self
Stage Door Canteen
1943
as Sun Tan Girl (uncredited)
Legs Ain't No Good
1942
Stolen Paradise
1940
as Maid
The Notorious Elinor Lee
1940
as Fredi Welsh
Sunday Sinners
1940
as Corrine Aiken
Paradise in Harlem
1939
as Doll Davis
Lying Lips
1939
as Elsie Bellwood
Spirit of Youth
1938
as Mary Bowdin
Fury
1936
as Black Woman (uncredited)
The Green Pastures
1936
as Zeba
Bullets or Ballots
1936
as Rose - Lee's Maid (uncredited)
Private Number
1936
as Lulu (Uncredited)