Theresa Harris
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
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 st...
Known For
Filmography
The Gift of Love
1958
as Dora - Sam's Wife (uncredited)
Spoilers of the Forest
1957
as Nancy the Maid
How to Marry a Millionaire
1957
as Irene
Back from Eternity
1956
as Mamie (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Maid
The French Line
1954
as Clare (uncredited)
Angel Face
1953
as Nurse Theresa (uncredited)
Small Town Girl
1953
as Backstage Maid
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Lulu
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
1951
as Terese
Grounds for Marriage
1951
as Stella, Ina's Maid
The Company She Keeps
1951
as Lilly Johnson (uncredited)
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Young Woman
The File on Thelma Jordon
1949
as Esther
Neptune's Daughter
1949
as Matilda (uncredited)
And Baby Makes Three
1949
as Maid
Tension
1949
as Woman in Drugstore (uncredited)
Alias Nick Beal
1949
as Opal
The Velvet Touch
1948
as Nancy
The Big Clock
1948
as Daisy (uncredited)
Miracle on 34th Street
1947
as Cleo (uncredited)
The Trespasser
1947
as Julia, the maid
Out of the Past
1947
as Eunice Leonard (uncredited)
The Lady from Shanghai
1947
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Smooth as Silk
1946
as Louise (Maid)
Swingtime Jamboree
1946
as Herself
Miss Susie Slagle's
1946
as Maid (uncredited)
Strange Illusion
1945
as Maid (uncredited)
I Walked with a Zombie
1943
as Alma
The Outskirts of Town
1942
as Wife
Tough as They Come
1942
as Bessie Mae
Cat People
1942
as Minnie (uncredited)
Sing Your Worries Away
1942
as Hat Check Girl
The Flame of New Orleans
1941
as Clémentine
Blossoms in the Dust
1941
as Cleo
Our Wife
1941
as Hattie
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1941
as Mother Listening to Hurdy-gurdy (uncredited)
Buck Benny Rides Again
1940
as Josephine
Love Thy Neighbor
1940
as Josephine
Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Maid (uncredited)
City of Chance
1940
as Beulah - Powder Room Attendant
Tell No Tales
1939
as Ruby
The Women
1939
as Olive (uncredited)
One Hour to Live
1939
as High Yaller girl
Jezebel
1938
as Zette
The Toy Wife
1938
as 'Pick'
Bargain with Bullets
1937
as Grace Foster
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
1937
as Athlete
The Lady Escapes
1937
as Maid (uncredited)
Big Town Girl
1937
as Maid
The Green Pastures
1936
as Angel (uncredited)
Go Into Your Dance
1935
as Dressing Room Maid
Go Into Your Dance
1935
as Luana's Maid
Success at Any Price
1934
as Marie
Desirable
1934
as Ladies Room Maid at Party
Black Moon
1934
as Sacrificed Girl (uncredited)
Finishing School
1934
as Evelyn (uncredited)
Baby Face
1933
as Chico
Mary Stevens, M.D.
1933
as Andrews' Maid Alice (uncredited)
Blood Money
1933
as Jessica (uncredited)
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
1933
as Joan's Maid
Grand Slam
1933
as Ladies' Room Attendant (uncredited)
Gold Diggers of 1933
1933
as Black Woman in "Pettin' in the Park" Number (uncredited)
Professional Sweetheart
1933
as Vera (uncredited)
Hold Your Man
1933
as Lily Mae Crippen (uncredited)
The Worst Woman in Paris?
1933
as Lily - the Maid
Penthouse
1933
as Lili (uncredited)
Private Detective 62
1933
as Janet's Maid (Uncredited)
42nd Street
1933
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Night After Night
1932
as Ladies' Room Attendant (uncredited)
Horse Feathers
1932
as Laura (uncredited)
The Half-Naked Truth
1932
as Emily (uncredited)
Faithless
1932
as Amanda
Union Depot
1932
as Black Woman (uncredited)
Merrily We Go to Hell
1932
as Powder Room Attendant (uncredited)
Week Ends Only
1932
as Chloe (uncredited)
Free Wheeling
1932
as Maid (uncredited)
The Sport Parade
1932
as Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
Arrowsmith
1931
as Native Mother (uncredited)
The Road to Reno
1931
as Maid at Dude Ranch
Morocco
1930
as Camp Follower (uncredited)
Someday Sweetheart
1930
as Tessie Maize (Self)
Thunderbolt
1929
as Singer