1. Theresa Mae Harris was an American television and film actress, singer and dancer.
18 Facts About Theresa Harris
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Theresa Harris' family relocated to Southern California in the early 1920s.
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Theresa Harris then joined the Lafayette Players, an African American musical comedy theatre troupe.
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Theresa Harris made her film debut in 1929 in Thunderbolt, singing the song "Daddy Won't You Please Come Home".
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Theresa Harris floated around studios doing bit-parts, usually at Warner Bros.
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Theresa Harris had a featured role as a friend of star Jean Harlow in MGM's Hold Your Man, co-starring Clark Gable.
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That same year, Theresa Harris starred in a substantial role opposite Ginger Rogers in Professional Sweetheart.
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Theresa Harris played Bette Davis's maid Zette in the film Jezebel.
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Theresa Harris praised Ralph Cooper for starting a production company that produced films starring African American actors.
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Theresa Harris continued to lobby for better parts within Hollywood but found few opportunities.
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Theresa Harris played an emotional scene with Melvin Douglas at the funeral.
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Theresa Harris appears in a small but vivid role as Kathie Moffat's ex-maid Eunice Leonard in Jacques Tourneur's 1947 film noir, Out of the Past.
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Theresa Harris was often paired with Eddie Rochester Anderson, who portrayed her on-screen boyfriend.
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Theresa Harris appeared in several prominent roles for RKO Pictures as she was a favorite of producer Val Lewton who routinely cast African American actors in non-stereotypical roles.
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Theresa Harris made her last film appearance in an uncredited role in The Gift of Love in 1958.
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Theresa Harris retired from acting in the late 1950s, living comfortably off careful investments made during her career.
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On October 8,1985, Theresa Harris died of undisclosed causes in Inglewood, California.
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Theresa Harris was buried in Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.