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  1. Theresa Harris (December 31, 1906 – October 8, 1985) was an American television and film actress, singer and dancer.

  2. Theresa Harris was perhaps the hardest-working woman in Hollywood, appearing in close to 90 films, working at every major studio with most of the big stars. She was respected by studio executives, producers, directors, and co-workers alike, who sometimes went out of their way to get her more lines and screentime.

  3. Apr 21, 2011 · But it wasn’t the star who caught Ms. Nottage by surprise, it was the woman next to her: Theresa Harris, the African-American beauty with the honey voice and sly look who was holding her own...

  4. Oct 9, 2020 · With more than 100 credits to her name, Theresa Harris was a gifted talent who often shined on screen alongside the A-listers she co-starred with. The only problem was that she was Black, which...

  5. 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.

  6. Jul 25, 2020 · Actress Theresa Harris once shared with a reporter that her “greatest ambition was to be known someday as a great Negro actress.” Harris was born in 1911 in Houston, Texas to Anthony and Ina Harris.

  7. Mar 28, 2024 · We recently had a chance to see Theresa Harris in “Baby Face,” one of the nearly 100 films she appears in, credited or uncredited. As in most of her films, she is a maid, part of a scene, a ...

  8. Jan 29, 2023 · Theresa Harris: The woman who worked amongst Hollywood stars who was forgotten - YouTube. Underneath the Glamour. 3.53K subscribers. Subscribed. 1.5K. 30K views 1 year ago #documentary...

  9. American actress Theresa Harris made her screen debut as one of the sullen "camp followers" in Josef von Sternberg's Morocco. Like most black performers working in Hollywood during the 1930s and 1940s, Harris was generally limited to servant roles.

  10. Aug 18, 2023 · Theresa Harris was one of the most remembered faces to hit television and film during her day. Not only was she an actress but she was a singer and dancer. Harris was born on December 31, 1906, in Houston, Texas, just hours shy of being a New Year’s baby.