From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaLouise Beavers (March 8, 1902 – October 26, 1962) was an American film and television actress. Beavers appeared in dozens of films and two hit television shows from the 1920s until 1960, most often cast in the role of a maid, servant, or slave. She was a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, and a member of Sigma Gamma Rho sorority, one of the four African-American sororities.Beavers was a breakthrough actress for black women and became known as a symbol of a mammy on the screen. A mammy archetype is the portrayal within a narrative framework or other imagery of a black domestic servant, generally good-natured, often overweight, and loud.Louise Beavers started her career in the 1920s. At the time, black people in films were limited to acting in only very few roles, usually as slaves or domestic help. She played the mammy in many of the movies she acted in. She started to gain more attention in the acting world after she played the role of Julia in Coquette, which starred Mary Pickford. In this film she played the black maid and mother figure to a young white woman.She once received a review which stated Personally, Miss Beavers is just splendid, just as fine as she appears on screen, but she also has a charm all her own, which needs no screen role for recognition. She has a very pleasing personality, one that draws people to her instantly and makes them feel that they are meeting a friend instead of a Hollywood Star.Beavers had an attractive personality, and often played roles in which she helps a white protagonist mature in the course of the movie.In 1934, Beavers played Delilah in Imitation of Life in a dramatic role. Her character again plays a black maid, but instead of the usual stereotypical comedic or purely functional role, Delilahs story line is a secondary parallel plot. The public reacted positively to Beavers performance. It was not only a breakthrough for Beavers, but was also the first time in American cinema history that a black womans problems were given major emotional weight in a major Hollywood motion picture. Some in the media recognized the unfairness of Hollywoods double standard regarding race. For example, California Graphic Magazine wrote, the Academy could not recognize Miss Beavers. She is black!As Beavers career grew, some criticized her for the roles she accepted, alleging that such roles institutionalized the view that blacks were subservient to whites. Beavers dismissed the criticism. She acknowledged the limited opportunities available, but said I am only playing the parts. I dont live them. As she became more famous, Beavers began to speak against Hollywoods portrayal and treatment of black Americans, both during production and after promoting the films. Beavers became active in public life, seeking to help support African Americans.In later life, Beavers was plagued by health issues, including diabetes. She died on October 26, 1962, at the age of 60, following a heart attack.Beavers was inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame in 1976.

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Bullets or Ballots

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The Last Gangster

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Du Barry was a Lady

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Reap the Wild Wind

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Teenage Rebel

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Sign of the Wolf

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Wings Over Honolulu

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General Spanky

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West of the Pecos

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Tammy and the Bachelor

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Good Sam

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Bourbon Street Beat

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The Danny Thomas Show

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Movies unavailable from Louise Beavers

42nd Street

Pansy (uncredited)

Movie 1933

The Goddess

The Cook

Movie 1958

A Shriek in the Night

Maid

Movie 1933

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Gussie

Movie 1948

Holiday Inn

Mamie

Movie 1942

The Story of Temple Drake

Minnie

Movie 1933

Shadow of the Thin Man

Stella

Movie 1941

The Jackie Robinson Story

Jackie's Mother

Movie 1950

She Done Him Wrong

Pearl

Movie 1933

Bombshell

Loretta

Movie 1933

A Southern Yankee

Laundry Woman

Movie 1948

The Facts of Life

Gussie

Movie 1960

The Midnight Patrol

Maid (scenes deleted)

Movie 1933

Imitation of Life

Delilah Johnson

Movie 1934

Made for Each Other

Lily (uncredited)

Movie 1939

Midnight Mary

Mary's Maid Anna (uncredited)

Movie 1933

Belle Starr

Mammy Lou

Movie 1941

Night World

Maid (uncredited)

Movie 1932

What Price Hollywood?

Mary's Maid Bonita

Movie 1932

Coquette

Julia

Movie 1929

The Dark Horse

Kay's Maid Levinnia

Movie 1932

Girls About Town

Hattie

Movie 1931

Bedside

Pansy

Movie 1934

Colorado Sundown

Mattie, Jackie's Maid

Movie 1952

Millie

Maid (uncredited)

Movie 1931

No Time for Comedy

Clementine

Movie 1940

Wild Girl

Mammy Lou (uncredited)

Movie 1932

Reckless Living

Maid

Movie 1931

She Couldn't Say No

Cora

Movie 1930

Girl Missing

Julie, Daisy's Maid (Uncredited)

Movie 1933

Young Widow

Rosie

Movie 1946

The Expert

Lulu

Movie 1932

Kisses for Breakfast

Clotilda

Movie 1941

It's Tough to Be Famous

Ada, Janet's Maid

Movie 1932

Wide Open

Easter

Movie 1930

The Woman Condemned

Sally

Movie 1934

Election Day

Farina's mother

Movie 1929

Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus

Cassey

Movie 1938

In the Money

Lily

Movie 1933

I Want a Divorce

Celestine

Movie 1940

Lover Come Back

Martha

Movie 1946

Strictly Fresh Yeggs

Maid

Movie 1934

Virginia

Ophelia

Movie 1941

Unashamed

Amanda

Movie 1932

Women Without Names

Ivory

Movie 1940

Cheaters

Lily

Movie 1934

Knights Before Christmas

Movie 1930

Beggar's Holiday

Heliotrope

Movie 1934

The Greeks Had a Word for Them

Beautician (uncredited)

Movie 1932

Back Pay

Nellie - Hester's Maid

Movie 1930

My Blue Heaven

Selma

Movie 1950

I've Got Your Number

Crystal

Movie 1934

Love in a Bungalow

Millie

Movie 1937

Good Sport

September

Movie 1931

For the Love of Mary

Bertha

Movie 1948

Ladies of the Big House

Ivory

Movie 1931

Her Splendid Folly

Anastasia

Movie 1933

Make Way for Tomorrow

Mamie

Movie 1937

Palooka

Crystal

Movie 1934

Too Busy to Work

Mammy

Movie 1932

Good-bye, My Lady

Bonnie Drew

Movie 1956

Safety in Numbers

Messalina

Movie 1930

Brother Rat

Jenny

Movie 1938

Bright Lights

Angela

Movie 1930

Glamour

Millie

Movie 1934

The Merry Frinks

Camille

Movie 1934

True to the Navy

Maid (uncredited)

Movie 1930

Registered Nurse

Flo - Sadie's Maid

Movie 1934

Divorce In The Family

Rosetta

Movie 1932

Parole Fixer

Aunt Lindy

Movie 1940

Our Blushing Brides

Amelia - The Mannequins' Maid (uncredited)

Movie 1930

Merry Wives of Reno

Derwent's Client - Black Mother of 12 Wanting a Divorce (uncredited)

Movie 1934

Street of Women

Mattie, Natalie's maid

Movie 1932

Six Cylinder Love

Movie 1931

Dixie Jamboree

Opal

Movie 1944

Dixie Jamboree

Sam the Deckhand

Movie 1944

Rainbow on the River

Toinette

Movie 1936

Primrose Path

Woman Talking to Police (uncredited)

Movie 1940

Don't Bet on Women

Maid (uncredited)

Movie 1931

A Modern Hero

Azais's Maid

Movie 1934

Sundown Trail

Auntie Jenny

Movie 1931

Good Morning, Judge

Cleo

Movie 1943

All by Myself

Willie

Movie 1943

Notorious But Nice

Ophelia

Movie 1933

The Big Street

Ruby, Gloria's Maid (Uncredited)

Movie 1942

Life Goes On

Sally Weston

Movie 1938

Gambling Lady

Suzy - Peter's Cook (uncredited)

Movie 1934

Honey

Black Revivalist

Movie 1930

Thunderbolt

Black Cat Cafe Patron (uncredited)

Movie 1929

Dr. Monica

Sarah - Mary's Maid (uncredited)

Movie 1934

Paid

Convict (uncredited)

Movie 1930

Manslaughter

Rose

Movie 1930

Central Airport

Hotel Maid (uncredited)

Movie 1933

Hell's Highway

Rascal's Sweetheart at Visitor's Center (uncredited)

Movie 1932

Hold Your Man

Elite Club Attendant (uncredited)

Movie 1933

Pick-up

Magnolia (uncredited)

Movie 1933

There's Something About a Soldier

Birdie

Movie 1943

Glad Rag Doll

Hannah

Movie 1929

Hunting Trouble

Lucy

Movie 1933

Barbary Coast Gent

Bedelia

Movie 1944

Party Husband

Laura's Maid

Movie 1931

The Lady's from Kentucky

Aunt Tina

Movie 1939

Never Wave at a WAC

Artamesa

Movie 1953

The Vanishing Virginian

Aunt Emmeline

Movie 1942

What Price Innocence?

Hannah

Movie 1933

Scandal Street

Clairce

Movie 1938

Annapolis Farewell

Miranda

Movie 1935

Her Bodyguard

Margot's Maid

Movie 1933

Barnum Was Right

Maid

Movie 1929

The Strange Love of Molly Louvain

Washroom Attendant (uncredited)

Movie 1932

Wives Never Know

Florabelle

Movie 1936

Young America

Pansy

Movie 1942

Outside the Law

Judy the Maid

Movie 1930

South of Dixie

Magnolia Brown / Chloe

Movie 1944

I Give My Love

Maid

Movie 1934

Only Yesterday

Abby (Uncredited)

Movie 1933

Delightfully Dangerous

Hannah

Movie 1945

The Phantom Broadcast

Minnie

Movie 1933

Tell It to the Judge

Cleo, Marsha's Maid (uncredited)

Movie 1949

Reform School

Mother Barton

Movie 1939

Seven Sweethearts

Petunia, the Maid

Movie 1942

You're Telling Me

The Maid (uncredited)

Movie 1932

Doctor X

Louise (Uncredited)

Movie 1932

Wall Street

Magnolia

Movie 1929

Second Choice

Maid (uncredited)

Movie 1930

The Big Cage

Mandy

Movie 1933

Young America

Maid (Uncredited)

Movie 1932

The Headleys at Home

Hyacinth

Movie 1938

I Dream of Jeanie

Mammy

Movie 1952

Recaptured Love

Maid

Movie 1930

Lover Come Back

Martha, Kay's Maid

Movie 1946

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The Beulah Show

Beulah

Tv 1950

Make Room for Granddaddy

Tv 1970

The Swamp Fox

Tv 1959