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 Wont 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 studios doing bit parts, usually at Warner Bros. or MGM. Aside from maids, she specialized in playing blues singers, waitresses, tribal women, prostitutes, and hatcheck girls.Harris had a featured role as a friend of Jean Harlow in MGMs Hold Your Man (1932). In 1933 she appeared as Chico in the Warner Bros. pre-Code production of Baby Face, starring Barbara Stanwyck. That same year Harris starred in a substantial role opposite Ginger Rogers in Professional Sweetheart. As Rogers characters maid, Harris character subs for Rogers character as a singer on the radio. Despite the fact that Harris character was a major point for the storys plot development, she was uncredited for the role.Throughout the 1930s, Harris played many uncredited parts in films such as Horse Feathers (1932), Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933), Mary Stevens, M.D. (1933) and Morning Glory (1933). She also played Bette Daviss maid Zette in the film Jezebel (1938). In 1937 she appeared in the race film Bargain With Bullets opposite Ralph Cooper for Million Dollar Productions. While doing promotion for the film, Harris spoke about her frustration over the difficulty African American actors faced in the film industry, stating, I never had the chance to rise about the role of maid in Hollywood movies. My color was against me anyway you looked at it. The fact that I was not hot stamped me either as uppity or relegated me to the eternal role of stooge or servant....My ambition is to be an actress. Hollywood had no parts for me.Harris continued to lobby for better parts but found few opportunities within Hollywood. In the 1939 movie Tell No Tales she was credited for her part as Ruby, the wife of a murdered man. Harris played an emotional scene with Melvin Douglas at the funeral. She appears in a small but vivid role as Kathie Moffats ex-maid Eunice Leonard in Jacques Tourneur 1947 Out of the Past.In addition to films, Harris performed in many radio programs. She was often paired with Eddie Rochester Anderson, who portrayed her on-screen boyfriend. She also appeared in several prominent roles for RKO Pictures as she was a favorite of RKO producer Val Lewton who routinely cast African American actors in non-stereotypical roles. In 1942 Lewton cast Harris as a sarcastic waitress in Cat People, followed by roles in I Walked with a Zombie (1943), Phantom Lady (1944), and Strange Illusion (1945).During the 1950s Harris appeared several times on television shows. She made her last film appearance in an uncredited role in The Gift of Love in 1958.Harris later married a doctor and retired from acting, living comfortably after having carefully invested the money she made during her career in the movies.On October 8, 1985, Harris (then known as Theresa Robinson) died in Inglewood, California.From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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Jezebel

Zette

Película 1938

Miracle on 34th Street

Cleo (uncredited)

Película 1947

I Walked with a Zombie

Alma

Película 1943

Baby Face

Chico

Película 1933

The File on Thelma Jordon

Esther

Película 1949

The Velvet Touch

Nancy

Película 1948

The Flame of New Orleans

Clementine

Película 1941

Neptune's Daughter

Matilda the Maid (uncredited)

Película 1949

The Trespasser

Julia, the maid

Película 1947

Bargain with Bullets

Grace Foster

Película 1937

Blossoms in the Dust

Cleo

Película 1941

Our Wife

Hattie

Película 1941

Buck Benny Rides Again

Josephine

Película 1940

Night After Night

Ladies' Room Attendant (uncredited)

Película 1932

Smooth as Silk

Louise (Maid)

Película 1946

Arrowsmith

Native Mother (uncredited)

Película 1931

And Baby Makes Three

Maid

Película 1949

Love Thy Neighbor

Josephine

Película 1940

Mary Stevens, M.D.

Andrews' Maid Alice (uncredited)

Película 1933

Success at Any Price

Marie

Película 1934

The Toy Wife

'Pick'

Película 1938

Al Jennings of Oklahoma

Terese

Película 1951

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

Mother Listening to Hurdy-gurdy (uncredited)

Película 1941

Blood Money

Jessica (uncredited)

Película 1933

Charlie Chan at the Olympics

Athlete

Película 1937

Grounds for Marriage

Stella, Ina's Maid

Película 1951

Tell No Tales

Ruby

Película 1939

Desirable

Ladies Room Maid at Party

Película 1934

Tension

Woman in Drugstore (uncredited)

Película 1949

The Women

Olive (uncredited)

Película 1939

The Lady Escapes

Maid (uncredited)

Película 1937

Broadway Thru a Keyhole

Joan's Maid

Película 1933

The Gift of Love

Dora - Sam's Wife (uncredited)

Película 1958

Spoilers of the Forest

Nancy the Maid

Película 1957

Back from Eternity

Mamie (uncredited)

Película 1956

Strange Illusion

Maid

Película 1945

Thunderbolt

Singer

Película 1929

Morocco

Camp Follower (uncredited)

Película 1930

Horse Feathers

Laura (uncredited)

Película 1932

The Green Pastures

Angel (uncredited)

Película 1936

The Half-Naked Truth

Emily (uncredited)

Película 1932

Out of the Past

Eunice Leonard (uncredited)

Película 1947

The Lady from Shanghai

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Película 1947

Santa Fe Trail

Maid (uncredited)

Película 1940

Angel Face

Nurse Theresa (uncredited)

Película 1953

Swingtime Jamboree

Herself

Película 1946

City of Chance

Beulah - Powder Room Attendant

Película 1940

Black Moon

Sacrificed Girl (uncredited)

Película 1934

The Outskirts of Town

Wife

Película 1942

Tough as They Come

Bessie Mae

Película 1942

The Road to Reno

Maid at Dude Ranch

Película 1931

Grand Slam

Ladies' Room Attendant (uncredited)

Película 1933

Gold Diggers of 1933

Woman in "Pettin' in the Park" Number (uncredited)

Película 1933

Cat People

Minnie (uncredited)

Película 1942

Professional Sweetheart

Vera (uncredited)

Película 1933

Sing Your Worries Away

Hat Check Girl

Película 1942

Big Town Girl

Maid

Película 1937

Hold Your Man

Lily Mae Crippen (uncredited)

Película 1933

The Big Clock

Daisy (uncredited)

Película 1948

Alias Nick Beal

Opal

Película 1949

Finishing School

Evelyn (uncredited)

Película 1934

Faithless

Amanda

Película 1932

The Worst Woman in Paris?

Lily - the Maid

Película 1933

Go Into Your Dance

Dressing Room Maid

Película 1935

One Hour To Live

High Yaller girl

Película 1939

Small Town Girl

Backstage Maid

Película 1953

Go Into Your Dance

Luana's Maid

Película 1935

The French Line

Clare (uncredited)

Película 1954

Penthouse

Lili (uncredited)

Película 1933

Union Depot

Black Woman (uncredited)

Película 1932

Merrily We Go to Hell

Powder Room Attendant (uncredited)

Película 1932

The Company She Keeps

Película 1951

Private Detective 62

Janet's Maid (Uncredited)

Película 1933

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Maid

Tv 1955

Letter to Loretta

Lulu

Tv 1953

How to Marry a Millionaire

Irene

Tv 1957

Lux Video Theatre

Young Woman

Tv 1950