
Interpr茅tation 路 N茅(e) en 1910 路 New York City, New York, USA
Edna Mae Harris was one of the best-known Black actresses of the 1930s and 1940s. She starred in many all-black cast independently produced movies of the day. An attractive woman who had a soulful voice, personality and sex appeal, she could sing, dance and act. The personification of a Harlem performer, Edna found fame by playing in both stage and screen versions of The Green Pastures (1936) as Zeba. Audiences loved her, and she received glorious reviews, so it was no surprise when Hollywood asked her to repeat her role on screen to wide acclaim. Edna Mae was very much in demand starring in some of the top Black movies such as Spirit of Youth (1938), Paradise in Harlem (1939), Sunday Sinners (1940), The Notorious Elinor Lee (1940), and Tall, Tan, and Terrific (1946), showing her excellent acting skills in drama and comedy. Edna Mae Harris got to tell her story in her later years in the documentary, Midnight Ramble (1994), about independently produced Black films.

Le Cabaret des 茅toiles
1943
1943 路 Sun Tan Girl (uncredited)

Stolen Paradise
1940
1940 路 Maid

Sunday Sinners
1940
1940 路 Corrine Aiken

The Notorious Elinor Lee
1940
1940 路 Fredi Welsh

Lying Lips
1939
1939 路 Elsie Bellwood

Paradise in Harlem
1939
1939 路 Doll Davis

Spirit of Youth
1938
1938 路 Mary Bowdin

The Green Pastures
1936
1936 路 Zeba

Guerre au crime
1936
1936 路 Rose - Lee's Maid (uncredited)

Furie
1936
1936 路 Black Woman (uncredited)

Private Number
1936
1936 路 Lulu (Uncredited)
Guerre au crime
1936