Louise Beavers

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Louise 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 …

  • Acting
  • Born 8 March 1902
  • Died 26 October 1962 (age 60)
  • Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
  • 153 credits

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Most-watched Louise Beavers films currently: Holiday Inn (1942), Make Way for Tomorrow (1937), 42nd Street (1933), Doctor X (1932), Only Yesterday (1933).

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Selected TV credits: The Danny Thomas Show (1953), Bourbon Street Beat (1959), The Swamp Fox (1959), The Beulah Show (1950), Make Room for Granddaddy (1970).

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