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| Doğum yeri | Houston, Texas, USA |
| Doğum günü | 1906-12-31 |
| Ölüm | 1985-10-08 |
| Ayrıca şöyle bilinir | Teresa Harris Theresa Robinson The Beautiful Maid |
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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 Won't 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 MGM's 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' character's 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 story's 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 Davis's 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 Moffat's 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.
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| 1958 | The Gift of Love as Dora - Sam's Wife (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Spoilers of the Forest as Nancy the Maid |
| 1956 | Back from Eternity as Mamie (uncredited) |
| 1954 | The French Line as Clare (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Small Town Girl as Backstage Maid |
| 1953 | Muhteris Ruhlar as Nurse Theresa |
| 1951 | The Company She Keeps |
| 1951 | Al Jennings of Oklahoma as Terese |
| 1951 | Grounds for Marriage as Stella, Ina's Maid |
| 1949 | And Baby Makes Three as Maid |
| 1949 | Tension as Woman in Drugstore (uncredited) |
| 1949 | The File on Thelma Jordon as Esther |
| 1949 | Neptune's Daughter as Matilda the Maid (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Alias Nick Beal as Opal |
| 1948 | The Velvet Touch as Nancy |
| 1948 | The Big Clock as Daisy (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Şangaylı Kadın as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Geçmişten Kaçış as Eunice Leonard (uncredited) |
| 1947 | The Trespasser as Julia, the maid |
| 1947 | 34. Caddedeki Mucize as Cleo (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Smooth as Silk as Louise |
| 1945 | Strange Illusion as Maid |
| 1943 | I Walked with a Zombie as Alma |
| 1942 | Kedi Kız as Minnie (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Tough as They Come as Bessie Mae |
| 1942 | Sing Your Worries Away as Hat Check Girl |
| 1941 | Our Wife as Hattie |
| 1941 | Blossoms in the Dust as Cleo |
| 1941 | Here Comes Mr. Jordan as Mother Listening to Hurdy-gurdy (uncredited) |
| 1941 | The Flame of New Orleans as Clementine |
| 1940 | Love Thy Neighbor as Josephine |
| 1940 | Santa Fe Trail as Maid (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Buck Benny Rides Again as Josephine |
| 1940 | City of Chance as Beulah - Powder Room Attendant |
| 1939 | One Hour To Live as High Yaller girl |
| 1939 | The Women as Olive (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Tell No Tales as Ruby |
| 1938 | The Toy Wife as 'Pick' |
| 1938 | Jezebel as Zette |
| 1937 | Big Town Girl as Maid |
| 1937 | Bargain with Bullets as Grace Foster |
| 1937 | The Lady Escapes as Maid (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Charlie Chan at the Olympics as Athlete |
| 1935 | Go Into Your Dance as Dressing Room Maid |
| 1935 | Go Into Your Dance as Luana's Maid |
| 1934 | Desirable as Ladies Room Maid at Party |
| 1934 | Black Moon as Sacrificed Girl (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Finishing School as Evelyn (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Success at Any Price as Marie |
| 1933 | The Worst Woman in Paris? as Lily - the Maid |
| 1933 | Blood Money as Jessica (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Broadway Thru a Keyhole as Joan's Maid |
| 1933 | Penthouse as Lili (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Morning Glory as (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Mary Stevens, M.D. as Andrews' Maid Alice (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Bebek Yüz as Chico |
| 1933 | Hold Your Man as Lily Mae |
| 1933 | Private Detective 62 as Janet's Maid (Uncredited) |
| 1933 | Professional Sweetheart as Vera (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Gold Diggers of 1933 as Woman in "Pettin' in the Park" Number (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Grand Slam as Ladies' Room Attendant (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Night After Night as Ladies' Room Attendant (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Faithless as Amanda |
| 1932 | At Tüyleri as Laura (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Merrily We Go to Hell as Powder Room Attendant (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Union Depot as Black Woman (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Arrowsmith as Native Mother (uncredited) |
| 1931 | The Road to Reno as Maid at Dude Ranch |
| 1930 | Morocco as Camp Follower (uncredited) |
| 1929 | Thunderbolt as Singer |
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