Edna Mae Harris

Edna Mae Harris

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.

  • Title: Edna Mae Harris
  • Popularity: 0.6
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1910-09-29
  • Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
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  • Also Known As: Edna M. Harris, Edna May Harris
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Edna Mae Harris Movies

  • 1939
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    Paradise in Harlem

    Paradise in Harlem

    5.4 1939 HD

    It is the story of a comedian Lem Anderson who dreams of playing in Shakespeare scenes but he is applied only role in Harlem Vaudeville. One day he...

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  • 1938
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    Spirit of Youth

    Spirit of Youth

    5.5 1938 HD

    The story of the rise of boxer Joe Thomas, which paralleled the life of Joe Louis.

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    Lying Lips

    Lying Lips

    4.8 1939 HD

    A nightclub singer refuses to "date" customers, so she's framed for the murder of her aunt.

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  • 1936
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    Fury

    Fury

    7.5 1936 HD

    Joe, who owns a gas station along with his brothers and is about to marry Katherine, travels to the small town where she lives to visit her, but is...

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    The Green Pastures

    The Green Pastures

    6.3 1936 HD

    God, heaven, and several Old Testament stories, including the Creation and Noah's Ark, are described supposedly using the perspective of rural, black...

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  • 1940
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    Stolen Paradise

    Stolen Paradise

    1 1940 HD

    Robert Gordon, a sheltered 18-year-old youth reared in a Catholic school, believes he has a vocation for the priesthood. He is taken to live with his...

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    The Notorious Elinor Lee

    The Notorious Elinor Lee

    4 1940 HD

    Gangsters use a woman to get to a boxer and convince him to throw a big fight.

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  • 1943
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    Stage Door Canteen

    Stage Door Canteen

    6.1 1943 HD

    A young soldier on a pass in New York City visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous stars of the theater and films appear and host a...

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  • 1940
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    Sunday Sinners

    Sunday Sinners

    1 1940 HD

    Reverend Jesse Hampton has a bone to pick with the management of Club Harlem, a wildly popular nightspot where drinking and dancing are the rule. No...

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  • 1936
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    Bullets or Ballots

    Bullets or Ballots

    6.5 1936 HD

    After Police Captain Dan McLaren becomes police commissioner, former detective Johnny Blake publicly punches him, convincing rackets boss Al Kruger...

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    Private Number

    Private Number

    6.3 1936 HD

    Ellen Neal, a young and inexperienced maid, becomes romantically involved with her employers son which causes various complications. The head butler...

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  • 1942
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    Legs Ain't No Good

    Legs Ain't No Good

    1 1942 HD

    Musical short

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  • 1981
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    I Remember Harlem

    I Remember Harlem

    1 1981 HD

    William Miles’s landmark epic documents the early settlement of the Village of Harlem in the 17th century to the specter of urban renewal and...

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