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Harris was one of the first African–American film actress of the late 1930s and early 1940s, appearing in films featuring mostly African–American casts.

  • Harris was one of the first African–American film actress of the late 1930s and early 1940s, appearing in films featuring mostly African–American casts.
  • When Edna Mae Harris was born on 24 December 1928, in Alabama, United States, her father, Charlie Edgar Harris, was 26 and her mother, Cassie Lavina Stidham.
  • Actress Edna Mae Harris made a name for herself as a lead in underground films of the 1930s and 1940s, which depicted the life of the black bourgeoisie.
  • Edna Mae Harris was born on 25 May 1917, in Florida, United States.
  • Edna Mae Harris (September 29, 1914 – September 15, 1997), sometimes credited as Edna May Harris was an American actress and singer.

    • Actress Edna Mae Harris made a name for herself as a lead in underground films of the 1930s and 1940s, which depicted the life of the black bourgeoisie....

    Edna Mae Harris

    American actress (1910–1997)

    Edna Mae Harris

    Harris in Lying Lips, 1939

    Born(1914-09-29)September 29, 1914[1]

    New York City, U.S.

    DiedSeptember 15, 1997(1997-09-15) (aged 82)

    New York City, U.S.

    Occupations
    Years active1931–1945
    Spouses

    Edward Randolph

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    (m. 1933; div. 1938)​

    Walter Anderson

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    (m. 1951; died 1983)​

    Edna Mae Harris[2] (September 29, 1914 – September 15, 1997), sometimes credited as Edna May Harris was an American actress and singer.

    Harris, an African–American, was film actress in the late 1930s and early 1940s, appearing in films featuring mostly African–American casts.

    Biography

    Early life and career

    Born in Harlem, Harris parents were Sam, a boxer and customs inspector; Her mother Mary Harris (née Walker) worked as a maid.

    Harris' family is note