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Octavia Lenora Spencer (born May 25, 1970) [1] [a] is an American actress. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards.
Studios preferred Black actresses with darker skin, who were usually typecast as maids, cooks or other servants. [16] Directors were also reluctant to cast a light-skinned Black actress in a romantic role with a white leading man; the film production code prohibited suggestions of miscegenation. Interracial marriage was illegal in the South and ...
Hattie McDaniel (June 10, 1893 – October 26, 1952) was an African-American actress, singer-songwriter, and comedian. For her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939), she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, becoming the first African American to win an Oscar.
Ellen Holly was the first Black actress to star on a daytime television show. She starred as Carla Gray on 'One Life to Live' from 1968 to 1985. Trailblazing actress Ellen Holly of White Plains ...
A 2004 Tony Award for her role in Broadway’s “A Raisin in the Sun” — marking the first time a Black actress won a ... III, and Condola Rashad. Rashad was married to her third husband ...
Black Card Revoked: Herself Episode: "LisaRaye, Affion Crockett, K. Dubb" The Proposal: Herself Episode: "103" 2018-24 The Family Business: Donna Duncan Guest: Season 1, Recurring Cast: Season 2-4, Main Cast: Season 5 2019 Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta: Herself Episode: "So So Triggered" & "Firestorm" Murder in the Thirst: Herself/Host Main Host ...
African-American child actresses (114 P) Pages in category "African-American actresses" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 210 total.
Diahann Carroll (/ d aɪ ˈ æ n / dy-AN; born Carol Diann Johnson; July 17, 1935 – October 4, 2019) was an American actress, singer, model, and activist.Carroll was the recipient of numerous nominations and awards for her stage and screen performances, including a Tony Award in 1962, Golden Globe Award in 1968, and five Emmy Award nominations.