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Etta Moten was born in Weimar, Texas, the only child of a Methodist minister, Rev. Freeman F. Moten, and a teacher, his wife, Ida Norman Moten. [1] She started singing as a child in the church choir. Moten's family put great importance on education, as her parents made sure she was enrolled in good schools no matter where they moved. [ 5 ]
Etta McDaniel (December 1, 1890 – January 13, 1946) was an American actress who appeared in over 60 films between 1933 and 1946. She was the sister of actor Sam McDaniel and Academy Award winning actress Hattie McDaniel .
Retta was born in Newark, New Jersey. [2] She is of Liberian descent. [4] She grew up in Edison and in the Cliffwood Beach section of Aberdeen Township, New Jersey, [5] where she attended Matawan Regional High School, graduating in 1988.
This is a list of African-American actors by alphabetical order.. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article and/or references showing the person is African American and a notable actor.
Most nominated African-American actress, with four nominations. First Black actress to receive two nominations for Best Actress. Third film to feature African-American nominees for both Best Actor and Best Actress. Second time multiple African-American actresses received Best Actress nominations. Andra Day: The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Ethel Waters (October 31, 1896 – September 1, 1977) was an American singer and actress. Waters frequently performed jazz, swing, and pop music on the Broadway stage and in concerts. She began her career in the 1920s singing blues.
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.
She had a recurring role as Aunt Etta Kibby in the American television series In the Heat of the Night, [2] and is an NAACP Image Award nominee for acting in film A Time to Kill. From the beginning of her acting career until 2019, Stewart concurrently worked as an actress and educator; she did not act full time until her retirement from teaching.