Filmography
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Known For
Imitation of Life Peola Johnson (1934) -
The Emperor Jones Undine (1933) -
Ouanga Klili Gordon (1936) -
Known For
Square Joe Actress (1922) -
Actress
The Goldbergs (1949) -
One Mile from Heaven Flora Jackson (1937) -
Ouanga Klili Gordon (1936)
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Imitation of Life Peola Johnson (1934)
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Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho Train Conductor's Wife (1934) -
Mills Blue Rhythm Band Dancer (1934) -
The Emperor Jones Undine (1933)
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Animal Crackers Party Guest (1930) -
Black and Tan Fantasy Fredi - Duke's Girlfriend (1929) -
The Letter Opium Den Dancer (1929) -
ActressSquare Joe (1922)
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Soundtrack
![Black and Tan Fantasy]( "Black and Tan Fantasy")
Black and Tan Fantasy (1929) -
Archive footage
![CBS News Sunday Morning]( "CBS News Sunday Morning")
CBS News Sunday Morning (2021) -
![She's Gotta Have It]( "She's Gotta Have It")
She's Gotta Have It (2017) -
![TV in Black: The First Fifty Years]( "TV in Black: The First Fifty Years")
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Archive footage
![That's Black Entertainment]( "That's Black Entertainment")
That's Black Entertainment (1990) -
![Black Shadows on the Silver Screen]( "Black Shadows on the Silver Screen")
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Did You Know
Trivia
A longtime advocate for civil rights, she was administrative secretary for the Joint Actors Equity-Theater League Committee on Hotel Accommodations for Negro Actors throughout the United States.
Quotes
[when asked why she didn't try to "pass" for white] Because I'm honest and because you don't have to be white to be good.
Nickname
The Dark Duse of Hollywood
Personal Details
Born
Fredericka Carolyn Washington
Savannah, Georgia, USA
Died
(age 90)
Stamford, Connecticut, USA
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