
Known for
Acting
Born
September 29, 1910
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Died
September 15, 1997 (aged 86)
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 Sinner...
1994
as Self - Actress
1981
1943
as Sun Tan Girl (uncredited)
1942
1940
as Maid
1940
as Corrine Aiken
1940
as Fredi Welsh
1939
as Elsie Bellwood
1939
as Doll Davis
1938
as Mary Bowdin
1936
as Zeba
1936
as Rose - Lee's Maid (uncredited)
1936
as Black Woman (uncredited)
1936
as Lulu (Uncredited)