Theresa Harris
Biography
Theresa Harris was an American actress, singer, and dancer who began in musical theater with the Lafayette Players after studying at the USC and Zoellner conservatories. Born in Houston and raised in Southern California, she made her film debut in Thunderbolt (1929), singing Daddy Won't You Please Come Home. Through the 1930s she was often uncredited, playing maids to stars such as Ginger Rogers, Bette Davis, and Barbara Stanwyck, and bit parts in films including Horse Feathers (1932), Baby Face (1933), Mary Stevens, M.D. (1933), and Jezebel (1938). She had a credited role in Tell No Tales and later appeared in Cat People (1942), I Walked with a Zombie (1943), Strange Illusion (1945), and Out of the Past (1947). She performed on radio, often with Eddie Rochester Anderson, and on television in the 1950s, with her final film appearance in 1958. Lynn Nottage based the title character of By the Way, Meet Vera Stark on her.
78years old at death
- Born Houston
- Died Inglewood
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 22
- Career span
- 27 years1929 to 1956
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First role
Theresa Harris first appeared on screen in 1929, in the film Thunderbolt. In that movie she sang the song "Daddy Won't You Please Come Home".
Early training
After finishing Jefferson High School, Harris attended the USC Conservatory of Music and the Zoellner Conservatory of Music. She later became a member of the Lafayette Players, an African American musical comedy theater troupe.
A first
Theresa Harris was one of the inspirations for the title character in Lynn Nottage's 2011 play By the Way, Meet Vera Stark, which is based in part on her.
Theresa Harris movies on Netflix
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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Jacques Tourneur directed three of these films, Josef von Sternberg two. 22 actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Jacques Tourneur
Josef von SternbergDirector, 2 films, 1929 to 1930
All films by Josef von Sternberg
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- Marlene DietrichThe Flame of New Orleans (1941) and Morocco (1930)
- Henry KolkerBlack Moon (1934) and Baby Face (1933)
- Nat PendletonPenthouse (1933) and Horse Feathers (1932)
- George BrentJezebel (1938) and Baby Face (1933)
- Heinie ConklinNeptune's Daughter (1949) and Baby Face (1933)
- Fay WrayBlack Moon (1934) and Thunderbolt (1929)
- Harry AntrimThe File on Thelma Jordon (1949) and Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
- Tom ConwayI Walked with a Zombie (1943) and Cat People (1942)
- Margaret LindsayJezebel (1938) and Baby Face (1933)
- Jack HoltCat People (1942) and Black Moon (1934)
- Thelma ToddMary Stevens, M.D. (1933) and Horse Feathers (1932)
- Cora Sue CollinsBlack Moon (1934) and Mary Stevens, M.D. (1933)
- Madame Sul-Te-WanBlack Moon (1934) and Thunderbolt (1929)
- E.H. CalvertHorse Feathers (1932) and Thunderbolt (1929)
- Clinton RosemondI Walked with a Zombie (1943) and Blossoms in the Dust (1941)
- Grace HayleBaby Face (1933) and Mary Stevens, M.D. (1933)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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Official profiles and reference pages.