Edna Mae Harris
American actress (1910-1997) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 86
Edna Mae Harris, sometimes credited as Edna May Harris, was an American actress and singer. Harris, an African-American, was a film actress in the late 1930s and early 1940s, appearing in films featuring mostly African-American casts.
Edna Mae Harris is read about 24 times a day, in 7 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 10 October 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 120 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
1997Died15 September 19971994
Midnight RambleFilm1981
I Remember HarlemSeries1943
Stage Door CanteenFilm, Sun Tan Girl (uncredited)1942
Legs Ain't No GoodFilm1940
Stolen ParadiseFilm, Maid
Sunday SinnersFilm, 1940Corrine Aiken
The Notorious Elinor LeeFilm, 1940Fredi Welsh1939
Lying LipsFilm, Elsie Bellwood
Paradise in HarlemFilm, 1939Doll Davis1938
Spirit of YouthFilm, Mary Bowdin1936
Bullets or BallotsFilm, Rose - Lee's Maid (uncredited)
FuryFilm, 1936Black Woman (uncredited)
Private NumberFilm, 1936Lulu (Uncredited)
The Green PasturesFilm, 1936Zeba1910Born29 September 1910
Midnight RambleFilm1981
I Remember HarlemSeries1943
Stage Door CanteenFilm, Sun Tan Girl (uncredited)1942
Legs Ain't No GoodFilm1940
Stolen ParadiseFilm, Maid
Sunday SinnersFilm, 1940Corrine Aiken
The Notorious Elinor LeeFilm, 1940Fredi Welsh1939
Lying LipsFilm, Elsie Bellwood
Paradise in HarlemFilm, 1939Doll Davis1938
Spirit of YouthFilm, Mary Bowdin1936
Bullets or BallotsFilm, Rose - Lee's Maid (uncredited)
FuryFilm, 1936Black Woman (uncredited)
Private NumberFilm, 1936Lulu (Uncredited)
The Green PasturesFilm, 1936Zeba1910Born29 September 1910People around Edna
Close ties
Mamie Smith Also in Paradise in Harlem and Stolen Paradise
William Keighley Directed The Green Pastures (1936)
Jack L. Warner Produced The Green Pastures (1936)
Oscar Micheaux Directed Lying Lips and The Notorious Elinor Lee
Robert Earl Jones Also in The Notorious Elinor Lee and Lying Lips
Oscar Polk Also in The Notorious Elinor Lee (1940)
Juano Hernández Also in The Notorious Elinor Lee and Lying Lips
Amanda Randolph Also in Lying Lips and The Notorious Elinor Lee
Frank H. Wilson Also in The Green Pastures (1936)
Also in Français
Filmography 13
14 credits on file
Television 1
Media & music
About this person
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1910 to 1997 · aged 86