Estelle Hemsley
American actress (1887-1968) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 81
Estelle Hemsley was a prominent African American actress of stage and screen. She appeared in the stage and screen versions of Take a Giant Step, earning a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress in the 1959 movie directed by Philip Leacock.
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Baby the Rain Must FallFilm, Catherine1963
America AmericaFilm, Grandmother Topouzoglou1960
The Leech WomanFilm, Old Malla1959
Green MansionsFilm, Cla-Cla
Take a Giant StepFilm, 1959Grandmother Martin1957
Edge of the CityFilm, Mrs. Price1947
Return of Mandy's HusbandFilm, Mandy1887Born5 May 1887People around Estelle
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Elia Kazan Directed America America (1964)
Mel Ferrer Directed Green Mansions (1959)
Ruby Dee Also in Take a Giant Step and Edge of the City
Martin Ritt Directed Edge of the City (1957)
Ruth White Also in Edge of the City (1957)
Roy Glenn Also in Edge of the City and Take a Giant Step- Harold Hecht Produced Take a Giant Step (1961)
Philip Leacock Directed Take a Giant Step (1961)
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Her other film roles include playing Grandmother Topouzoglou in Elia Kazan's 1963 movie America, America, the role of Cla-Cla in Mel Ferrer's 1959 film Green Mansions, the mother of Ruby Dee in Edge of the City (1957), and Catherine in Robert Mulligan's 1965 movie Baby the Rain Must Fall.
