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Louise Beavers

Ur. 08 marca 1902Zm. 26 października 1962Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Biografia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Louise Beavers (March 8, 1902 – October 26, 1962) was an American film and television actress. Beavers appeared in dozens of films and two hit television shows from the 1920s until 1960, most often cast in the role of a maid, servant, or slave. She was a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, and a member of Sigma Gamma Rho sorority, one of the four African-American sororities. Beavers was a breakthrough actress for black women and became known as a symbol of a "mammy" on the screen. A mammy archetype "is the portrayal within a narrative framework or other imagery of a black domestic servant, generally good-natured, often overweight, and loud". Louise Beavers started her career in the 1920s. At the time, black people in films were limited to acting in only very few roles, usually as slaves or domestic help. She played the "mammy" in many of the movies she acted in. She started to gain more attention in the acting world after she played the role of Julia in Coquette, which starred Mary Pickford. In this film she played the black maid and mother figure to a young white woman. She once received a review which stated: "Personally, Miss Beavers is just splendid, just as fine as she appears on screen, but she also has a charm all her own, which needs no screen role for recognition. She has a very pleasing personality, one that draws people to her instantly and makes them feel that they are meeting a friend instead of a Hollywood Star." Beavers had an attractive personality, and often played roles in which she helps a white protagonist mature in the course of the movie. In 1934, Beavers played Delilah in Imitation of Life in a dramatic role. Her character again plays a black maid, but instead of the usual stereotypical comedic or purely functional role, Delilah's story line is a secondary parallel plot. The public reacted positively to Beavers' performance. It was not only a breakthrough for Beavers, but was also "the first time in American cinema history that a black woman's problems were given major emotional weight in a major Hollywood motion picture". Some in the media recognized the unfairness of Hollywood's double standard regarding race. For example, California Graphic Magazine wrote, "the Academy could not recognize Miss Beavers. She is black!" As Beavers' career grew, some criticized her for the roles she accepted, alleging that such roles institutionalized the view that blacks were subservient to whites. Beavers dismissed the criticism. She acknowledged the limited opportunities available, but said: "I am only playing the parts. I don't live them." As she became more famous, Beavers began to speak against Hollywood's portrayal and treatment of black Americans, both during production and after promoting the films. Beavers became active in public life, seeking to help support African Americans. In later life, Beavers was plagued by health issues, including diabetes. She died on October 26, 1962, at the age of 60, following a heart attack. Beavers was inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame in 1976.

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Filmografia

Filmy i seriale od najnowszych

153 pozycji

Make Room for Granddaddy

Serial • 1970

The Facts of Life

Film • 1960

jako Gussie

All the Fine Young Cannibals

Film • 1960

jako Rose

Film • 1953

jako Artamesa

I Dream of Jeanie

Film • 1952

jako Mammy

Colorado Sundown

Film • 1952

jako Mattie, Jackie's Maid

The Beulah Show

Serial • 1950

jako Beulah

My Blue Heaven

Film • 1950

jako Selma

Opowieść o Jakie Robinsonie

Film • 1950

jako Jackie's Mother

Tell It to the Judge

Film • 1949

jako Cleo, Marsha's Maid (uncredited)

For the Love of Mary

Film • 1948

jako Bertha

Good Sam

Film • 1948

jako Chloe

A Southern Yankee

Film • 1948

jako Laundry Woman

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Film • 1948

jako Gussie

Banjo

Film • 1947

jako Lindy

Lover Come Back

Film • 1946

jako Martha

Young Widow

Film • 1946

jako Rosie

Delightfully Dangerous

Film • 1945

jako Hannah

Barbary Coast Gent

Film • 1944

jako Bedelia

Dixie Jamboree

Film • 1944

jako Opal

South of Dixie

Film • 1944

jako Magnolia Brown / Chloe

Follow the Boys

Film • 1944

jako Louise Beavers (uncredited)

There's Something About a Soldier

Film • 1943

jako Birdie

Top Man

Film • 1943

jako Cleo

Du Barry Was a Lady

Film • 1943

jako Niagara

All by Myself

Film • 1943

jako Willie

Good Morning, Judge

Film • 1943

jako Cleo

Seven Sweethearts

Film • 1942

jako Petunia, the Maid

The Big Street

Film • 1942

jako Ruby (uncredited)

Gospoda świąteczna

Film • 1942

jako Mamie

Zdradzieckie skały

Film • 1942

jako Maum Maria

Young America

Film • 1942

jako Pansy

The Vanishing Virginian

Film • 1942

jako Aunt Emmeline

Shadow of the Thin Man

Film • 1941

jako Stella

Belle Starr

Film • 1941

jako Mammy Lou

Kisses for Breakfast

Film • 1941

jako Clotilda

Sign of the Wolf

Film • 1941

jako Beulah

Virginia

Film • 1941

jako Ophelia

I Want a Divorce

Film • 1940

jako Celestine

No Time for Comedy

Film • 1940

jako Clementine

Primrose Path

Film • 1940

jako Woman Talking to Police (uncredited)

Women Without Names

Film • 1940

jako Ivory

Parole Fixer

Film • 1940

jako Aunt Lindy

The Lady's from Kentucky

Film • 1939

jako Aunt Tina

Reform School

Film • 1939

jako Mother Barton

Made for Each Other

Film • 1939

jako Lily (uncredited)

Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus

Film • 1938

jako Cassey

The Headleys at Home

Film • 1938

jako Hyacinth

Brother Rat

Film • 1938

jako Jenny

Life Goes On

Film • 1938

jako Sally Weston

Scandal Street

Film • 1938

jako Clairce

The Last Gangster

Film • 1937

jako Gloria

Love in a Bungalow

Film • 1937

jako Millie

Wings Over Honolulu

Film • 1937

jako Mammy

Make Way for Tomorrow

Film • 1937

jako Mamie

Rainbow on the River

Film • 1936

jako Toinette

General Spanky

Film • 1936

jako Cornelia

Wives Never Know

Film • 1936

jako Florabelle

Bullets or Ballots

Film • 1936

jako Nellie LaFleur

Annapolis Farewell

Film • 1935

jako Miranda

West of the Pecos

Film • 1934

jako Mauree

Imitation of Life

Film • 1934

jako Delilah Johnson

Beggar's Holiday

Film • 1934

jako Heliotrope

I Give My Love

Film • 1934

jako Maid

Dr. Monica

Film • 1934

jako Sarah - Mary's Maid (uncredited)

The Merry Frinks

Film • 1934

jako Camille

Cheaters

Film • 1934

jako Lily

A Modern Hero

Film • 1934

jako Azais's Maid

Merry Wives of Reno

Film • 1934

jako Derwent's Client - Black Mother of 12 Wanting a Divorce (uncredited)

Glamour

Film • 1934

jako Millie

I Believed in You

jako Pansy (uncredited)

Girl Missing

Film • 1933

jako Julie, Daisy's Maid (Uncredited)

She Done Him Wrong

jako Maid (uncredited)

Young America

jako September

Girls About Town

Film • 1931

jako Hattie

Reckless Living

Film • 1931

jako Maid

Sundown Trail

Film • 1931

jako Auntie Jenny

Party Husband

Film • 1931

jako Laura's Maid

Six Cylinder Love

Film • 1931

Don't Bet on Women

Film • 1931

jako Maid (uncredited)

Millie

Film • 1931

jako Maid (uncredited)

Paid

Film • 1930

jako Convict (uncredited)

Film • 1929

jako Julia

Election Day

Film • 1929

jako Farina's mother