Theresa Harris
Bio: American actress Theresa Harris made her screen debut as one of the sullen "camp followers" in Josef von Sternberg's Morocco. Like most black performers working in Hollywood during the 1930s and 1940s, Harris was generally limited to servant roles. One of the more artistically rewarding of these was Josephine, the object of Eddie "Rochester" Anderson's affections… More Bio: American actress Theresa Harris made her screen debut as one of the sullen "camp followers" in Josef von Sternberg's Morocco. Like most black performers working in Hollywood during the 1930s and 1940s, Harris was generally limited to servant roles. One of the more artistically rewarding of these was Josephine, the object of Eddie "Rochester" Anderson's affections in the Jack Benny vehicle Buck Benny Rides Again (1940). Harries and Anderson worked so well together that they were reteamed in the same roles in another Benny comedy, Love Thy Neighbor (1940). Evidently a favorite of RKO producer Val Lewton, Harris was prominently cast in several of Lewton's productions of the 1940s, most entertainingly as the cheerfully sarcastic waitress in Cat People (1943). Theresa Harris remained in films until 1958, her characters slowly moving up the social ladder to include nurses and governesses. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Filmography
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The French Line (1954)
- Clara
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Angel Face (1953)
- Nurse Theresa
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Al Jennings of Oklahoma (1951)
- Terese
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Neptune's Daughter (1949)
- Matilda
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The File on Thelma Jordon (1949)
- Esther
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Theresa Harris Videos
Jezebel
2 minutes 55 seconds
Gold Diggers Of 1933
3 minutes 41 seconds
The French Line
2 minutes 53 seconds
Angel Face
2 minutes 25 seconds
Neptune's Daughter
1 minutes 33 seconds
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