Fredi Washington

Born: 1903-12-23

Fredericka Carolyn "Fredi" Washington (December 23, 1903 – June 28, 1994) was an American stage and film actress, performer, and writer. She gained recognition for film and stage work in the 1920s and 1930s.


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Imitation of Life

as Peola Johnson, Age 19
Released: 1934-11-23

A struggling widow and her daughter take in a black housekeeper and her fair-skinned daughter....

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Animal Crackers

as Party Guest
Released: 1930-08-08

The well-known explorer and hunter Captain Spaulding has just returned from Africa, and is being...

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The Emperor Jones

as Undine
Released: 1933-09-29

Unscrupulously ambitious, Brutus Jones escapes from jail after killing a guard and, through...

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The Letter

as Opium Den Dancer (Uncredited)
Released: 1929-03-17

A planter's wife shoots a neighbor, but tells conflicting stories of what happened.

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One Mile from Heaven

as Flora Jackson
Released: 1937-08-18

A female journalist travels to a new neighborhood after getting a (false) lead and is surprised...

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Black and Tan

as Fredi - Duke's Girlfriend
Released: 1929-12-08

Duke Ellington plays hot jazz in a fictional story that finds him down on his luck; he tries in...

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Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho

as Sam's wife
Released: 1934-08-24

This jazz musical short has a comedy plot about marital infidelity. Bandleader Cab Calloway...

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Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

as Self (archive sound)
Released: 1975-04-19

Ossie Davis narrates a history of "race films," films made before 1950 which catered to a...

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Ouanga

as Klili Gordon
Released: 1935-12-03

In Haiti, a black female plantation owner enacts a voodoo curse, and revives zombies for revenge...

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