Fredi Washington
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.
Animal Crackers
as Party GuestThe well-known explorer and hunter Captain Spaulding has just returned from Africa, and is being...
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Imitation of Life
as Peola Johnson, Age 19A struggling widow and her daughter take in a black housekeeper and her fair-skinned daughter....
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Emperor Jones
as UndineUnscrupulously ambitious, Brutus Jones escapes from jail after killing a guard and, through...
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Black and Tan
as Fredi - Duke's GirlfriendDuke Ellington plays hot jazz in a fictional story that finds him down on his luck; he tries in...
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One Mile from Heaven
as Flora JacksonA female journalist travels to a new neighborhood after getting a (false) lead and is surprised...
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The Letter
as Opium Den Dancer (Uncredited)A planter's wife shoots a neighbor, but tells conflicting stories of what happened.
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Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho
as Sam's wifeThis jazz musical short has a comedy plot about marital infidelity. Bandleader Cab Calloway...
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Ouanga
as Klili GordonIn Haiti, a black female plantation owner enacts a voodoo curse, and revives zombies for revenge...
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Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
as Self (archive sound)Ossie Davis narrates a history of "race films," films made before 1950 which catered to a...
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