- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 31, 1906
- Place of Birth
- Houston, Texas, USA
- Died
- October 8, 1985
Theresa Harris
Theresa Harris (December 31, 1906 [some sources indicate 1909] – October 8, 1985) was an American film and television actress, singer and dancer. In 1929 Harris traveled to Hollywood, where she embarked on an acting career. She made her film debut in Thunderbolt, singing the song "Daddy Won't You Please Come Home". As she entered the 1930s she found herself playing maids to fictitious Southern belles, socialites and female molls. These parts were sometimes uncredited. She also floated around studios doing bit parts, usually at Warner Bros. or MGM. Aside from maids, she specialized in playing blues singers, waitresses, tribal women, prostitutes, and hatcheck girls. Harris had a featured role as a friend of Jean Harlow in MGM's Hold Your Man (1932). In 1933 she appeared as Chico in the Warner Bros. pre-Code production of Baby Face, starring Barbara Stanwyck. That same year Harris starred…
Filmography
movieThe Gift of Love
1958 · Dora - Sam's Wife (uncredited)
tvHow to Marry a Millionaire
1957 · Irene
movieSpoilers of the Forest
1957 · Nancy the Maid
movieBack from Eternity
1956 · Mamie (uncredited)
tvAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Maid
movieThe French Line
1954 · Clare (uncredited)
tvLetter to Loretta
1953 · Lulu
movieSmall Town Girl
1953 · Backstage Maid
movieAngel Face
1953 · Nurse Theresa (uncredited)
movieAl Jennings of Oklahoma
1951 · Terese
movieGrounds for Marriage
1951 · Stella, Ina's Maid
movieThe Company She Keeps
1951 · Lilly Johnson (uncredited)
Lux Video Theatre
tvLux Video Theatre
1950 · Young Woman
movieAnd Baby Makes Three
1949 · Maid
movieTension
1949 · Woman in Drugstore (uncredited)
movieThe File on Thelma Jordon
1949 · Esther
movieNeptune's Daughter
1949 · Matilda (uncredited)
movieAlias Nick Beal
1949 · Opal
movieThe Velvet Touch
1948 · Nancy
movieThe Big Clock
1948 · Daisy (uncredited)
movieThe Lady from Shanghai
1947 · Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
movieOut of the Past
1947 · Eunice Leonard (uncredited)
movieThe Trespasser
1947 · Julia, the maid
movieMiracle on 34th Street
1947 · Cleo (uncredited)
movieMiss Susie Slagle's
1946 · Maid (uncredited)
movieSmooth as Silk
1946 · Louise (Maid)
movieSwingtime Jamboree
1946 · Herself
movieStrange Illusion
1945 · Maid (uncredited)
movieI Walked with a Zombie
1943 · Alma
movieCat People
1942 · Minnie (uncredited)
movieThe Outskirts of Town
1942 · Wife
movieTough as They Come
1942 · Bessie Mae
movieSing Your Worries Away
1942 · Hat Check Girl
movieOur Wife
1941 · Hattie
movieBlossoms in the Dust
1941 · Cleo
movieHere Comes Mr. Jordan
1941 · Mother Listening to Hurdy-gurdy (uncredited)
movieThe Flame of New Orleans
1941 · Clémentine
movieLove Thy Neighbor
1940 · Josephine
movieSanta Fe Trail
1940 · Maid (uncredited)
movieBuck Benny Rides Again
1940 · Josephine
movieCity of Chance
1940 · Beulah - Powder Room Attendant
movieOne Hour to Live
1939 · High Yaller girl
movieThe Women
1939 · Olive (uncredited)
movieTell No Tales
1939 · Ruby
movieThe Toy Wife
1938 · 'Pick'
movieJezebel
1938 · Zette
movieBig Town Girl
1937 · Maid
movieBargain with Bullets
1937 · Grace Foster
movieThe Lady Escapes
1937 · Maid (uncredited)
movieCharlie Chan at the Olympics
1937 · Athlete
movieThe Green Pastures
1936 · Angel (uncredited)
movieGo Into Your Dance
1935 · Dressing Room Maid, Luana's Maid
movieDesirable
1934 · Ladies Room Maid at Party
movieBlack Moon
1934 · Sacrificed Girl (uncredited)
movieFinishing School
1934 · Evelyn (uncredited)
movieSuccess at Any Price
1934 · Marie
movieThe Worst Woman in Paris?
1933 · Lily - the Maid
movieBlood Money
1933 · Jessica (uncredited)
movieBroadway Thru a Keyhole
1933 · Joan's Maid
moviePenthouse
1933 · Lili (uncredited)
movieMary Stevens, M.D.
1933 · Andrews' Maid Alice (uncredited)
movieBaby Face
1933 · Chico
movieHold Your Man
1933 · Lily Mae Crippen (uncredited)
moviePrivate Detective 62
1933 · Janet's Maid (Uncredited)
movieProfessional Sweetheart
1933 · Vera (uncredited)
movieGold Diggers of 1933
1933 · Black Woman in "Pettin' in the Park" Number (uncredited)
movie42nd Street
1933 · Chorus Girl (uncredited)
movieGrand Slam
1933 · Ladies' Room Attendant (uncredited)
movieThe Half-Naked Truth
1932 · Emily (uncredited)
movieThe Sport Parade
1932 · Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
movieNight After Night
1932 · Ladies' Room Attendant (uncredited)
movieFaithless
1932 · Amanda
movieFree Wheeling
1932 · Maid (uncredited)
movieHorse Feathers
1932 · Laura (uncredited)
movieWeek Ends Only
1932 · Chloe (uncredited)
movieMerrily We Go to Hell
1932 · Powder Room Attendant (uncredited)
movieUnion Depot
1932 · Black Woman (uncredited)
movieArrowsmith
1931 · Native Mother (uncredited)
movieThe Road to Reno
1931 · Maid at Dude Ranch
movieMorocco
1930 · Camp Follower (uncredited)
movieSomeday Sweetheart
1930 · Tessie Maize (Self)
movieThunderbolt
1929 · Singer