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Teresa Graves
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Teresa Graves
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1948-01-10,Houston, Texas, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
Teresa Graves was an American actress and singer born on 10 January 1948 in Texas. She is best known for her leading role in the television series *Get Christie Love!* (1974–1975), in which she played an undercover detective, becoming the first Black woman to star in a primetime drama series in the United States. She began her career as a singer, appearing notably on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1971 with songs such as "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" and "Respect". Prior to that, she appeared on variety shows such as Our Place (1967) and Turn-On (1969). In addition to Get Christie Love!, famous for her line "You're under arrest, sugah!", she appeared in Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (season 3) and films such as That Man Bolt (1973). She also toured with Bob Hope on a USO tour in 1969. Teresa Graves retired from the industry in 1983 for religious reasons and died on 10 October 2002 in an accidental fire in Los Angeles.

Filmography

5.2

That Man Bolt
1973-12-01

5.2

Vampira
1974-10-10

5.1

Black Eye
1974-03-15

Get Christie Love!

5.375

Get Christie Love!
1974-01-22

Bob Hope: Entertaining the Troops

0

Bob Hope: Entertaining the Troops
2016-05-10

4.75

Turn-On
1969-02-05

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

6.75

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968-01-22

Get Christie Love!

8.417

Get Christie Love!
1974-01-22

9

The Funny Side
1971-09-12

The New Dick Van Dyke Show

5.2

The New Dick Van Dyke Show
1971-09-18

6.909

The Rookies
1972-09-11

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.553

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.8

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948-06-20

The Merv Griffin Show

6.833

The Merv Griffin Show
1962-10-01

7

Dinah!
1974-10-21

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

6.75

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968-01-22