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Louise Beavers
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Louise Beavers
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1902-03-08,Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Louise Beavers (March 8, 1902 – October 26, 1962) was an American film and television actress. Beavers appeared in dozens of films and two hit television shows from the 1920s until 1960, most often cast in the role of a maid, servant, or slave. She was a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, and a member of Sigma Gamma Rho sorority, one of the four African-American sororities. Beavers was a breakthrough actress for black women and became known as a symbol of a "mammy" on the screen. A mammy archetype "is the portrayal within a narrative framework or other imagery of a black domestic servant, generally good-natured, often overweight, and loud". Louise Beavers started her career in the 1920s. At the time, black people in films were limited to acting in only very few roles, usually as slaves or domestic help. She played the "mammy" in many of the movies she acted in. She started to gain more attention in the acting world after she played the role of Julia in Coquette, which starred Mary Pickford. In this film she played the black maid and mother figure to a young white woman. She once received a review which stated: "Personally, Miss Beavers is just splendid, just as fine as she appears on screen, but she also has a charm all her own, which needs no screen role for recognition. She has a very pleasing personality, one that draws people to her instantly and makes them feel that they are meeting a friend instead of a Hollywood Star." Beavers had an attractive personality, and often played roles in which she helps a white protagonist mature in the course of the movie. In 1934, Beavers played Delilah in Imitation of Life in a dramatic role. Her character again plays a black maid, but instead of the usual stereotypical comedic or purely functional role, Delilah's story line is a secondary parallel plot. The public reacted positively to Beavers' performance. It was not only a breakthrough for Beavers, but was also "the first time in American cinema history that a black woman's problems were given major emotional weight in a major Hollywood motion picture". Some in the media recognized the unfairness of Hollywood's double standard regarding race. For example, California Graphic Magazine wrote, "the Academy could not recognize Miss Beavers. She is black!" As Beavers' career grew, some criticized her for the roles she accepted, alleging that such roles institutionalized the view that blacks were subservient to whites. Beavers dismissed the criticism. She acknowledged the limited opportunities available, but said: "I am only playing the parts. I don't live them." As she became more famous, Beavers began to speak against Hollywood's portrayal and treatment of black Americans, both during production and after promoting the films. Beavers became active in public life, seeking to help support African Americans. In later life, Beavers was plagued by health issues, including diabetes. She died on October 26, 1962, at the age of 60, following a heart attack. Beavers was inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame in 1976.

Filmography

6.9

42nd Street
1933-03-11

5.9

The Goddess
1958-06-24

A Shriek in the Night

5.1

A Shriek in the Night
1933-07-22

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

7

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948-03-25

7.015

Holiday Inn
1942-01-01

Bullets or Ballots

6.5

Bullets or Ballots
1936-06-06

The Story of Temple Drake

6.5

The Story of Temple Drake
1933-05-06

The Last Gangster

6.3

The Last Gangster
1937-11-12

Shadow of the Thin Man

7

Shadow of the Thin Man
1941-11-21

The Jackie Robinson Story

6.4

The Jackie Robinson Story
1950-05-16

Du Barry was a Lady

6.1

Du Barry was a Lady
1943-08-13

She Done Him Wrong

5.8

She Done Him Wrong
1933-02-09

6.5

Bombshell
1933-10-13

A Southern Yankee

5.2

A Southern Yankee
1948-08-05

Reap the Wild Wind

6.375

Reap the Wild Wind
1942-03-26

The Facts of Life

5.2

The Facts of Life
1960-11-14

The Midnight Patrol

6.5

The Midnight Patrol
1933-08-03

Imitation of Life

7

Imitation of Life
1934-11-23

Made for Each Other

6.2

Made for Each Other
1939-02-10

6.9

Midnight Mary
1933-06-30

5.6

Belle Starr
1941-09-12

6.7

Night World
1932-05-04

What Price Hollywood?

6.7

What Price Hollywood?
1932-06-24

5.6

Coquette
1929-03-30

6.5

Teenage Rebel
1956-11-01

7.2

The Dark Horse
1932-06-16

Girls About Town

6.4

Girls About Town
1931-11-07

5.6

Bedside
1934-01-27

Colorado Sundown

3.3

Colorado Sundown
1952-02-08

5.6

Millie
1931-02-06

No Time for Comedy

5.4

No Time for Comedy
1940-09-14

6

Wild Girl
1932-11-09

Reckless Living

3

Reckless Living
1931-10-20

Sign of the Wolf

6

Sign of the Wolf
1941-03-25

She Couldn't Say No

0

She Couldn't Say No
1930-02-15

5.1

Girl Missing
1933-03-04

4.8

Young Widow
1946-03-01

6.3

The Expert
1932-03-05

Kisses for Breakfast

5.5

Kisses for Breakfast
1941-07-05

It's Tough to Be Famous

5.7

It's Tough to Be Famous
1932-04-02

5.3

Wide Open
1930-02-01

The Woman Condemned

4.5

The Woman Condemned
1934-04-03

7

Election Day
1929-01-12

Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus

4.3

Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
1938-12-02

3.5

In the Money
1933-11-06

I Want a Divorce

0

I Want a Divorce
1940-09-20

Lover Come Back

6.2

Lover Come Back
1946-06-21

Strictly Fresh Yeggs

0

Strictly Fresh Yeggs
1934-04-06

0

Virginia
1941-01-28

6.3

Unashamed
1932-07-02

Women Without Names

4.8

Women Without Names
1940-03-14

0

Cheaters
1934-05-11

Knights Before Christmas

0

Knights Before Christmas
1930-11-15

7.5

Banjo
1947-05-15

Beggar's Holiday

0

Beggar's Holiday
1934-08-17

The Greeks Had a Word for Them

4.8

The Greeks Had a Word for Them
1932-02-03

4

Back Pay
1930-06-01

7

My Blue Heaven
1950-09-15

I've Got Your Number

6

I've Got Your Number
1934-02-24

Love in a Bungalow

0

Love in a Bungalow
1937-06-27

4.5

Good Sport
1931-12-12

For the Love of Mary

5.8

For the Love of Mary
1948-09-01

Ladies of the Big House

6

Ladies of the Big House
1931-12-26

Her Splendid Folly

0

Her Splendid Folly
1933-10-07

Make Way for Tomorrow

7.536

Make Way for Tomorrow
1937-05-09

2.9

Palooka
1934-01-26

Too Busy to Work

4

Too Busy to Work
1932-12-02

Good-bye, My Lady

7.7

Good-bye, My Lady
1956-05-12

Safety in Numbers

5

Safety in Numbers
1930-05-30

5

Brother Rat
1938-10-29

4

Bright Lights
1930-09-21

3.5

Glamour
1934-04-09

The Merry Frinks

3.7

The Merry Frinks
1934-05-26

True to the Navy

7

True to the Navy
1930-05-25

Registered Nurse

4.6

Registered Nurse
1934-04-06

Divorce In The Family

6

Divorce In The Family
1932-08-27

0

Parole Fixer
1940-02-02

Merry Wives of Reno

4.8

Merry Wives of Reno
1934-04-18

Our Blushing Brides

5.9

Our Blushing Brides
1930-07-19

Street of Women

4.8

Street of Women
1932-06-04

Six Cylinder Love

0

Six Cylinder Love
1931-05-10

Wings Over Honolulu

5.3

Wings Over Honolulu
1937-05-16

4.5

Dixie Jamboree
1944-08-15

4.5

Dixie Jamboree
1944-08-15

Rainbow on the River

9

Rainbow on the River
1936-12-18

6.5

Primrose Path
1940-03-22

Don't Bet on Women

4.2

Don't Bet on Women
1931-02-15

7

A Modern Hero
1934-04-21

7

Sundown Trail
1931-09-11

Good Morning, Judge

0

Good Morning, Judge
1943-05-07

0

All by Myself
1943-06-11

Notorious But Nice

5.5

Notorious But Nice
1933-08-04

5.3

General Spanky
1936-12-11

5.8

The Big Street
1942-08-13

0

Life Goes On
1938-04-01

6.3

Gambling Lady
1934-03-08

5

Honey
1930-03-29

5.8

Thunderbolt
1929-06-20

4.8

Dr. Monica
1934-06-23

6.8

Paid
1930-12-30

5.5

Manslaughter
1930-07-22

Central Airport

6.136

Central Airport
1933-04-15

6.1

Hell's Highway
1932-09-23

6.1

Hold Your Man
1933-06-30

4.8

Pick-up
1933-03-24

West of the Pecos

0

West of the Pecos
1934-12-27

There's Something About a Soldier

4.8

There's Something About a Soldier
1943-11-30

Tammy and the Bachelor

7

Tammy and the Bachelor
1957-06-14

6

Good Sam
1948-09-01

0

Glad Rag Doll
1929-05-04

Hunting Trouble

0

Hunting Trouble
1933-02-08

Barbary Coast Gent

4.6

Barbary Coast Gent
1944-09-01

5

Party Husband
1931-06-06

The Lady's from Kentucky

0

The Lady's from Kentucky
1939-04-27

Never Wave at a WAC

4.9

Never Wave at a WAC
1953-01-28

The Vanishing Virginian

6

The Vanishing Virginian
1942-02-01

What Price Innocence?

3

What Price Innocence?
1933-06-24

0

Scandal Street
1938-02-11

All the Fine Young Cannibals

5.3

All the Fine Young Cannibals
1960-09-15

Annapolis Farewell

0

Annapolis Farewell
1935-08-23

0

Her Bodyguard
1933-07-21

Barnum Was Right

5

Barnum Was Right
1929-09-22

The Strange Love of Molly Louvain

5.9

The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
1932-05-28

Wives Never Know

0

Wives Never Know
1936-09-18

0

Young America
1942-02-06

0

Top Man
1943-09-17

Outside the Law

4.7

Outside the Law
1930-09-18

0

South of Dixie
1944-06-23

6

I Give My Love
1934-07-17

6.8

Only Yesterday
1933-11-01

Delightfully Dangerous

5.3

Delightfully Dangerous
1945-03-31

The Phantom Broadcast

4.8

The Phantom Broadcast
1933-03-14

Tell It to the Judge

6.3

Tell It to the Judge
1949-11-18

0

Reform School
1939-04-27

Seven Sweethearts

6

Seven Sweethearts
1942-11-13

You're Telling Me

5

You're Telling Me
1932-04-16

6

Doctor X
1932-08-03

6

Wall Street
1929-12-01

0

Second Choice
1930-01-04

You Can't Run Away from It

4.3

You Can't Run Away from It
1956-10-30

6

The Big Cage
1933-05-01

5

Young America
1932-04-17

The Headleys at Home

0

The Headleys at Home
1938-11-01

I Dream of Jeanie

3.6

I Dream of Jeanie
1952-06-15

Recaptured Love

5

Recaptured Love
1930-07-07

Lover Come Back

6.2

Lover Come Back
1946-06-21

Bourbon Street Beat

5

Bourbon Street Beat
1959-10-05

The Danny Thomas Show

5.969

The Danny Thomas Show
1953-09-29

The Beulah Show

7

The Beulah Show
1950-10-03

Make Room for Granddaddy

5

Make Room for Granddaddy
1970-09-23

6.7

The Swamp Fox
1959-10-23