Louise Beavers

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American actor film actress human television actress

Louise Beavers was an American film and television actress best known for her pioneering roles as a Black performer in early Hollywood, including her acclaimed performance in the 1934 film "Imitation of Life."

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Louise Beavers canonical 8
Louise Beavers played Beulah on television 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American actor ⓘ
film actress ⓘ
human ⓘ
television actress ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1960s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1920s ⓘ
burialPlace Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ
causeOfDeath heart attack ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1902-03-08 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1962-10-26 ⓘ
ethnicGroup Black Americans ⓘ
surface form: African American
familyName Beavers ⓘ
genre comedy film ⓘ
drama film ⓘ
givenName Louise ⓘ
hasIMDbId nm0064389 ⓘ
hasWikipediaPage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Beavers ⓘ
industry Hollywood film industry ⓘ
knownFor breaking ground for African-American actresses in major studio productions ⓘ
playing maid and mother roles in studio-era Hollywood films ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
maritalStatus married ⓘ
name Louise Beavers self-link ⓘ
notableFor pioneering roles for Black performers in early Hollywood ⓘ
notableWork Beulah (radio and television series) ⓘ
surface form: Beulah (TV series)

Holiday Inn ⓘ
Imitation of Life ⓘ
Imitation of Life (1934 film) ⓘ
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House ⓘ
The Jackie Robinson Story ⓘ
occupation actress ⓘ
film actor ⓘ
television actor ⓘ
partOf Hollywood Golden Age ⓘ
surface form: Golden Age of Hollywood
placeOfBirth Cincinnati, Ohio, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Hollywood, California, United States ⓘ
portrayedRole Delilah Johnson in Imitation of Life ⓘ
race Black ⓘ
residence Los Angeles ⓘ
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States
sexOrGender female ⓘ
spouse Leroy Moore ⓘ
workedIn American cinema ⓘ
American television ⓘ

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Holiday Inn → starring → Louise Beavers ⓘ
Reap the Wild Wind → starring → Louise Beavers ⓘ
Louise Beavers → name → Louise Beavers self-link ⓘ
Bombshell (1933 film) → starring → Louise Beavers ⓘ
Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery → notableBurial → Louise Beavers ⓘ
Beulah (radio and television series) → starred → Louise Beavers ⓘ
Beulah (radio and television series) → role → Louise Beavers ⓘ
this entity surface form: Louise Beavers played Beulah on television
Beulah (radio and television series) → notableCastMember → Louise Beavers ⓘ
The Jackie Robinson Story → castMember → Louise Beavers ⓘ