Etta Moten

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African-American actress African-American singer actress contralto singer film actress human stage actress

Etta Moten was an American contralto singer and actress celebrated for breaking racial barriers on stage and screen during the 1930s and 1940s.

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Label	Occurrences
Etta Moten canonical	2
Etta Moten Barnett	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	African-American actress ⓘ African-American singer ⓘ actress ⓘ contralto singer ⓘ film actress ⓘ human ⓘ stage actress ⓘ
activeInPeriod	1930s ⓘ 1940s ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Black Americans ⓘ surface form: African American
fieldOfWork	music ⓘ performing arts ⓘ
genre	classical music ⓘ popular music ⓘ
hasNotableCharacteristic	barrier-breaking casting in film roles ⓘ barrier-breaking casting in stage roles ⓘ pioneering African-American performer in mainstream entertainment ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
notableFor	breaking racial barriers on stage and screen ⓘ expanding opportunities for Black performers in American cinema ⓘ expanding opportunities for Black performers in American theatre ⓘ
notableWork	film performances in the 1930s ⓘ stage performances in the 1930s ⓘ
occupation	actress ⓘ singer ⓘ
sexOrGender	female ⓘ
voiceType	contralto ⓘ
workLocation	American cinema ⓘ surface form: American film industry United States theatre ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Flying Down to Rio → starring → Etta Moten ⓘ

Remember My Forgotten Man → performedBy → Etta Moten ⓘ

Etta → hasNotableBearer → Etta Moten ⓘ

this entity surface form: Etta Moten Barnett