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Williams appeared in Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A. as a female fortune teller who predicts Gertie’s death. [6] Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A. was the last starring role in a feature movie for Francine Everett, who was a star in race films, most notably Keep Punching (1939) and Big Timers (1945).
After starring in Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A., she had bit parts in two Hollywood films: Lost Boundaries (1949) and Sidney Poitier's first film, No Way Out (1950). [3] At the height of her career, Everett was dubbed "the most beautiful woman in Harlem" by columnist Billy Rowe in The Amsterdam News, a black-owned newspaper in New York City. [4]
This is a list of female athletes by sport. Each section is ordered alphabetical by the last name (originally or most commonly known). For specific groupings, see Category:Sportswomen. Sasha Cohen Ellen van Dijk Hagar Finer Sarah Hughes Giselle Kañevsky Morgan Pressel Irina Slutskaya Dara Torres, 4x Olympic champion swimmer
Women's Speed Champion: Charlotte Flair [186] Ashley Fliehr [187] Chelsea Green [188] Chelsea Cardona [189] Women's United States Champion: Elektra Lopez [190] Karissa Rivera [191] Jade Cargill [192] Jade Cargill: Michin [193] Stephanie Lee [194] Naomi [195] Trinity Fatu [196] Women's Tag Team Champion: Nia Jax [197] Savelina Fanene [198] Nikki ...
Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A. (1946) Juke Joint (1947) [3] The Girl in Room 20 (1949) References This page was last edited on 9 January 2025, at 01:47 (UTC). ...
Portia Lee James DeGeneres (born Amanda Lee Rogers; 31 January 1973), known professionally as Portia de Rossi, is an Australian-American retired actress.She played Nelle Porter on the American drama series Ally McBeal (1998–2002), for which she won a Screen Actors Guild Award; Lindsay Bluth Fünke on the American television sitcom Arrested Development (2003–2006, 2013, 2018–2019), and ...
Other film versions include Sadie Thompson (1928) starring Gloria Swanson, Rain (1932) starring Joan Crawford, and Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A. (1946). The film received a nomination for Best Original Song ("Sadie Thompson's Song") at the 26th Academy Awards .
The Girl in Room 20 is a 1949 film directed by and starring Spencer Williams.The story features Daisy Mae Walker, an aspiring singer from a small town in Texas, who comes to New York City to pursue a show business career, only to fall prey to a sleazy nightclub owner.