Theresa Harris
Born in Houston, Texas, USA — Dec 31 1906• Died Oct 08 1985
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Theresa Harris (December 31, 1906 [some sources indicate 1909] – October 8, 1985) was an American film and television actress, singer and dancer. In 1929 Harris traveled to Hollywood, where she embarked on an acting career. She made her film debut in Thunderbolt, singing the song "Daddy Won't You Please Come Home". As she entered the 1930s she found herself playing maids to fictitious Southern belles, socialites and female molls. These parts were sometimes uncredited. She also floated around studios doing bit parts, usually at Warner Bros. or MGM. Aside…
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Maid
Lux Video Theatre
Young Woman
The Lady from Shanghai
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Letter to Loretta
Lulu
How to Marry a Millionaire
Irene
Miracle on 34th Street
Cleo (uncredited)
Jezebel
Zette
Cat People
Minnie (uncredited)
Out of the Past
Eunice Leonard (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail
Maid (uncredited)
The Women
Olive (uncredited)
Morocco
Camp Follower (uncredited)
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Mother Listening to Hurdy-gurdy (uncredited)
Angel Face
Nurse Theresa (uncredited)
Tension
Woman in Drugstore (uncredited)
Baby Face
Chico
The Big Clock
Daisy (uncredited)
Small Town Girl
Backstage Maid
Blossoms in the Dust
Cleo
The Company She Keeps
Lilly Johnson (uncredited)
Alias Nick Beal
Opal
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
Terese
Buck Benny Rides Again
Josephine
City of Chance
Beulah - Powder Room Attendant
Arrowsmith
Native Mother (uncredited)
Finishing School
Evelyn (uncredited)
Go Into Your Dance
Dressing Room Maid
Grand Slam
Ladies' Room Attendant (uncredited)
Love Thy Neighbor
Josephine
Merrily We Go to Hell
Powder Room Attendant (uncredited)
Gold Diggers of 1933
Black Woman in "Pettin' in the Park" Number (uncredited)
Mary Stevens, M.D.
Andrews' Maid Alice (uncredited)
I Walked with a Zombie
Alma
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
Joan's Maid
Blood Money
Jessica (uncredited)
Tough as They Come
Bessie Mae
The Road to Reno
Maid at Dude Ranch
The French Line
Clare (uncredited)
Spoilers of the Forest
Nancy the Maid
Desirable
Ladies Room Maid at Party
The Flame of New Orleans
Clémentine
Tell No Tales
Ruby
The File on Thelma Jordon
Esther
Our Wife
Hattie
One Hour To Live
High Yaller girl
Private Detective 62
Janet's Maid (Uncredited)
Thunderbolt
Singer
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
Athlete
Horse Feathers
Laura (uncredited)
And Baby Makes Three
Maid
Back from Eternity
Mamie (uncredited)
The Velvet Touch
Nancy
Black Moon
Sacrificed Girl (uncredited)
Hold Your Man
Lily Mae Crippen (uncredited)
Big Town Girl
Maid
Night After Night
Ladies' Room Attendant (uncredited)
Union Depot
Black Woman (uncredited)
The Trespasser
Julia, the maid
Penthouse
Lili (uncredited)
Professional Sweetheart
Vera (uncredited)
Smooth as Silk
Louise (Maid)
Faithless
Amanda
Grounds for Marriage
Stella, Ina's Maid
Neptune's Daughter
Matilda the Maid (uncredited)
The Toy Wife
'Pick'
Week Ends Only
Chloe (uncredited)
Strange Illusion
Maid
The Half-Naked Truth
Emily (uncredited)
The Green Pastures
Angel (uncredited)
The Gift of Love
Dora - Sam's Wife (uncredited)
The Worst Woman in Paris?
Lily - the Maid
The Lady Escapes
Maid (uncredited)
Sing Your Worries Away
Hat Check Girl
The Sport Parade
Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
Success at Any Price
Marie
The Outskirts of Town
Wife
Free Wheeling
Maid (uncredited)
Swingtime Jamboree
Herself
Bargain with Bullets
Grace Foster
Someday Sweetheart
Tessie Maize (Self)