Actor
Theresa Harris
Biography

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 st ...

Known For
Acting
1958 -- The Gift of Love | Dora - Sam's Wife (uncredited)
1957 -- Spoilers of the Forest | Nancy the Maid
1956 -- Back from Eternity | Mamie (uncredited)
1954 -- The French Line | Clare (uncredited)
1953 -- Small Town Girl | Backstage Maid
1953 -- Angel Face | Nurse Theresa (uncredited)
1951 -- The Company She Keeps |
1951 -- Al Jennings of Oklahoma | Terese
1951 -- Grounds for Marriage | Stella, Ina's Maid
1949 -- And Baby Makes Three | Maid
1949 -- Tension | Woman in Drugstore (uncredited)
1949 -- The File on Thelma Jordon | Esther
1949 -- Neptune's Daughter | Matilda the Maid (uncredited)
1949 -- Alias Nick Beal | Opal
1948 -- The Velvet Touch | Nancy
1948 -- The Big Clock | Daisy (uncredited)
1947 -- The Lady from Shanghai | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1947 -- Out of the Past | Eunice Leonard (uncredited)
1947 -- The Trespasser | Julia, the maid
1947 -- Miracle on 34th Street | Cleo (uncredited)
1946 -- Smooth as Silk | Louise (Maid)
1946 -- Swingtime Jamboree | Herself
1945 -- Strange Illusion | Maid
1943 -- I Walked with a Zombie | Alma
1942 -- Cat People | Minnie (uncredited)
1942 -- The Outskirts of Town | Wife
1942 -- Tough as They Come | Bessie Mae
1942 -- Sing Your Worries Away | Hat Check Girl
1941 -- Our Wife | Hattie
1941 -- Blossoms in the Dust | Cleo
1941 -- Here Comes Mr. Jordan | Mother Listening to Hurdy-gurdy (uncredited)
1941 -- The Flame of New Orleans | Clementine
1940 -- Love Thy Neighbor | Josephine
1940 -- Santa Fe Trail | Maid (uncredited)
1940 -- Buck Benny Rides Again | Josephine
1940 -- City of Chance | Beulah - Powder Room Attendant
1939 -- One Hour To Live | High Yaller girl
1939 -- The Women | Olive (uncredited)
1939 -- Tell No Tales | Ruby
1938 -- The Toy Wife | 'Pick'
1938 -- Jezebel | Zette
1937 -- Big Town Girl | Maid
1937 -- Bargain with Bullets | Grace Foster
1937 -- The Lady Escapes | Maid (uncredited)
1937 -- Charlie Chan at the Olympics | Athlete
1936 -- The Green Pastures | Angel (uncredited)
1935 -- Go Into Your Dance | Luana's Maid
1935 -- Go Into Your Dance | Dressing Room Maid
1934 -- Desirable | Ladies Room Maid at Party
1934 -- Black Moon | Sacrificed Girl (uncredited)
1934 -- Finishing School | Evelyn (uncredited)
1934 -- Success at Any Price | Marie
1933 -- The Worst Woman in Paris? | Lily - the Maid
1933 -- Blood Money | Jessica (uncredited)
1933 -- Broadway Thru a Keyhole | Joan's Maid
1933 -- Penthouse | Lili (uncredited)
1933 -- Mary Stevens, M.D. | Andrews' Maid Alice (uncredited)
1933 -- Baby Face | Chico
1933 -- Hold Your Man | Lily Mae Crippen (uncredited)
1933 -- Private Detective 62 | Janet's Maid (Uncredited)
1933 -- Professional Sweetheart | Vera (uncredited)
1933 -- Gold Diggers of 1933 | Woman in "Pettin' in the Park" Number (uncredited)
1933 -- Grand Slam | Ladies' Room Attendant (uncredited)
1932 -- The Half-Naked Truth | Emily (uncredited)
1932 -- Night After Night | Ladies' Room Attendant (uncredited)
1932 -- Faithless | Amanda
1932 -- Horse Feathers | Laura (uncredited)
1932 -- Merrily We Go to Hell | Powder Room Attendant (uncredited)
1932 -- Union Depot | Black Woman (uncredited)
1931 -- Arrowsmith | Native Mother (uncredited)
1931 -- The Road to Reno | Maid at Dude Ranch
1930 -- Morocco | Camp Follower (uncredited)
1929 -- Thunderbolt | Singer
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