Louise Beavers
ActressSoundtrack
- Born
- March 8, 1902
- Died
- October 26, 1962
1930s and 1940s film actress Louise Beavers was merely one of a dominant gallery of plus-sized and plus-talented African-American character actresses forced to endure blatant, discouraging and demeaning stereotypes during Depression-era and WWII Hollywood. It wasn't until Louise's triumphant role…
Actress
| The DuPont Show with June Allyson(1959)as Della |
| The Facts of Life(1960)as Gussie |
| All the Fine Young Cannibals(1960)as Rose |
| The Magical World of Disney(1954)as Delia |
| Bourbon Street Beat(1959)as Mrs. Teale |
Soundtrack
| Holiday Inn(1942) |
| What Price Hollywood?(1932) |
| Safety in Numbers(1930) |
Self
| You Bet Your Life(1950)as Self - Actress |
Archive Footage
| CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley(1979)as Delilah Johnson |
| Dooley's Not Dooby(2018)as Self |
| She's Gotta Have It(2017)as Delilah Johnson |
| I Am Not Your Negro(2016)as Delilah Johnson (clip from Imitation of Life (1934)) |
| Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood(1998)as Self |
Credit Score: Louise Beavers
| # | Name | Score | Year | Win | Nom | Known | ★ | Wins | Noms | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holiday Inn | 7.50 | 1942 | • | 7.3 | 1 | 3 | 19531 | ||
| 2 | Reap the Wild Wind | 5.00 | 1942 | • | 6.6 | 1 | 3 | 3831 | ||
| 3 | Make Way for Tomorrow | 4.00 | 1937 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 | 10617 | |||
| 4 | Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House | 3.75 | 1948 | • | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 13684 | ||
| 5 | Shadow of the Thin Man | 3.75 | 1941 | • | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 7565 | ||
| 6 | Imitation of Life | 3.75 | 1934 | • | 7.5 | 0 | 3 | 6182 | ||
| 7 | Bombshell | 3.75 | 1933 | • | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 3415 | ||
| 8 | Life Goes On | 3.09 | 1938 | • | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 9 | No Time for Comedy | 2.50 | 1940 | • | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 1365 | ||
| 10 | Bullets or Ballots | 2.50 | 1936 | • | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 3753 |