Gertrude Jeanette
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Gertrude Jeanette, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA; African American film and stage actress; blacklisted during the Red Scare, along with her friend Paul Robeson; founder of the H.A.D.L.E.Y Players in Harlem, New York City; active in mentoring African-American actors in New York City. [1] [1][2] [2]
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[edit] Filmography
| Title | Year | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Nothing But A Man [3] | 1964 | Mrs Dawson |
| Black Girl [4] | 1972 | |
| The Legend of Nigger Charley [5] | 1972 | Theo |
[edit] Theater Credits
| Title | Year | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Vieux Carre [6] | 1977 | Nursie |
| Nobody Loves an Albatross [7] | 1963-64 | Sarah Washington |
| Lost in the Stars [8] | 1949-50 | Grace Kumalo |
[edit] Awards
1984 Audelco Outstanding Pioneer Award
1987 AT&T and Black American Newspaper's Personality of the Year Award
1991 Named a Living Legend at the National Black Theatre Festival in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
1992 Harlem Business Recognition Award from the Manhattan Section of the National Council of Negro Women
1992 Paul Robeson Award [9] 1999 Inducted into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame
[edit] Trivia
In the early 1940's, Ms Jeanette was reportedly the first woman to drive a New York City cab and the first woman to receive a license to drive a motorcycle in New York City. [3]
Jeanette is one of several prominent African American theater directors featured in the 13 minute documentary Drama Mamas: Black Women Theatre Directors In the Spotlight and Remembered, which was shown at the Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival in Brooklyn, New York in March 2006. [10]
