The Resume

(July 16, 1896-November 27, 1932)
Born in Vicksburg, Mississippi
Raised in Chicago, Illinois
Starred in 'The Homesteader (1919)' and 'Within Our Gates (1919)'

Why she might be annoying:

She wore dark makeup so audiences wouldn't think she was white.
She abandoned Hollywood because her skin was 'too light' for studio standards.
Very few of her films have survived over time.

Why she might not be annoying:

She was called '...the most famous and most versatile actress' in early black cinema.
She refused roles that were demeaning to African-Americans.
She died from postnatal complications just seven months after giving birth to her only child.

Credit: Black Chic

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• BC/Black Chic's Profiles [Series 04]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [July] (Ranked: 7161896)
• E.P.'s and L.P.'s
• Film Pioneers [Silent Era]
• I am from Chicago
• I Am Vaudeville [M-Z]
• I Died in 1932 (Ranked: 36)
• I Died in My 30s (Ranked: 36)
• Look at My Umbrella
• Profiles 20501-20750 (Ranked: 20637)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 24 Votes: 45.83% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 36 Votes: 47.22% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 92 Votes: 47.83% Annoying