Ellis, Evelyn (1894–1958)
Ellis, Evelyn (1894–1958)
African-American stage and tv actress. Born Feb 2, 1894, in Boston, Massachusetts; died June 5, 1958, in Saranac Lake, NY.
Created the role of Bess in the original production of Porgy (1927); also appeared in Roseanne, Native Son, Deep Are the Roots, The Royal Family, Touchstone, and the all-black production of Tobacco Road.
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