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Ernestine Wade(1906-1983)

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Ernestine Wade was born on 7 August 1906 in Jackson, Mississippi, USA. She was an actress, known for The Amos 'n Andy Show (1951), The Guns of Fort Petticoat (1957) and Playhouse 90 (1956). She died on 15 April 1983 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornAugust 7, 1906
DiedApril 15, 1983(76)
BornAugust 7, 1906
DiedApril 15, 1983(76)
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Known for

Alvin Childress, Tim Moore, and Spencer Williams in The Amos 'n Andy Show (1951)
The Amos 'n Andy Show
8.6
TV Series
  • Sapphire
The Guns of Fort Petticoat (1957)
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
6.3
  • Hetty
  • 1957
Playhouse 90 (1956)
Playhouse 90
8.3
TV Series
  • Gladys
Jim Backus, Lucille Ball, Bob Hope, Rip Torn, John Dehner, Jessie Royce Landis, Ira Levin, Marilyn Maxwell, Frank P. Rosenberg, Jack Sher, and Don Weis in Critic's Choice (1963)
Critic's Choice
5.7
  • Thelma
  • 1963

Credits

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Actress

  • Clifton Davis, Ted Lange, Theresa Merritt, Lynne Moody, and Teddy Wilson in That's My Mama (1974)
    That's My Mama
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Laura
    • Augusta
    • 1974–1975
  • The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie (1972)
    The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Veronica's Aunt (voice)
    • 1972
  • Stuart Margolin and Julie Newmar in Love, American Style (1969)
    Love, American Style
    6.8
    TV Series
    • (segment "Love and the Old-Fashioned Father", voice)
    • 1972
  • Hey, Hey, Hey, It's Fat Albert (1969)
    Hey, Hey, Hey, It's Fat Albert
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Billy's Mother (voice)
    • 1969
  • Diahann Carroll and Marc Copage in Julia (1968)
    Julia
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Eloise James
    • 1969
  • Family Affair (1966)
    Family Affair
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Ruby
    • 1967
  • Jim Backus, Lucille Ball, Bob Hope, Rip Torn, John Dehner, Jessie Royce Landis, Ira Levin, Marilyn Maxwell, Frank P. Rosenberg, Jack Sher, and Don Weis in Critic's Choice (1963)
    Critic's Choice
    5.7
    • Thelma
    • 1963
  • Abel Fernandez, Nicholas Georgiade, Paul Picerni, and Robert Stack in The Untouchables (1959)
    The Untouchables
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Maid (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • High Time (1960)
    High Time
    6.0
    • Judge Carter's Maid (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • The Betty Hutton Show (1959)
    The Betty Hutton Show
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Flossy
    • 1960
  • Pat Boone in Bernardine (1957)
    Bernardine
    5.5
    • Cleo, Wilsons' Maid (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • The Guns of Fort Petticoat (1957)
    The Guns of Fort Petticoat
    6.3
    • Hetty
    • 1957
  • Charlton Heston, Anne Baxter, and Tom Tryon in Three Violent People (1956)
    Three Violent People
    6.3
    • Maid (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Scott Forbes in The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956)
    The Adventures of Jim Bowie
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Bess
    • 1956
  • Natalie Wood and Tab Hunter in The Girl He Left Behind (1956)
    The Girl He Left Behind
    5.1
    • Lorna (uncredited)
    • 1956

Soundtrack

  • Alvin Childress, Tim Moore, and Spencer Williams in The Amos 'n Andy Show (1951)
    The Amos 'n Andy Show
    8.6
    TV Series
    • performer: "Be My Love" (uncredited)
    • 1953

Personal details

  • Born
    • August 7, 1906
    • Jackson, Mississippi, USA
  • Died
    • April 15, 1983
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)

Did you know

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    Took vocal lessons as a child and sang professionally until the age of thirteen, as well as playing the organ. She first did secretarial work in Hollywood and only broke into movies after doing voice-over work on Disney's Song of the South (1946).

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