Fredi Washington
Date of birth: 1903-12-23
Place of birth: Savannah, Georgia, United States
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
Biography
Fredericka Carolyn "Fredi" Washington (December 23, 1903 – June 28, 1994) was an American stage and film actress, performer, and writer. She gained recognition for film and stage work in the 1920s and 1930s.
Movie Credits
Emperor Jones
1933-09-29
Unscrupulously ambitious, Brutus Jones escapes from jail after killing a guard and, through bluff an
Imitation of Life
1934-11-23
A struggling widow and her daughter take in a black housekeeper and her fair-skinned daughter. The t
Black and Tan
1929-12-08
Duke Ellington plays hot jazz in a fictional story that finds him down on his luck; he tries in vain
One Mile from Heaven
1937-08-18
A female journalist travels to a new neighborhood after getting a (false) lead and is surprised by w
Animal Crackers
1930-08-08
The well-known explorer and hunter Captain Spaulding has just returned from Africa, and is being wel
Square Joe
1922-06-18
A well-respected boxer is framed by his enemies in the death of a policeman during a raid on a local
Ouanga
1935-12-03
In Haiti, a black female plantation owner enacts a voodoo curse, and revives zombies for revenge on
The Letter
1929-03-17
A plantation owner's wife goes on trial for shooting a man she says attacked her, but a handwritten
Mills Blue Rhythm Band
1933-01-30
In this short film, musical and dance acts perform, first at a night club, then at a "rent party".
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975-04-19
Ossie Davis narrates a history of "race films," films made before 1950 which catered to a primarily
Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho
1934-08-24
This jazz musical short has a comedy plot about marital infidelity. Bandleader Cab Calloway plays a