Carlotta Freeman (June 11, 1954) was an American stage actress. She was one of the first African American women in the legitimate theatre.

Biography

Born Carlotta Thomas, she made her professional acting debut in 1905 and her first appearance on the New York stage in 1912. In 1915, she became one of the original members of the Anita Bush Stock Company (later called the Lafayette Players), one of the first black

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companies. She also starred in several operettas written by her husband, H. Lawrence Freeman, such as '' Voodoo'' which premiered in 1928. She died on June 11, 1954, in

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, just a few months after her husband.

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1870s births 1954 deaths Actresses from Charleston, South Carolina 20th-century African-American actresses 20th-century American actresses 20th-century African-American people {{US-stage-actor-stub