Sybil Lewis (actress)
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Sybil Lewis was an actress in the United States. An African American, she appeared in several films including musicals during the 1940s. She appeared in African American films (
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s) and Hollywood pictures. She had starring roles in several African American films including '' Lucky Gamblers'' and ''
Am I Guilty? ''Am I Guilty?'' is a 1940 American film directed by Samuel Neufeld for the Supreme Pictures Corporation. The film's producer A. W. Hackel, who had founded Supreme Pictures, planned a series of films featuring black casts, but ''Am I Guilty?'' was ...
'' and portrayed smaller roles including as a maid in Hollywood films. She also had a leading role in ''
Broken Strings (film) ''Broken Strings'' is a 1940 American race film, directed by Bernard B. Ray and produced by L.C. Borden. It has been described as "the all-black version of The Jazz Singer". Plot summary Concert violinist Arthur Williams and his manager Earl We ...
'' in 1940. She starred with
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and John Bunn, Jr. in vaudeville shows at the
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in Harlem, New York. Born Sybil N. Sanford in San Francisco, California, USA Died September 28, 1988 (age 68) San Mateo County, California, USA


Filmography

* ''
Am I Guilty? ''Am I Guilty?'' is a 1940 American film directed by Samuel Neufeld for the Supreme Pictures Corporation. The film's producer A. W. Hackel, who had founded Supreme Pictures, planned a series of films featuring black casts, but ''Am I Guilty?'' was ...
'' (1940) * ''
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'' (1940), as Cleo Ellis * ''
Broken Strings (film) ''Broken Strings'' is a 1940 American race film, directed by Bernard B. Ray and produced by L.C. Borden. It has been described as "the all-black version of The Jazz Singer". Plot summary Concert violinist Arthur Williams and his manager Earl We ...
'' (1940) as Grace * ''
Revenge of the Zombies ''Revenge of the Zombies'' is a 1943 comedy horror film, directed by Steve Sekely, starring John Carradine and Gale Storm. Dr. Max Heinrich von Altermann (John Carradine), is a mad scientist working to create a race of living dead warriors for t ...
'' (1943) as Rosella * ''
Going My Way ''Going My Way'' is a 1944 American musical comedy drama film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald. Written by Frank Butler and Frank Cavett, based on a story by McCarey, the film is about a new young priest ...
'' (1944), maid at Metropolitan Opera House * ''
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'' (1944) * '' Lucky Gamblers'' (1946) * '' Midnight Menace'' (1946) * ''
Boy! What a Girl! ''Boy! What a Girl!'' is a 1947 American race film directed by Arthur H. Leonard and starring Tim Moore, with guest appearances by the Brown Dots, Slam Stewart, Sid Catlett and Gene Krupa. Plot Would-be theatrical producer Jim Walton (Elwood Sm ...
'' (1947), as Mme. Deborah Martin * ''
Miracle in Harlem ''Miracle in Harlem'' is a 1948 American musical melodrama film, directed by Jack Kemp, and starred an all African American cast. It has been considered one of the best all-black independent films of the 1940s. Plot A businessman fakes his own de ...
(1948) as Alice Adams


References

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