Irma Harrison
Irma Harrison | |
|---|---|
 Harrison (left) with Gareth Hughes, 1919 | |
| Born | February 24, 1903 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | January 22, 1975 (aged 71) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Film actress |
Irma Harrison (February 24, 1903 – January 22, 1975) was an American film actress. She starred in the films Love's Penalty (1921) and The Yellowback (1929).
Virginia Flohri sang a song she acted out as Toots in the 1929 film Alibi.[1] She performed wearing burnt cork (blackface) in D. W. Griffith's 1922 film One Exciting Night.[2]
Filmography
[edit]- The Red Viper (1919) as Yolanda Kosloff[3]
- The Fighting Kentuckians
- Love's Penalty (1921) as Sally Clayton
- The Daughter of Devil Dan[4] (1921)
- One Exciting Night (1922)[5] as The Colored Maid[6]
- His Darker Self (1924) as Darktown's Cleopatra[7]
- For Woman's Favor (1924) as The Lamb
- Lena Rivers (1925) as Anne Nichols
- Lilies of the Streets (1925) as Margy[8] Hopkins
- Alibi (1929) as Toots
- The Yellowback (1929) as Elsie Loisel
- Dad's Day (1929)[9]
- Vengeance (1930) as Nidia
References
[edit]- ^ Hubbert, Julie (2 March 2011). Celluloid Symphonies: Texts and Contexts in Film Music History. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520241015.
- ^ Burnt Cork: Traditions and Legacies of Blackface Minstrelsy. Univ of Massachusetts Press. 2012. ISBN 978-1-55849-934-8.
- ^ John Gilbert: The Last of the Silent Film Stars. University Press of Kentucky. 12 April 2013. ISBN 978-0-8131-4163-3.
- ^ Where the Movies Played in Downtown Pittsburg(h). Dorrance. ISBN 978-1-4349-4640-9.
- ^ Educational Screen and Audiovisual Guide. 1922.
- ^ The Griffith Project, Volume 10: Films Produced 1919-1946. Bloomsbury. 25 July 2019. ISBN 978-1-83902-000-1.
- ^ Silent Mystery and Detective Movies: A Comprehensive Filmography. McFarland. 21 October 2009. ISBN 978-0-7864-5429-7.
- ^ "Bare Knees" Flapper: The Life and Films of Virginia Lee Corbin. McFarland. November 2018. ISBN 978-1-4766-7568-8.
- ^ The First Hollywood Sound Shorts, 1926-1931. McFarland. 14 June 2015. ISBN 978-1-4766-0684-2.
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