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Thena Jasper

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Thena Jasper
With Wanda Hawley in The Outside Woman
Born1892
Pennsylvania, US
Occupation(s)Screen actress, singer
SpouseAdolph Jasper

Thena Jasper was an African American singer and actress who worked during Hollywood's silent era.[1][2]

Biography

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A native of Pennsylvania, Jasper moved to Los Angeles with her husband Adolph (a baseball manager)[3] by the early 1910s and began appearing in a string of mostly uncredited roles, often playing maids to wealthy white characters. She once told a reporter, "If I had all the money represented by all the ‘millionaire’ characters I’ve worked for in the pictures, I'd never have to work again.”[4]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ Dramatic Mirror and Theatre World. Dramatic Mirror Incorporated. 1921.
  2. ^ "Gloria Swanson On Screen". News-Pilot. 23 Oct 1924. Retrieved 2021-03-27.
  3. ^ "Adolph Jasper Rebuilding Giants Park". California Eagle. 9 Sep 1922. Retrieved 2021-03-27.
  4. ^ a b c d "Wanda Hawley in 'The Outside Woman'". The Tampa Tribune. 3 Apr 1921. Retrieved 2021-03-27.