Theresa Harris
Acting
Born December 31, 1906 · Houston, Texas, USA
Biography
Theresa Harris (December 31, 1906 [some sources indicate 1909] – October 8, 1985) was an American film and television actress, singer and dancer. In 1929 Harris traveled to Hollywood, where she embarked on an acting career. She made her film debut in Thunderbolt, singing the song "Daddy Won't You Please Come Home". As she entered the 1930s she found herself playing maids to fictitious Southern belles, socialites and female molls. These parts were sometimes uncredited. She also floated around studios doing bit parts, usually at Warner Bros. or MGM. Aside from maids, she specialized in playing…
Known For · 40 titles
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Baby Face
Miracle on 34th Street
Lux Video Theatre
Letter to Loretta
How to Marry a Millionaire
Cat People
Out of the Past
The Women
The Lady from Shanghai
Morocco
I Walked with a Zombie
Jezebel
Finishing School
42nd Street
The Velvet Touch
The Big Clock
Professional Sweetheart
Horse Feathers
Gold Diggers of 1933
Santa Fe Trail
The Toy Wife
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Our Wife
Neptune's Daughter
Merrily We Go to Hell
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
Small Town Girl
Private Detective 62
The File on Thelma Jordon
The Company She Keeps
Free Wheeling
Grounds for Marriage
Angel Face
Thunderbolt
Back from Eternity
Tension
Alias Nick Beal
The Half-Naked Truth
Blossoms in the Dust