Tommie Moore

 ( 1917 Births ) 

Tommie Moore (December 2, 1917August 17, 2004) was an actress in theater, film, and television. She was born Pretty Tomiwitta Moore and shortened her name, though she was sometimes credited as Tomiwitta Moore.

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Early life Moore was a native of Pasadena, California, where she performed on the stage as a child. She was given the name "Tomiwitta" because her father had wanted a boy to name "Thomas"."Movie Features Blossoming Star: Tommie Moore gets 'gratifying' role in film story of modern correction school." Ebony. Nov 1957, Vol. 13, Issue 1, p 93-96.

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Career She traveled to New York to go to dramatic school, but instead became a page girl at the Cotton Club. One of her job duties was to escort W.C. Handy on and off the stage.

Moore toured in the starring role in a touring production of Claudia in 1946."Legitimate: Colored 'Claudia' Set For Another Tour." Variety. Vol. 164, Iss. 3,  (Sep 25, 1946): pg. 57. She left Claudia for the original theatrical production of Beggar's Holiday the same year

playing Tawdry Audrey.

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In the production, she had to run across the stage in a two-handkerchief bathing suit.

She performed as part of the chorus of three (with Eartha Kitt and Helena Hughes) in Orson Welles' production of The Blessed and the Damned in Paris in 1950.

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"Legitimate: Plays Abroad - The Blessed and the Damned." Variety. Vol. 179, Iss. 4,  (Jul 5, 1950): pg. 52. Both Beggar's Holiday and The Blessed and the Damned in Paris had music by Duke Ellington.

In her film career, she received positive notice for her role in The Green-Eyed Blonde (1957);"The Green-Eyed Blonde." Picturegoer. Vol. 35, Iss. 1191,  (Mar 1, 1958): p. 15. a Variety review called her a "standout""The Green-Eyed Blonde." Variety. Vol. 209, Iss. 2,  (Dec 11, 1957): pg. 6, 14. and Ebony magazine profiled her around the time of the film's release.

She appeared on television shows The Amos 'n Andy Show and Bourbon Street Beat.

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Personal life She was engaged to postal worker George Gray and was involved with the Red Cross.

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Filmography

• Mystery in Swing (1940) as Mae Carroll
• Broken Strings (1940) as Mary
• That Man of Mine (1946) as Honey Diamond
• The Green-Eyed Blonde (1957) as Trixie Budlong
• Band of Angels (1957) as Dollie

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Smaller roles

• Gangsters on the Loose (1937)
• Spirit of Youth (1938) (uncredited)
• Stormy Weather (1943) (uncredited)
• Cabin in the Sky (1943) (uncredited)

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External links

• target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> Tommie Moore at the British Film Institute

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