

Acting
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...
Highest rated appearances
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

And Baby Makes Three
as Maid

Tension
as Woman in Drugstore (uncredited)

The File on Thelma Jordon
as Esther

Neptune's Daughter
as Matilda (uncredited)

Alias Nick Beal
as Opal

The Velvet Touch
as Nancy

The Big Clock
as Daisy (uncredited)

The Lady from Shanghai
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Out of the Past
as Eunice Leonard (uncredited)

The Trespasser
as Julia, the maid

Miracle on 34th Street
as Cleo (uncredited)

Miss Susie Slagle's
as Maid (uncredited)

Smooth as Silk
as Louise (Maid)

Swingtime Jamboree
as Herself

Strange Illusion
as Maid (uncredited)

I Walked with a Zombie
as Alma

Cat People
as Minnie (uncredited)

The Outskirts of Town
as Wife

Tough as They Come
as Bessie Mae

Sing Your Worries Away
as Hat Check Girl

Our Wife
as Hattie

Blossoms in the Dust
as Cleo

Here Comes Mr. Jordan
as Mother Listening to Hurdy-gurdy (uncredited)

The Flame of New Orleans
as Clémentine

Love Thy Neighbor
as Josephine

Santa Fe Trail
as Maid (uncredited)

Buck Benny Rides Again
as Josephine

City of Chance
as Beulah - Powder Room Attendant

One Hour to Live
as High Yaller girl

The Women
as Olive (uncredited)

Tell No Tales
as Ruby

The Toy Wife
as 'Pick'

Jezebel
as Zette

Big Town Girl
as Maid

Bargain with Bullets
as Grace Foster

The Lady Escapes
as Maid (uncredited)

Charlie Chan at the Olympics
as Athlete

The Green Pastures
as Angel (uncredited)

Go Into Your Dance
as Dressing Room Maid

Go Into Your Dance
as Luana's Maid

Desirable
as Ladies Room Maid at Party

Black Moon
as Sacrificed Girl (uncredited)

Finishing School
as Evelyn (uncredited)

Success at Any Price
as Marie

The Worst Woman in Paris?
as Lily - the Maid

Blood Money
as Jessica (uncredited)

Broadway Thru a Keyhole
as Joan's Maid

Penthouse
as Lili (uncredited)

Mary Stevens, M.D.
as Andrews' Maid Alice (uncredited)

Baby Face
as Chico

Hold Your Man
as Lily Mae Crippen (uncredited)

Private Detective 62
as Janet's Maid (Uncredited)

Professional Sweetheart
as Vera (uncredited)

Gold Diggers of 1933
as Black Woman in "Pettin' in the Park" Number (uncredited)

42nd Street
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Grand Slam
as Ladies' Room Attendant (uncredited)

The Half-Naked Truth
as Emily (uncredited)

The Sport Parade
as Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)

Night After Night
as Ladies' Room Attendant (uncredited)

Faithless
as Amanda

Free Wheeling
as Maid (uncredited)

Horse Feathers
as Laura (uncredited)

Week Ends Only
as Chloe (uncredited)

Merrily We Go to Hell
as Powder Room Attendant (uncredited)

Union Depot
as Black Woman (uncredited)

Arrowsmith
as Native Mother (uncredited)

The Road to Reno
as Maid at Dude Ranch

Morocco
as Camp Follower (uncredited)

Someday Sweetheart
as Tessie Maize (Self)