Fredi Washington
Fredericka Carolyn "Fredi" Washington (December 23, 1903 – June 28, 1994) was an American stage and film actress, performer, and writer. She gained recognition for film and stage work in the 1920s and 1930s.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 3.125 |
| Birthday | 1903-12-23 |
| Place of Birth | Savannah, Georgia, United States |
| Also Known As |
1933
The Emperor Jones
5.7/20
Unscrupulously ambitious, Brutus Jones escapes from jail after killing a guard and, through bluff and bravado, finds himself the emperor of a Caribbea...
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The Emperor Jones
1934
Imitation of Life
6.981/81
A struggling widow and her daughter take in a black housekeeper and her fair-skinned daughter. The two women start a successful business but face fami...
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Imitation of Life
1929
Black and Tan
6.2/28
Duke Ellington plays hot jazz in a fictional story that finds him down on his luck; he tries in vain to dissuade his friend, dancer Fredi Washington,...
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Black and Tan
1937
One Mile from Heaven
6.7/4
A female journalist travels to a new neighborhood after getting a (false) lead and is surprised by what she finds.
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One Mile from Heaven
1930
Animal Crackers
6.9/226
The well-known explorer and hunter Captain Spaulding has just returned from Africa, and is being welcomed home with a lavish party at the estate of in...
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Animal Crackers
1922
Square Joe
0/0
A well-respected boxer is framed by his enemies in the death of a policeman during a raid on a local gambling establishment. He is convicted and sente...
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Square Joe
1935
Ouanga
5/3
In Haiti, a black female plantation owner enacts a voodoo curse, and revives zombies for revenge on a white male neighbor, who has chosen a white woma...
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Ouanga
1929
The Letter
5.5/16
A planter's wife shoots a neighbor, but tells conflicting stories of what happened.
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The Letter
1933
Mills Blue Rhythm Band
1/1
In this short film, musical and dance acts perform, first at a night club, then at a "rent party".
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Mills Blue Rhythm Band
1975
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
0/0
Ossie Davis narrates a history of "race films," films made before 1950 which catered to a primarily black audience.
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Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1934
Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho
6.6/13
This jazz musical short has a comedy plot about marital infidelity. Bandleader Cab Calloway plays a ladies man who dates the wife (Fredi Washington) o...
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