Mae Mercer
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Mae Mercer | |
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Born | Mary Ruth Mercer June 12, 1932 |
Died | October 29, 2008 Northridge, California, U.S. | (aged 76)
Mae Mercer (June 12, 1932 – October 29, 2008) was an American blues singer and actress.
Mercer lived in North Carolina through age 15.[1] She spent eight years in the 1960s singing in a blues bar in Paris, the Blues Club, owned by publisher Maurice Girodias and touring Europe.
Mercer returned to the United States in the early 1970s to begin a career as an actress in films and television. Films in which she appeared included Dirty Harry (1971), The Beguiled (1971), Frogs (1972), Cindy (1978), and Pretty Baby (1978).[citation needed] She was co-producer of the documentary film Angela Davis: Portrait of a Revolutionary (1972).[2]
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1963 | Le glaive et la balance | ||
1967 | The Hell with Heroes | Chanteuse | |
1971 | The Beguiled | Hallie | |
1971 | Dirty Harry | Mrs. Russell | |
1972 | Frogs | Maybelle | |
1973 | Kung Fu | Elizabeth | 2 episodes |
1974 | The Swinging Cheerleaders | Jessica Thorpe | |
1978 | Cindy | Sara Hayes | |
1978 | Pretty Baby | Mama Mosebery | |
1989 | Homer and Eddie | Ellen |
References[]
- ^ Borsten, Orin (July 5, 1970). "Mae thinks it over, then plays slave". The Post-Crescent. Wisconsin, Appleton. p. Showtime 7. Retrieved April 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mae Mercer Sues Football Player For Accident Injuries". Jet. XLI (17): 62. January 20, 1972. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
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Categories:
- 1932 births
- 2008 deaths
- American blues singers
- American film actresses
- American television actresses
- African-American actresses
- African-American female singers
- People from Rocky Mount, North Carolina
- Actresses from North Carolina
- 20th-century American singers
- 20th-century American actresses
- 20th-century American women singers
- 21st-century American actresses