Theresa Harris

Personal Info

Birthday

December 31, 1906

Day of Death

1985-10-08

(78 years old)

Place of Birth

Houston, Texas, USA

Also Known As

Teresa Harris

Theresa Robinson

The Beautiful Maid

Theresa Harris

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.

Known For

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Lux Video Theatre

How to Marry a Millionaire

Strange Illusion

Letter to Loretta

Out of the Past

Miracle on 34th Street

Baby Face

Filmography

1958
The Gift of Love
as Dora - Sam's Wife (uncredited)
1957
Spoilers of the Forest
as Nancy the Maid
1956
Back from Eternity
as Mamie (uncredited)
1954
The French Line
as Clare (uncredited)
1953
Small Town Girl
as Backstage Maid
Angel Face
as Nurse Theresa (uncredited)
1951
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
as Terese
Grounds for Marriage
as Stella, Ina's Maid
The Company She Keeps
as Lilly Johnson (uncredited)
1949
And Baby Makes Three
as Maid
Tension
as Woman in Drugstore (uncredited)
The File on Thelma Jordon
as Esther
Neptune's Daughter
as Matilda the Maid (uncredited)
Alias Nick Beal
as Opal
1948
The Velvet Touch
as Nancy
The Big Clock
as Daisy (uncredited)
1947
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)
1946
Smooth as Silk
as Louise (Maid)
Swingtime Jamboree
as Herself
1945
Strange Illusion
as Maid
1943
I Walked with a Zombie
as Alma
1942
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
1941
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
1940
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
1939
One Hour To Live
as High Yaller girl
The Women
as Olive (uncredited)
Tell No Tales
as Ruby
1938
The Toy Wife
as 'Pick'
Jezebel
as Zette
1937
Big Town Girl
as Maid
Bargain with Bullets
as Grace Foster
The Lady Escapes
as Maid (uncredited)
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
as Athlete
1936
The Green Pastures
as Angel (uncredited)
1935
Go Into Your Dance
as Dressing Room Maid
1934
Desirable
as Ladies Room Maid at Party
Black Moon
as Sacrificed Girl (uncredited)
Finishing School
as Evelyn (uncredited)
Success at Any Price
as Marie
1933
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 Woman in "Pettin' in the Park" Number (uncredited)
Grand Slam
as Ladies' Room Attendant (uncredited)
1932
The Half-Naked Truth
as Emily (uncredited)
Night After Night
as Ladies' Room Attendant (uncredited)
Faithless
as Amanda
Horse Feathers
as Laura (uncredited)
Merrily We Go to Hell
as Powder Room Attendant (uncredited)
Union Depot
as Black Woman (uncredited)
1931
Arrowsmith
as Native Mother (uncredited)
The Road to Reno
as Maid at Dude Ranch
1930
Morocco
as Camp Follower (uncredited)
1929
Thunderbolt
as Singer