Laura Bowman

Laura Bowman and her common-law husband, Pete Hampton

Laura Bowman (October 3, 1881 – March 29, 1957) was an American stage, radio, and film actress.[1]

Early life and stage career

Bowman was born in Quincy, Illinois, and grew up in Cincinnati.[1] She performed in In Dahomey in London with her common-law husband, Pete Hampton, in the early 1900s.[2] She joined the Lafayette Players, a Harlem acting troupe, in 1916 and worked with them on and off for several years.[1]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Director	Co-star(s)
1920	The Brute	Mrs. Carrison	Oscar Micheaux	Evelyn Preer
1932	Veiled Aristocrats	Molly Walden	Oscar Micheaux	Lorenzo Tucker Lawrence Chenault
1932	Ten Minutes to Live	Ida Morton	Oscar Micheaux	Willor Lee Guilford Tressie Mitchell Charlotte Evans
1934	Drums O' Voodoo	Auntie Hagar	Arthur Hoerl	Augustus Smith
1935	Murder in Harlem	Mrs. Epps	Oscar Micheaux	Clarence Brooks
1938	God's Step Children	Aunt Carrie	Oscar Micheaux	Carmen Newsome
1939	Birthright
1940	The Notorious Elinor Lee	Benny's mother	Oscar Micheaux	Gladys Williams Robert Earl Jones Edna Mae Harris
1940	Son of Ingagi	Dr. Helen Jackson	Richard Kahn	Zack Williams
1946	Miss Susie Slagle's	Woman (uncredited)	John Berry	Veronica Lake Sonny Tufts Lillian Gish

References

1. Tanner, Jo A. ""Bowman, Laura" Archived 2017-05-10 at the Wayback Machine. In Hine, Darlene Clark, ed. Black Women in America: Theater Arts and Entertainment, Encyclopedia of Black Women in America. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 1997. African-American History Online. Facts On File, Inc.
2. Bourne, Stephen (2001). Black in the British Frame: The Black Experience in British Film and Television. London: Continuum. p. 7. ISBN 9780826478986. Retrieved 13 October 2014.

External links

• Laura Bowman at IMDb