Sybil Lewis (actress)

Sybil Lewis was an actress in the United States.[1][2] An African American, she appeared in several films including musicals during the 1940s. She appeared in African American films (race films) and Hollywood pictures. She had starring roles in several African American films including Lucky Gamblers and Am I Guilty? and portrayed smaller roles including as a maid in Hollywood films. She also had a leading role in Broken Strings (film) in 1940.[3]

She starred with Pigmeat Markham and John Bunn, Jr. in vaudeville shows at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York.[4]

Born Sybil N. Sanford in San Francisco, California, USA

Died September 28, 1988 (age 68) San Mateo County, California, USA^[citation needed]

Filmography

• Am I Guilty? (1940)[1]
• Mystery in Swing (1940), as Cleo Ellis[5]
• Broken Strings (film) (1940)[6] as Grace
• Revenge of the Zombies (1943) as Rosella
• Going My Way (1944), maid at Metropolitan Opera House[7]
• The Very Thought of You (1944)[8]
• Lucky Gamblers (1946)[1]
• Midnight Menace (1946)[9]
• Boy! What a Girl! (1947), as Mme. Deborah Martin
• Miracle in Harlem (1948) as Alice Adams

References

1. Willis, Cheryl M. (May 2, 2016). Tappin' at the Apollo: The African American Female Tap Dance Duo Salt and Pepper. McFarland. ISBN 9781476623153 – via Google Books.
2. Magazine, Harlem World (August 25, 2017). "Sybil Lewis, The Trailblazing Super Star Of "Miracle In Harlem," 1948 (Video)".
3. Staff, America Film Institute; Gevinson, Alan; Institute, American Film; Afi, American Film (February 15, 1997). Within Our Gates: Ethnicity in American Feature Films, 1911-1960. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520209640 – via Google Books.
4. Sampson, Henry T. (October 30, 2013). Blacks in Blackface: A Sourcebook on Early Black Musical Shows. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810883512 – via Google Books.
5. Staff, America Film Institute; Gevinson, Alan; Institute, American Film; Afi, American Film (February 15, 1997). Within Our Gates: Ethnicity in American Feature Films, 1911-1960. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520209640 – via Google Books.
6. Fetrow, Alan G. (January 1, 1994). Feature Films, 1940-1949: A United States Filmography. McFarland. ISBN 9780899509143 – via Google Books.
7. Fetrow, Alan G. (January 1, 1994). Feature Films, 1940-1949: A United States Filmography. McFarland. ISBN 9780899509143 – via Google Books.
8. McClelland, Doug (February 15, 2003). Eleanor Parker: Woman of a Thousand Faces. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780810848368 – via Google Books.
9. Richards, Larry (September 17, 2015). African American Films Through 1959: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography. McFarland. ISBN 9781476610528 – via Google Books.