Laura Bowman facts for kids
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.
Early life and stage career
Bowman was born in Quincy, Illinois, and grew up in Cincinnati. She performed in In Dahomey in London with her common-law husband, Pete Hampton, in the early 1900s. She joined the Lafayette Players, a Harlem acting troupe, in 1916 and worked with them on and off for several years.
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 |
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