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Fredi Washington Snapshot

First Name

Fredi

Last Name

Washington

Date of Birth

23 December 1903

Build

Slim

Eye Color

Brown - Light

Hair Color

Black

Place of Birth

Savannah, Georgia

Star Sign

Capricorn

Date of Death

28 June 1993

Place of Death

Stamford, Connecticut

Cause of Death

Stroke

Ethnicity

Black

Claim to Fame

Imitation of Life (1934)

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

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Wikipedia Text

Fredericka Carolyn "Fredi" Washington (December 23, 1903 - June 28, 1994) was an accomplished dramatic film actress, most active in the 1920s- 1930s. A multiracial person of African-American ancestry, and frustrated at facing limited acting opportunities for that reason, she became an activist and journalist. Washington was a founding member of the Negro Actors Guild of America (NAG) in 1937 to create better professional opportunities. She also was Entertainment Editor of People's Voice, founded in 1942.

Couple Profile

Was a fair skinned woman with light eyes, even though she was black woman through and through. This often made her equally disliked by both black and white film fans. Considered not to be black enough next to her contemporaries who enjoyed greater success such as Lena Horne, Ethel Waters and Nina mae McKinney. Fredi still made a huge contribution to the upliftment of the black community.

High School

St. Elizabeth Convent, Egri School of Dramatic Writing, Christopher School of Languages

Full Name at Birth

Fredericka Carolyn Robinson

Brother

Floyd Washington

Sister

Isabel Washington, Rosebud Smith, Gertrude Penna

Favorite Colors

Black, Brown, Green, Yellow, White, Pink

Role ID

Actor/Actress, Soundtrack