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Fredericka Carolyn "Fredi" Washington (December 23, 1903 – June 28, 1994) was an American stage and film actress, civil rights activist, performer, and writer. Washington was of African American descent.
Fredi Washington (23 de diciembre de 1903–28 de junio de 1994) fue una actriz teatral y cinematográfica afroamericana estadounidense, 1 activa durante el período conocido como el Renacimiento de Harlem (décadas de 1920 y 1930).
Fredi Washington was a pioneering African-American actress whose fair skin and green eyes often were impediments to her showing her extraordinary acting skills. Her talent was often overlooked because of people's obsession with her race and color.
6 de sept. de 2018 · Fredi Washington was a light-skinned Black performer who starred in Imitation of Life, a film that explored the theme of racial passing. She embraced her race and advocated for better roles and conditions for Black actors in Hollywood.
25 de abr. de 2023 · This documentary explores the change-maker Fredi Washington, who was a black actress, writer, dancer, and singer, best known for her acting roles in the films The Imitation of Life...
Fredi Washington embraced her race at the height of Jim Crow. When Duke Ellington and his band toured the segregated South in the early 1930s, they encounter...
Fredi Washington was a pioneering African-American actress who refused to "pass" for white and starred in Imitation of Life (1934). She also co-founded the Negro Actors Guild and worked with Paul Robeson and Duke Ellington.
