Sybil Lewis (actress) explained

Sybil Lewis was an actress in the United States.^[1] 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.^[2]

She starred with Pigmeat Markham and John Bunn, Jr. in vaudeville shows at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York.^[3]

BornSybil N. Sanford in San Francisco, California, USA

DiedSeptember 28, 1988 (age 68) San Mateo County, California, USA

Filmography

• Am I Guilty? (1940)^[4]
• 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)^[4]
• Midnight Menace (1946)^[9]
• Boy! What a Girl! (1947), as Mme. Deborah Martin
• Miracle in Harlem (1948) as Alice Adams

Notes and References

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