Edna Thomas

Edna Thomas (November 1, 1885 – July 22, 1974) was an American stage actress."Edna Thomas Tops Shaw's Play Cast: All-Colored Cast to Open at Lafayette One Hundred Race Stars Featured in Theatre Opus." New Journal and Guide (1916-2003), Dec 17, 1938. She is most famous for her acting in the Federal Theater Project's theater in Harlem, New York, United States.Gill, Glenda E. White Grease Paint on Black Performers: A Study of the Federal Theater, 1935–1939. NY: P. Lang, 1988. Smith, Jessie Carney, ed. Notable Black American Women. Detroit, MI: Gale Research, 1992. That theater group was part of the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression. She played Lady Macbeth in a very popular production of the play MacBeth. Thomas also appeared in the 1951 movie A Streetcar Named Desire.

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