death_date birth_date article_title birth_name occupation
05 november 1968 05 may 1887 estelle hemsley
 estelle hemsley actress
estelle hemsley

estelle hemsley -lrb- may 5 , 1887 - november 5 , 1968 -rrb- was a prominent early african-american actress of stage and screen .
she appeared in the stage and screen versions of `` take a giant step '' , earning a golden globe nomination for best supporting actress in the 1959 movie directed by philip leacock .
her other notable film roles include playing grandmother topouzoglou in elia kazan 's 1963 movie `` america , america '' -lrb- nominated for the oscar for best picture -rrb- , the role of cla-cla in mel ferrer 's 1959 film '' green mansions '' , the mother of ruby dee in `` edge of the city '' -lrb- 1957 -rrb- , and catherine in robert mulligan 's 1965 movie `` baby the rain must fall '' .
