Amanda Randolph

Amanda Randolph (September 2 1896 - August 24 1967) was an African American actress and singer. She was a native of Louisville, Kentucky, and was the older sister of actress Lillian Randolph.

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September 2 - 1896 - August 24 - 1967 - African American - Actress - Louisville, Kentucky - Lillian Randolph

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She worked in films from the 1930s to the 1960s, and was one of the first black women to star on television. She briefly starred in her own daytime musical TV program, Amanda, during the 1948 - 1949 season, and starred in both of the major early TV shows involving black characters: Amos 'n' Andy as Sapphire's mother from 1951 to 1953, and as the titular character in Beulah during the final part of its last season in 1953. She also appeared in Sidney Poitier's 1950 drama No Way Out.

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Film - 1930s - 1960s - Television - Music - 1948 - 1949 - Amos 'n' Andy - 1951 - 1953 - Beulah - Sidney Poitier - 1950 - Drama - No Way Out

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Amanda's sister Lillian Randolph, another Amos 'n' Andy regular, was the voice of "Mammy Two-Shoes" in William Hanna and Joseph Barbera's Tom and Jerry cartoon short subjects for Metro Goldwyn Mayer during the 1940s and early 1950s.

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William Hanna - Joseph Barbera - Tom and Jerry - Cartoon - Short subjects - Metro Goldwyn Mayer - 1940s - 1950s

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Randolph died of a stroke in Duarte, California on August 24 1967 at the age of 70.

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Stroke - Duarte, California - August 24 - 1967

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