Teresa Graves

Teresa Graves was an African-American actress and singer. She was born on January 10, 1948 in Houston, Texas.

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African-American - Actress - Singer - January 10 - 1948 - Houston, Texas

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She began her career, singing in a band called the Doodletown Pipers. She soon turned to acting. She was a regular in the two variety flops "Our Place" (1967) and "Turn On" (1969), then became a regular on the variety show "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" where she stayed for a year. She then appeared in other TV shows (The funny Side)and movies (Black eye, "That man Bolt" & Vampira)including the made-for-TV police movie Get Christie Love! (1974); she reprised her role of Christie Love in a short TV drama of the same name. Get Christie Love! made her the first black woman to play the lead in a police movie and TV show.

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Doodletown Pipers - Our Place - 1967 - Turn On - 1969 - Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In - Get Christie Love! - 1974

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In 1983, she dropped out of show business to devote her time to the religion of Jehovah's Witnesses. For the rest of her life thereafter, she resided in Hyde Park, California and took care of her mother. On October 10, 2002, fire fighters found her unconscious in a bedroom of her home, and she was rushed to the Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital, where she was pronounced dead on arrival; she was only 54 years old. It is believed that the fire was caused by a faulty heater. Neighbors said that they never knew of her past life as an actress.

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1983 - Jehovah's Witnesses - Hyde Park, California - October 10 - 2002

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