08/15/1916
Los Angeles, California, USA:
Gorgeous, vivacious, glamour girl Millie Monroe was another black beauty that contributed her talent and beauty to films but didn't get the fair chance she so deserved in films. Millie Monroe was a California based dancer, singer, and actress who appeared in many Hollywood and race films in the 1940s. Because of her striking resemblance to Lena Horne, Millie was chosen to be a stand-in for Lena in Cabin in the Sky. Millie also performed in Duke Ellington's stage production of "Jump for Joy," a sensational musical that included many at the time would be legends performers like Dorothy Dandridge and Herb Jeffries.
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Pigmeat's Laugh Hepcats (1947) as |
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Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943) as Dancer in "Ice Cold Katie" Number (uncredited) |
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Stormy Weather (1943) as Dancer (uncredited) |
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Lucky Ghost (1942) as First Waitress |
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Up Jumped the Devil (1941) as |
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Mr. Smith Goes Ghost (1940) as |
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One Big Mistake (1940) as |