Actor

Millie Monroe

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Movies: 7Series: 0

TMDB ID: 2233516

Known for: Acting

Born: August 15, 1916

Died: July 30, 1983

Age: 66

Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1940 - 1947

Years active: 8

Average TMDB rating: 6.5

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Biography

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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Movie credits linked with Millie Monroe.