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Ernestine Wade (1906–1983)

Actress | Soundtrack

Known for The Amos 'n Andy Show (1951-1955), The Guns of Fort Petticoat (1957), Playhouse 90 (1956), Critic's Choice (1963)

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Aug 7, 1906 (died Apr 15, 1983)

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Ernestine Wade, Audie Murphy, Kim Charney, Jeff Donnell, Isobel Elsom, Hope Emerson, Kathryn Grant, Peggy Maley, Jeanette Nolan and Patricia Tiernan in The Guns of Fort Petticoat

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21 titles

Past Film & Video (9 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
Critic's Choice (1963) Thelma Thelma See fewer
High Time (1960) Judge Carter's Maid (uncredited) Judge Carter's Maid (uncredited) See fewer
Bernardine (1957) Cleo, Wilsons' Maid (uncredited) Cleo, Wilsons' Maid (uncredited) See fewer
The Guns of Fort Petticoat (1957) Hetty Hetty See fewer
Three Violent People (1956) Maid (uncredited) Maid (uncredited) See fewer
The Girl He Left Behind (1956) Lorna (uncredited) Lorna (uncredited) See fewer
Cabin in the Sky (1943) Churchgoer (uncredited) Churchgoer (uncredited) See fewer	$662K
Unexpected Riches (1942) (Short) - Bit in Buckwheat's dream Bit in Buckwheat's dream See fewer	$20K
Santa Fe Trail (1940) Black Woman (uncredited) Black Woman (uncredited) See fewer	$1MM

Past Television (11 titles)	Episodes
Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy (1983) (TV Movie) - Herself / Sapphire (archive footage), Special Thanks Herself / Sapphire (archive footage), Special Thanks See fewer
That's My Mama (1974–1975) (TV Series) - Laura / Augusta (2 episodes, 1974) Laura / Augusta (2 episodes, 1974) See fewer The Birthday Party (Sep 10, 1975) Season 2, Episode 1 - Laura Laura See fewer Clifton's Sugar Mama (Oct 2, 1974) Season 1, Episode 5 - Augusta Augusta See fewer	2
The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie (1972) (TV Series) - Veronica's Aunt (1 episode, 1972) Veronica's Aunt (1 episode, 1972) See fewer Willie Mays and the Say-Hey Kid (Oct 14, 1972) Season 1, Episode 6 - Veronica's Aunt (voice) Veronica's Aunt (voice) See fewer	1
Love, American Style (1972) (TV Series) - (segment "Love and the Old-Fashioned Father") (1 episode, 1972) (segment "Love and the Old-Fashioned Father") (1 episode, 1972) See fewer Love and the Bachelor Party/Love and the Latin Lover/Love and the Old-Fashioned Father/Love and the Test of Manhood (Feb 11, 1972) Season 3, Episode 20 - (segment "Love and the Old-Fashioned Father") (voice) (segment "Love and the Old-Fashioned Father") (voice) See fewer	1
Hey, Hey, Hey, It's Fat Albert (1969) (TV Movie) - Billy's Mother (voice) Billy's Mother (voice) See fewer
Julia (1969) (TV Series) - Eloise James (1 episode, 1969) Eloise James (1 episode, 1969) See fewer The Undergraduate (Sep 30, 1969) Season 2, Episode 3 - Eloise James Eloise James See fewer	1
Family Affair (1967) (TV Series) - Ruby (1 episode, 1967) Ruby (1 episode, 1967) See fewer Somebody Upstairs (Dec 11, 1967) Season 2, Episode 13 - Ruby Ruby See fewer	1
The Untouchables (1961) (TV Series) - Maid (1 episode, 1961) Maid (1 episode, 1961) See fewer The Nero Rankin Story (May 11, 1961) Season 2, Episode 28 - Maid (uncredited) Maid (uncredited) See fewer	1
The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956) (TV Series) - Bess (1 episode, 1956) Bess (1 episode, 1956) See fewer The Return of the Alcibiade (Dec 21, 1956) Season 1, Episode 16 - Bess Bess See fewer	1
Playhouse 90 (1956) (TV Series) - Gladys (1 episode, 1956) Gladys (1 episode, 1956) See fewer Sizeman and Son (Oct 18, 1956) Season 1, Episode 3 - Gladys Gladys See fewer	1
The Amos 'n Andy Show (1951–1955) (TV Series) - Sapphire (65 episodes, 1951), Performer ("Be My Love") (1 episode, 1953) Sapphire (65 episodes, 1951), Performer ("Be My Love") (1 episode, 1953) See fewer Story of the Invisible Glass (1955) Season 4, Episode 13 - Sapphire Sapphire See fewer See more See fewer Loading	65

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Archive Footage (1 title)
Pioneers of Television (2014) (TV Series) - Sapphire Stevens - Amos 'n' Andy Show (1 episode, 2014) Sapphire Stevens - Amos 'n' Andy Show (1 episode, 2014) See fewer Breaking Barriers (Apr 29, 2014) Season 4, Episode 3 - Sapphire Stevens - Amos 'n' Andy Show (archive footage) Sapphire Stevens - Amos 'n' Andy Show (archive footage) See fewer

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