Acting

Millie Monroe

Born August 15, 1916 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Died July 30, 1983 · aged 66

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…

Known For

Thank Your Lucky Stars

Thank Your Lucky Stars · 1943

Thank Your Lucky Stars

MovieComedyMusic

An Eddie Cantor look-alike organizes an all-star show to help the war effort.

Stormy Weather

Stormy Weather · 1943

MovieComedyDrama

The relationship between an aspiring dancer and a popular songstress provides a retrospective of the great African-American entertainers of the early 1900s.

One Big Mistake

One Big Mistake · 1940

One Big Mistake

MovieComedyMusic

A straight man comes over to three comedians and tells them how the only way to handle a woman is to treat her rough and make her like it.

Mr. Smith Goes Ghost

Mr. Smith Goes Ghost · 1940

Mr. Smith Goes Ghost

Mr. Smith Goes Ghost

Up Jumped the Devil

Up Jumped the Devil · 1941

Up Jumped the Devil

Two ne'er-do-wells, Washington and Jefferson, just out of prison are looking for jobs so they won't get arrested for vagrancy. They find out that the wealthy Mrs. Brown is looking to hire a butler and a maid, and Jefferson talks Washington into dressing up as a woman so they can get both jobs. They get the jobs, but they soon run into Bad News Johnson, a crook they met in prison. They find out that Johnson is planning to pull a con on Mrs. Brown and he wants them to go in on it with him. Complications ensue.

Lucky Ghost

Lucky Ghost · 1942

MovieComedyHorror

Two down-on-their luck friends suddenly hit the "jackpot" when they win the clothes, car and chauffeur of a rich man in a game of dice.

Pigmeat's Laugh Hepcats

Pigmeat's Laugh Hepcats · 1947

Pigmeat's Laugh Hepcats

Pigmeat's Laugh Hepcats

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Thank Your Lucky Stars

Thank Your Lucky Stars · 1943

Thank Your Lucky Stars

MovieComedyMusic

An Eddie Cantor look-alike organizes an all-star show to help the war effort.

Dancer in "Ice Cold Katie" Number (uncredited)

Stormy Weather

Stormy Weather · 1943

MovieComedyDrama

The relationship between an aspiring dancer and a popular songstress provides a retrospective of the great African-American entertainers of the early 1900s.

Dancer (uncredited)

One Big Mistake

One Big Mistake · 1940

One Big Mistake

MovieComedyMusic

A straight man comes over to three comedians and tells them how the only way to handle a woman is to treat her rough and make her like it.

Mr. Smith Goes Ghost

Mr. Smith Goes Ghost · 1940

Mr. Smith Goes Ghost

Mr. Smith Goes Ghost

Up Jumped the Devil

Up Jumped the Devil · 1941

Up Jumped the Devil

Two ne'er-do-wells, Washington and Jefferson, just out of prison are looking for jobs so they won't get arrested for vagrancy. They find out that the wealthy Mrs. Brown is looking to hire a butler and a maid, and Jefferson talks Washington into dressing up as a woman so they can get both jobs. They get the jobs, but they soon run into Bad News Johnson, a crook they met in prison. They find out that Johnson is planning to pull a con on Mrs. Brown and he wants them to go in on it with him. Complications ensue.

Lucky Ghost

Lucky Ghost · 1942

MovieComedyHorror

Two down-on-their luck friends suddenly hit the "jackpot" when they win the clothes, car and chauffeur of a rich man in a game of dice.

First Waitress

Pigmeat's Laugh Hepcats

Pigmeat's Laugh Hepcats · 1947

Pigmeat's Laugh Hepcats

Pigmeat's Laugh Hepcats