Fredi Washington

Actor

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Also Known As

Edith Warren, Fredericka Carolyn Washinton

Birth Place

Savannah, Georgia, USA

Born

December 23, 1903

Died

June 28, 1994

Filmography

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One Mile from Heaven (1937)

Imitation of Life (1934)

Peola [Johnson]

The Emperor Jones (1933)

Mills Blue Rhythm Band (1933)

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Imitation Of Life (1934) -- (Movie Clip) I Wanna Be White

Biography

Filmography

Cast (Feature Film)

One Mile from Heaven (1937)

Imitation of Life (1934)

Peola [Johnson]

The Emperor Jones (1933)

Misc. Crew (Short)

Mills Blue Rhythm Band (1933)

Life Events

Videos

Imitation Of Life (1934) -- (Movie Clip) I Wanna Be White First scene for Fredi Washington as the mature Peola, with candor from the original Fannie Hurst novel, extraordinary for Hollywood, expressing anxiety about her race to her mother, Louise Beavers, at a party celebrating the pancake-mix business she co-founded (with Claudette Colbert, the hostess), in Imitation Of Life, 1934.

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