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Ethel Waters
> Filmography
Filmography (Films and Roles) of
:
On with the Show
1929
Director:
Alan Crosland
Role:
Ethel
On with the Show
(as Ethel)
Rufus Jones for President
1933
Director:
Roy Mack
Role:
Mother of Rufus
Rufus Jones for Pres...
(as Mother of Rufus)
Gift of Gab
1934
Director:
Karl Freund
Role:
Ethel
Gift of Gab
(as Ethel)
Bubbling Over
1934
Director:
Leigh Jason
Role:
Ethel Peabody
Bubbling Over
(as Ethel Peabody)
Cairo
1942
Director:
W.S. Van Dyke
Role:
Cleona Jones, Marcia's Maid
Cairo
(as Cleona Jones, Marcia's M...)
Tales of Manhattan
1942
Director:
Julien Duvivier
Role:
Esther
Tales of Manhattan
(as Esther)
Cabin in the Sky
1943
Director:
Vincente Minnelli
Role:
Petunia Jackson
Cabin in the Sky
(as Petunia Jackson)
Stage Door Canteen
1943
Director:
Frank Borzage
Role:
Herself
Stage Door Canteen
(as Herself)
New Orleans
1947
Director:
Arthur Lubin
Role:
Clip from 'Rufus Jones for President'
New Orleans
(as Clip from 'Rufus Jones f...)
Pinky
1949
Director:
Elia Kazan
Role:
Pinky's Granny
Pinky
(as Pinky's Granny)
The Member of the Wedding
1952
Director:
Fred Zinnemann
Role:
Berenice Sadie Brown
The Member of the We...
(as Berenice Sadie Brown)
The Sound and the Fury
1959
Director:
Martin Ritt
Role:
Dilsey
The Sound and the Fu...
(as Dilsey)
New Hollywood Films (1970 and beyond)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
Director:
Philippe Mora
Role:
Herself
Brother, Can You Spa...
(as Herself)
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
Director:
Gene Kelly
Role:
Clip from 'Cabin in the Sky'
That's Entertainment...
(as Clip from 'Cabin in the ...)