For most of her film career, McQueen was typecast as a servant, but when those roles became scant in Hollywood during the 1950s, she pursued jobs in musical theater, television, and radio. She won the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame Award in 1975 and an Emmy Award for her role in the children’s television special The Seven Wishes of Joanna Peabody (1979).
Chinese opera performer
Norma Miller is one of the creators of the acrobatic style of swing dancing known as the Lindy Hop.
Dorothy Crawford contributed enormously to Australian radio and television industries and was a co-founder of Crawford Productions.
1800s actress
World-renowned Aboriginal Australian opera singer, composer, playwright and creator of Australia’s first Aboriginal opera.
1800s Irish actress and singer
This actor, playwright and director is also an amalgam of several disparate cultures.
Sakata has been a professional actress since the early 1980s and has performed in film, television, and theater. She made her playwriting debut with Dawn’s Light: The Journey of Gordon Hirabayashi in 2007.
Through profound performances and plays that blend theater and journalism, she has informed our understanding of social issues and conveyed a range of disparate characters.