Gertrude Jeannette
Actor
Active 1964–present · Awards: Paul Robeson Award
Gertrude Hadley Jeannette was an American playwright and film and stage actress. She is also known for being the first woman to work as a licensed taxi driver in New York City, which she began doing in 1942.
Filmography
American Playhouse (1982) — Mrs. DawsonThe Legend of Nigger Charley (1972) — TheoBlack Girl (1972) — Sister JenkinsShaft (1971) — Old LadyTo Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words (1969)Nothing But a Man (1964) — Mrs. Dawson