Lucretia Harris, also known as Lucretia Williams and Lucretia B. H. Rogers, (1873 or 1874 - July 27, 1923) was an actress in the United States. An African American, she had supporting roles during the silent film era. She featured in The Adventures and Emotions of Edgar Pomeroy series of comedy shorts from 1920 until 1921.
Her roles included portraying a mammy in multiple films, a cook, and a maid in the Edgar series.
She was from Alabama. She is buried in the Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery in Los Angeles.
Filmography A Kentucky Cinderella (1917) as Aunt Chlorindy The Captain of His Soul (1918) The Last Rebel (1918 film) Creaking Stairs (1919) The Feud (1919 film) as Nancy The Intrusion of Isabel (1919) as Mammy Johnson Edgar and the Teacher's Pet (1920)*short Edgar's Hamlet (1920)*short Edgar's Jonah Day (1920)*short Edgar Takes the Cake (1920)*short Edgar's Sunday Courtship (1920)*short Edgar Camps Out (1920)*short Edgar's Little Saw (1920)*short Edgar, the Explorer (1920)*short Edgar's Country Cousin (1921)*short Edgar's Feast Day (1921)*short Desperate Youth (1921) Edgar, the Detective (1921) *short Nobody's Fool (1921 film) as Melinda The Forgotten Law (1922) as Mammy Cely Human Hearts (1922) as Carolina
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