Thena Jasper | |
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 With Wanda Hawley in The Outside Woman | |
| Born | 1892 Pennsylvania, US |
| Occupation(s) | Screen actress, singer |
| Spouse | Adolph Jasper |
Thena Jasper was an African American singer and actress who worked during Hollywood's silent era. [1] [2]
Thena Jasper | |
|---|---|
| With Wanda Hawley in The Outside Woman | |
| Born | 1892 Pennsylvania, US |
| Occupation(s) | Screen actress, singer |
| Spouse | Adolph Jasper |
Thena Jasper was an African American singer and actress who worked during Hollywood's silent era. [1] [2]
A native of Pennsylvania, Jasper moved to Los Angeles with her husband Adolph (a baseball manager) [3] by the early 1910s and began appearing in a string of mostly uncredited roles, often playing maids to wealthy white characters. She once told a reporter, "If I had all the money represented by all the ‘millionaire’ characters I’ve worked for in the pictures, I'd never have to work again.” [4]
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