Actors
First black actor?
Stepin Fetchit
Who was the first black female actress?
Josephine Baker
Who were the first black Directors?
Oscar Micheaux
Who was the first black Movie Character?
Sam Lucas
What was the first black movie ever made?
The Homesteade
First black actor to win an oscar?
Sidney Poitier
first black woman to win an oscar for best actress in a leading role?
Halle Berry
Who is the famous black director?
Barry Jenkins
Who is the famous black director?
Barry Jenkins
What was the first all black cast?
Lime Kiln Club Field Day
First black actor to become a millionaire?
Stepin Fetchit
Who were the first black actresses on TV?
Ethel Waters
Who was the first black director in Hollywood?
Oscar Micheaux
Who was the first black director in Hollywood?
Oscar Micheaux
Who was the first black man to make a movie?
Oscar Micheaux
First black actor to wear a dress?
Flip Wilson
Who was the first Black woman in Hollywood?
Nina Mae McKinney
First black director to win an oscar?
Roger Ross Williams
First black director to win an oscar?
Roger Ross Williams
What was the first depiction of black people on film?
Something Good – Negro Kiss
Who was the first black person to win a Grammy?
Count Basie
Who was the first black woman to get an Oscar?
Hattie McDaniel
Who was the first black person nominated for Best Director?
John Singleton
Who was the first black person nominated for Best Director?
John Singleton
When did black people start being in movies?
In 1903