Edna Thomas

Edna Thomas
A woman wearing a crown and a dress sits on a throne
Thomas as Lady Macbeth, 1936
Born
Edna Lewis

November 1, 1885
Lawrenceville, Virginia
DiedJuly 22, 1974(1974-07-22) (aged 88)
New York City
OccupationActress
EraHarlem Renaissance
Known forLady Macbeth

Edna Thomas (November 1, 1885 – July 22, 1974) was an American stage actress. She is most famous for her acting in the Federal Theater Project's theater in Harlem, New York, United States. That theater group was part of the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression. She played Lady Macbeth in a very popular production of the play MacBeth. Thomas also appeared in the 1951 movie A Streetcar Named Desire.

References

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