Etta Moten Net Worth
Etta Moten Net Worth is
$6 Million
Etta Moten Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
In addition to her vocal dubbing and on-screen film credits, Etta Moten played the role of Bess in the 1943 revival of "Porgy and Bess" at the personal request of Ira Gershwin (not George, who had died in 1937). Etta and husband Claude Barnett, founder of the Negro Associated Press, served as US representatives to the independence celebrations of ... | Date Of Birth | November 5, 1901 |
| Place Of Birth | Weimar, Texas, USA |
| Profession | Actress, Soundtrack |
| Star Sign | Scorpio |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Living in Chicago and recently celebrated her 100th birthday. [November 2001] |
| 2 | Was called "The first Negro woman to play a dignified role in pictures" by The Pittsburgh Courier. |
| 3 | Studied voice and drama at the University of Kansas. |
| 4 | Received a Living Legend Award from the National Black Arts Festival. |
| 5 | Inducted into the Black Film-Makers Hall of Fame. |
| 6 | Her father was a Methodist minister. |
| 7 | Graduate of the University of Kansas. |
| 8 | Appeared in a number of Broadway plays including "Lysistrata" and "Sugar Hill." |
| 9 | Has 3 children. |
| 10 | Etta Moten became the first African-American stage and screen star to sing and perform at the White House (at the invitation of President and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt) on January 31, 1933. |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Day at the Races | 1937 | Black Singer (uncredited) | |
| The Green Pastures | 1936 | Angel (uncredited) | |
| Operator 13 | 1934 | Slave at Medicine Show (uncredited) | |
| Flying Down to Rio | 1933 | The Colored Singer | |
| Bombshell | 1933 | Singer (scenes deleted) | |
| Gold Diggers of 1933 | 1933 | Remember My Forgotten Man Singer (uncredited) | |
| Ladies They Talk About | 1933 | Singing Inmate (voice, uncredited) |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flying Down to Rio | 1933 | performer: "Carioca" 1933 - uncredited | |
| Professional Sweetheart | 1933 | "My Imaginary Sweetheart", uncredited | |
| Gold Diggers of 1933 | 1933 | performer: "Remember My Forgotten Man" 1933 - uncredited | |
| Ladies They Talk About | 1933 | performer: "St. Louis Blues" 1914 - uncredited |
Known for movies
Flying Down to Rio (1933)
as The Colored Singer
Bombshell (1933)
as Singer
Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
as Remember My Forgotten Man Singer
A Day at the Races (1937)
as Black Singer