Evelyn Ellis
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A Boston native who began her theatrical training at the Lafayette Theatre in Harlem, Ellis entered the stage in 1919 with a production of Othello and soon moved to Broadway, where she created the role of Bess in Porgy (1927) and earned New York Times praise for her portrayal of Lucy Bell Dorsey in Goat Alley. Her Broadway résumé expanded with notable parts in Deep Are the Roots, The Royal Family,…
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
