Born August 29, 1917· New York City, New York, USA
† Died July 9, 2004
33Roles★ 6.8Average rating
Born in Harlem, Eloise Gwendolyn Sanford was the youngest of seven children and, despite her mother’s objections, began performing in local clubs and at the Apollo’s amateur night before joining the American Negro Theatre and The Star Players after high school. She debuted in 1946, appeared in off-Broadway shows and later reached Broadway with James Baldwin’s The Amen Corner, a role that led to a…
