Maggie Calloway
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January 1, 1911
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| Born | Magdalena Calloway January 1, 1911 Phiilipines |
| Died | April 30, 2000 (aged 89) United States |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1928-? |
Magdalena Calloway (1910 – 30 April 2000), known professionally as Maggie Calloway, was a Filipina-born actress of the silent film/early sound films eras in the late 1920s and early 1930s.[1][2][3][4]
She was one of fourteen children of John W. Calloway, an African-American former soldier in the United States Army, and his Filipina wife Mamerta de la Rosa.[5] A vaudeville performer,[6] she starred in silent films in the Philippines and made her screen debut in Jose Nepomuceno's film as a sampaguita vendor in the 1928 silent film Sampaguita.[7] In 1932, she made two films, a silent film, Pugad ng Pag-ibig (Nest of Love) and the horror film, Ulong Inasnan (Salted-Head). As well as appearing in vaudeville in Manila, Calloway also performed in Penang, Malaysia,[8][9][10] Singapore[11][12][13] and Shanghai, with her husband’s band.[5] She moved to the United States, where she was still dancing in the 1970s.[5] Calloway died on 30 April 2000 at the age of 89; her death notice is given under her married name of Magdalena Calloway Morgan.[14]