Thena Jasper
American actress
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Thena Jasper was an African American singer and actress who worked during Hollywood's silent era.[1][2]
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Born1892
Pennsylvania, US
OccupationsScreen actress, singer
SpouseAdolph Jasper
Thena Jasper | |
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With Wanda Hawley in The Outside Woman | |
| Born | 1892 Pennsylvania, US |
| Occupations | Screen actress, singer |
| Spouse | Adolph Jasper |
Biography
A native of Pennsylvania, Jasper moved to Los Angeles with her husband Adolph (a baseball manager)[3] by the early 1910s and began appearing in a string of mostly uncredited roles, often playing maids to wealthy white characters. She once told a reporter, "If I had all the money represented by all the ‘millionaire’ characters I’ve worked for in the pictures, I'd never have to work again.”[4]
Selected filmography
- Under the Lash (1921)
- The Outside Woman (1921)
- The Strange Boarder (1920)[4]
- The Man Who Had Everything (1920)[4]
- The Ladder of Lies (1920)[4]
- Miss Hobbs (1920)
