Minnie Gentry

Minnie Gentry
Born	Minnie Lee Watson December 2, 1915(1915-12-02) Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Died	May 11, 1993(1993-05-11) (aged 77) New York, U.S.

Minnie Gentry (December 2, 1915 – May 11, 1993)^[1] was an American actress.

Gentry was born Minnie Lee Watson in Norfolk, Virginia, the daughter of Mincie and Taylor Watson.^[1] Her family moved to Cleveland during her childhood, where she began studying piano at the age of nine, at the Phyllis Wheatley School of Music.^[1] She began acting at the Friendly Inn Settlement and married Lloyd Gentry in 1932.^[1] Subsequently, she appeared in many plays at the African-American theater the Karamu House.

During the 1940s, Gentry performed in a number of Broadway productions and later appeared in several films, including School Daze, Def by Temptation, and Jungle Fever, as well as the television series All My Children and The Cosby Show.^[1]

Gentry's great-grandson is actor Terrence Howard.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} Encyclopedia of Cleveland History:GENTRY, MINNIE LEE WATSON
2. ^ Obituary: Anita Williams / Mother of actor, recruiter at Pitt

External links

• Minnie Gentry at the Internet Movie Database
• at Yahoo! Movies

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Name	Gentry, Minnie
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Date of birth	December 2, 1915
Place of birth	Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Date of death	May 11, 1993
Place of death	New York, U.S.