Gail Fisher won an Emmy Award in 1970 for her portrayal of Peggy Fair, secretary to the detective played by Mike Connors on the CBS television series ''Mannix." She won the award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Drama Series.
Halle Berry is a mix of African American and Caucasian. She has been an actress since 1989. She became the first African American woman as of 2009 to receive a best actress award.
Phylicia Rashad for her role in "A Raisin in the Sun". juanita hall in 1948 in south pacific. the question is first actress not lead actress
AnswerHattie McDaniel won Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role as Mammy in 'Gone With the Wind' (1939) Sidney Poitier was first to win a Best Actor Oscar for the movie 'Lilies of the Field' (1963)
No, Halle Berry was the first African-American to win the Best Actress award. She won for her role as Leticia Musgrove in Monster's Ball (2001).However, Whoopi Goldberg won Best Supporting Actress for playing Oda Mae Brown in Ghost (1990). She had previously been nominated for Best Actress in 1985 for her role as Celie in The Color Purple.And, Hattie McDaniel won Best Supporting Actress for playing Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939).Dorothy Dandridgewas the first African-American woman to be nominated for Best Actress for her role in Carmen Jones (1954)
Halle Berry was the first African-American to win the Best Actress award. She won for her role as Leticia Musgrove in Monster's Ball (2001). As of 2009, no other African American has won this award.Dorothy Dandridgewas the first African-American woman to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Carmen Jones (1954)Other nominees include:Diana Ross as Billie Holiday in Lady Sings the Blues(1972)Cicely Tyson as Rebecca Morgan in Sounder (1972)Diahann Carroll as Claudine in Claudine (1974)Whoopi Goldberg as Celie Harris in The Color Purple(1985)Angela Bassett as Tina Turner in What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)Gabourey Sidibe as Claireece "Precious" Jones in Precious (2009)
Hattie McDaniel was the first African American to win the Academy Award for best-supporting actress in Gone With The Wind (1939)
Academy Award for Best Actress: Halle Berry
There is no Academy Award for black actresses. But on March 24, 2002, Halle Berry became the first African-American woman to win the Best Actress award for her performance in "Monster's Ball" (2001).
Halle Berry is a mix of African American and Caucasian. She has been an actress since 1989. She became the first African American woman as of 2009 to receive a best actress award.
In 1950, Juanita Hall became the first African-American woman to win a Tony Award in the supporting actress category. She won the award for her performance as Bloody Mary in South Pacific.In 2004, Phylicia Rashad became the first African-American woman to win a Tony Award in lead actress category. She won the award for her performance of the hardened matriarch Lena Younger in the revival of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun.
In 1970, Gail Fisher became the first African-American actress to win an Emmy Award for excellence in television. She won the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her portrayal of Peggy Fair, secretary to the detective played by Mike Connors on ''Mannix."
Hattie McDaniel was the first African-American performer to win an Academy Award. She won the Best Supporting Actress Award for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind" (1939).
Hattie McDaniels Best Supporting actress in Gone with The Wind
Hattie McDaniel was the first African-American win an Oscar. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress, and she won for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939).Other firsts for African Americans at the OscarsJames Baskett was the first African-American man to receive an Who_was_the_first_African_American_to_win_an_Oscar. He was given an Honorary Academy Award for his portrayal of Uncle Remus in Song of the South (1946)Dorothy Dandridge was the first African-American woman to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Carmen Jones (1954)Sidney Poitier was the first African American man to win an academy award. He was nominated for the Best Who_was_the_first_African_American_to_win_an_Oscaraward, and he won for his role in Lilies of the Field(1963).Louis Gossett, Jr. was the first African-American to win the Best Supporting Actor award. He won for his role in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982).John Singleton was the first African American nominated for a Who_was_the_first_African_American_to_win_an_OscarAcademy Award for his work on Boyz N The Hood (1991)Halle Berry was the first African-American to win the Best Actress award. She won for her role in Monster's Ball(2001).Hattie McDaniel, who won the Academy Award as Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind" (1939).
Dorothy Dandridge for "Carmen Jones" (1954).
It was Halle Berry for her performance in "Monster's Ball" (2001).
It was Halle Berry for her performance in "Monster's Ball" (2001).