Lip / Women Make Movies ; commissioned by Tracey Moffat and edited by Gary Hillberg.

It is Hollywood's favorite role for Black women: the maid. Sassy or sweet, snickeringly attentive or flippantly dismissive, the performers who play them steal every scene they are in, and Tracy Moffatt's entertaining video collage reveals the narrow margin Hollywood has allowed black actre...

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Online Access:	Streaming Video (via Docuseek)
Other Authors:	McDaniel, Hattie, 1895-1952 (Actor), McQueen, Butterfly (Actor), Beavers, Louise, 1902-1962 (Actor), Bonnell, Vivian, 1924-2003 (Actor)
Format:	Electronic Video
Language:	English
Published:	[New York, New York] : Women Make Movies, [1999]
Subjects:	African American women in motion pictures. African American household employees. African American actresses. Stereotypes (Social psychology) in mass media. African American actresses African American household employees African American women in motion pictures Stereotypes (Social psychology) in mass media Documentary films Nonfiction films Short films