A surprisingly large number of black performers helped pave the way with Oscar - winning and - nominated performances from McDaniel through Diahann Carroll, who earned her lead actress nomination in the 1974 comedy «Claudine.» (southflorida.com)
Like most black performers working in Hollywood during the 1930s and 1940s, Harris was generally limited to servant roles. (rottentomatoes.com)
If Mr. Lee meant to bring back blackface entertainment as a metaphor for the current black performers he finds obnoxious, he has miscalculated. (rottentomatoes.com)