Alice B. Russell

Alice Burton Russell (June 30, 1889 – January 1, 1985) was an African-American actress, producer, and the wife of director Oscar Micheaux. She appeared in several films directed by her husband.

Biography She was born on June 30, 1889 in Maxton, North Carolina. Her parents were M. J. Russell and Robert Russell, who was a prominent newspaper editor, publisher, and politician. She had a sister, Julia Theresa Russell (1898–2000), who appeared in Oscar Micheaux's 1925 film Body and Soul.

Russell and Micheaux married on March 20, 1926, in Montclair, New Jersey. Her gravesite is now marked with a stone honoring her achievements in the entertainment industry. thumb

Filmography As actress: The Broken Violin (1928) Wages of Sin (1929) When Men Betray (1929) Easy Street (1930) A Daughter of the Congo (1930) Veiled Aristocrats (1932) Ten Minutes to Live (1932) The Girl from Chicago (1932) Harlem After Midnight (1934) Murder in Harlem (1935) God's Step Children (1938) Birthright (1939) The Betrayal (1948)

As producer: Darktown Revue (1931) Murder in Harlem (1935) Birthright (1939)

As miscellaneous crew: Ten Minutes to Live (1932) Swing! (1938)