About Sybil Lewis
Sybil Lewis was an American actor.
Sybil Lewis was an actress in the United States. An African American, she appeared in several films including musicals during the 1940s. She appeared in African American films (race films) and Hollywood pictures. She had starring roles in several African American films including Lucky Gamblers and Am I Guilty? and portrayed smaller roles including as a maid in Hollywood films. She also had a leading role in Broken Strings (film) in 1940.
She starred with Pigmeat Markham and John Bunn, Jr. in vaudeville shows at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York.
Born Sybil N. Sanford in San Francisco, California, USA
Died September 28, 1988 (age 68) San Mateo County, California, USA
Filmography Am I Guilty? (1940) Mystery in Swing (1940), as Cleo Ellis Broken Strings (film) (1940) as Grace Revenge of the Zombies (1943) as Rosella Going My Way (1944), maid at Metropolitan Opera House The Very Thought of You (1944) Lucky Gamblers (1946) Boy! What a Girl! (1947), as Mme. Deborah Martin Miracle in Harlem (1948) as Alice Adams
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