Mahogany Cafe is a tribute to the many beautiful and talented yet most times underworked and very underappreciated black actresses in Hollywood. Some of these women are very well known yet most are not recognizable to mainstream audiences. Actresses range from Halle Berry, Angela Bassett, Sanaa Lathan, Tonea Stewart, Nicole Ari Parker, CCH Pounder, Loretta Devine, Kent King, Maya Rudolph, Marsha Thomason, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Kasi Lemmons, Judy Pace, Eartha Kitt, Anna Deavere Smith, Ruby Dee, Angelle Brooks, Whoopi Goldberg, Mari Morrow, Donzaleigh Abernathy, Irma P. Hall, S. Epatha Merkerson, Diana Ross, Paula Patton, Thandie Newton, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Vanessa L. Williams, Charlayne Woodard, Meagan Good, Aisha Tyler, Tamara Tunie, Adilah Barnes and Kellita Smith to Nona Gaye, Tatyana Ali, Gabrielle Union, Regina Hall, Tina Andrews, Naomie Harris, Joy Bryant, Phylicia Rashad, Jada Pinkett Smith, Rashida Jones, Tisha Campbell-Martin, Robinne Lee, Queen Latifah, Kerry Washington, Beyonce Knowles, Diahann Carroll, Nia Long, Tyra Banks, Vivica A. Fox, Vonetta McGee, Penny Johnson Jerald, Zoe Saldana, Samaria Graham, Tonya Lee Williams, Tangi Miller, Michelle Hurd, Holly Robinson Peete, Eve, Rosario Dawson, Jurnee Smollett, Alexia Robinson, Jennifer Hudson, Regina King and Audra McDonald. Also included are late actresses Nell Carter, Lynne Thigpen, Dorothy Dandridge, Hattie McDaniel, Beah Richards, Fredi Washington, Rosalind Cash, Nina Mae McKinney, Gloria Foster and Tamara Dobson.

Many of the actresses listed have won various awards including Academy Awards, Emmy Awards, Golden Globe Awards, Tony Awards and NAACP Image Awards. Some have established their careers in television, some in film, some in television and film and quite a number have performed on Broadway, television and film. One actress is a former Miss America. Another actress is a former Miss USA. They've starred in night-time and daytime television, appeared in numerous telefilms for network and cable tv, guest starred in numerous television shows, appeared in a wide range of feature films from small independent films to blockbuster commercial films and appeared on Broadway, Off Broadway and regional theater.

The only place you can find information on the majority of the actresses is located at the Internet Movie Database, which is by the way one of the best sites for information about your favorite actors and actresses in tv and film.

For an excellent article on Hollywood's underappreciation of black actresses, check out Invisible Women by Stephanie Zacharek at Salon.com.

Just click on the links below to read about some amazing actresses.


The Ladies
Angela Bassett Whoopi Goldberg Kent King Thandie Newton
Halle Berry Nia Long Sanaa Lathan Vanessa L. Williams
Gabrielle Union Maya Rudolph Alfre Woodard Rachel True
Dorothy Dandridge Regina King Anais Granofsky Regina Taylor
Tamala Jones Jennifer Beals Sydney Tamiia Poitier Pam Grier
Lynn Whitfield Lonette McKee Cicely Tyson Nicole Ari Parker
Marianne Jean-Baptiste Rae Dawn Chong Vanessa Williams Salli Richardson
Victoria Rowell Khandi Alexander Lena Horne Audra McDonald
Valarie Pettiford Bianca Lawson Debbi Morgan Wendy Raquel Robinson
CCH Pounder Fredi Washington Michael Michele Rowena King
Leslie Silva Aunjanue Ellis Kimberly Elise Drena De Niro
Loretta Devine Lela Rochon Lynne Thigpen Theresa Randle
Sharon Leal Kenya Moore Malinda Williams Persia White
Kerry Washington Rosario Dawson Diahann Carroll Vivica A. Fox
Joy Bryant Gloria Reuben Jada Pinkett Smith Kasi Lemmons
Phylicia Rashad Tracee Ellis Ross Penny Johnson Jerald Meagan Good
Nicole Lyn Victoria Dillard Viola Davis Golden Brooks
LaTanya Richardson Nina Mae McKinney Cynda Williams Lisa Gay Hamilton
Rashida Jones N'Bushe Wright Lorraine Toussaint Taraji P. Henson
Elise Neal Stacey Dash Queen Latifah Essence Atkins
Robinne Lee Carmen Ejogo Jayne Kennedy Anne-Marie Johnson
Debbie Allen Troy Beyer Hattie McDaniel Nona Gaye
Brenda Sykes Kellita Smith Gina Torres Kristen Wilson
Denise Nicholas Renee Jones Nell Carter Michele Lamar Richards
Tyra Ferrell Robin Givens Tamara Tunie Jill Jones
Merrin Dungey Lynne Moody Anna Maria Horsford Tamara Taylor
Jenifer Lewis Tatyana Ali Oprah Winfrey Sheryl Lee Ralph
Tonea Stewart Holly Robinson Peete Beah Richards Aisha Tyler
Karyn Parsons Beyonce Knowles Naomie Harris Vanessa Bell Calloway
S. Epatha Merkerson Zoe Saldana Juanita Moore Jasmine Guy
Rosalind Cash Marsha Thomason Irma P. Hall Tisha Campbell-Martin
Regina Hall Renee Elise Goldsberry Charlayne Woodard Samaria Graham
Alexia Robinson Angelle Brooks Donzaleigh Abernathy Eve Jeffers
Telma Hopkins Lisa Bonet Eartha Kitt Tyra Banks
Tina Andrews Ruby Dee Diana Ross Tangi Miller
Adilah Barnes Jurnee Smollett Anna Deavere Smith Mari Morrow
Vonetta McGee Tonya Lee Williams Gloria Foster Michelle Hurd
Megalyn Echikunwoke Diana Sands Sharon Warren Sophie Okonedo
Barbara McNair April Grace Gail Fisher Phyllis Yvonne Stickney
Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon Brook Kerr Mary Alice Keshia Knight Pulliam
Anika Noni Rose Tracie Thoms Ellen Holly Reagan Gomez-Preston
Chandra Wilson Lisa Arrindell Anderson Keke Palmer Tichina Arnold
Sherri Saum Esther Rolle Rochelle Aytes Nichelle Nichols
Napiera Groves Tonya Pinkins BernNadette Stanis Kandyse McClure
Kristen Ariza Novella Nelson Ryan Michelle Bathe Erika Alexander
Margaret Avery Danielle Nicolet Carol Speed Tamara Dobson
Judy Pace Paula Patton Jennifer Hudson








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