Millie Monroe(1916-1983)
- Actress
- Additional Crew
Gorgeous, vivacious, glamour girl Millie Monroe was another black
beauty that contributed her talent and beauty to films but didn't get
the fair chance she so deserved in films. Millie Monroe was a
California based dancer, singer, and actress who appeared in many
Hollywood and race films in the 1940s. Because of her striking
resemblance to Lena Horne, Millie was chosen to be a stand-in for Lena
in Cabin in the Sky. Millie also performed in Duke Ellington's stage
production of "Jump for Joy," a sensational musical that included many
at the time would be legends performers like Dorothy Dandridge and Herb
Jeffries.
