Millie Monroe

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.

Known for

1947

Pigmeat's Laugh Hepcats

1943

Thank Your Lucky Stars

Dancer in "Ice Cold Katie" Number (uncredited)

1943

Stormy Weather

Dancer (uncredited)

1942

Lucky Ghost

First Waitress

1941

Up Jumped the Devil

1940

Mr. Smith Goes Ghost

1940

One Big Mistake