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Minnie Gentry (1915–1993)

Actress

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Great-grandmother of actor Terrence Howard. He credits her with his becoming an actor. Watching her perform several different characters is what made him realize acting was his passion. She was his first acting coach, and while working he would often play the role of the other characters his great-grandmother was working on at the time. See more trivia »

Born:

Minnie Lee Watson
in Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Died:

(age 77) in New York, USA
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1992 Here and Now (TV series)
Mrs. Hackett
– Great Expectations (1992) … Mrs. Hackett
 
1992 Bad Lieutenant
Elderly Woman
 
1990 Law & Order (TV series)
Bernice
– Poison Ivy (1990) … Bernice
 
1990 The Cosby Show (TV series)
Aunt Gramtee
– The Storyteller (1990) … Aunt Gramtee
 
1990 Def by Temptation
Grandma
 
1988 Apprentice to Murder
Mam Isobel
 
1986 America
Mrs. Justice
 
1984 The Brother from Another Planet
Mrs. Brown
 
1979 Hollow Image (TV movie)
Emma
 
1979 Ryan's Hope (TV series)
Miriam George
– Episode #1.981 (1979) … Miriam George
 
1977 Greased Lightning
Wendell's Mother
 
1976 Just an Old Sweet Song (TV movie)
Aunt Velvet
 
1975 All My Children (TV series)
Aunt Bess (#1)
 
1974 Claudine
Bus Woman (uncredited)
 
1973 Black Caesar
Momma Gibbs
 
1972 Come Back, Charleston Blue
Her Majesty
 
1972 Georgia, Georgia
Mrs. Alberta Anderson
 

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Def by Temptation -- An evil succubus is preying on libidinous black men in New York, and all that stands in her way is a minister-in-training, an aspiring actor, and a cop that specializes in cases involving the supernatural.
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Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death (1971). Musical. See more »
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Trivia:

Great-grandmother of actor Terrence Howard. He credits her with his becoming an actor. Watching her perform several different characters is what made him realize acting was his passion. She was his first acting coach, and while working he would often play the role of the other characters his great-grandmother was working on at the time. See more »

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