Biography

In addition to her vocal dubbing and on-screen film credits, Etta Moten played the role of Bess in the 1943 revival of "Porgy and Bess" at the personal request of Ira Gershwin (not George, who had died in 1937). Etta and husband Claude Barnett, founder of the Negro Associated Press, served as US representatives to the independence celebrations of Ghana and several other African countries. Also a radio journalist, Etta interviewed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. after the ceremonies in Ghana on March 6, 1957, and conducted her own radio show for WMAQ/NBC in Chicago for many years.

Actress

Born to Sing(1942)as Soloist - 'Ballad for Americans'

A Day at the Races(1937)as Black Singer

The Green Pastures(1936)as Angel

Operator 13(1934)as Slave at Medicine Show

Flying Down to Rio(1933)as The Colored Singer

Thanks

Two Dollars and a Dream(1989)

Soundtrack

Flying Down to Rio(1933)

Professional Sweetheart(1933)

Gold Diggers of 1933(1933)

Ladies They Talk About(1933)

Self

Amanda(1948)as Self - contralto singer

Known for

Flying Down to Rio1933 · Actress Amanda1948 · Self

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Credit Score: Etta Moten

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Flying Down to Rio

The Colored Singer

Fri Dec 29 1933

#	Name	Score	Year	Known	★	Noms	Votes
1	Flying Down to Rio	2.50	1933	•	6.6	1	4340
2	Gold Diggers of 1933	2.00	1933		7.7	1	10072
3	A Day at the Races	1.50	1937		7.5	1	15378
4	Bombshell	1.50	1933		7.1	0	3417
5	The Green Pastures	1.00	1936		7.0	0	1010
6	Ladies They Talk About	1.00	1933		6.6	0	2229
7	Operator 13	0.95	1934		5.9	1	1574