Edwards, Gloria (1944–1988)
Edwards, Gloria (1944–1988)
African-American actress. Born Aug 7, 1944, in California; died Feb 12, 1988, in Los Angeles, California.
On Broadway, appeared in What the Wine Sellers Buy and Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death; appeared off-Broadway in Showdown, In New England Winter, One, and Black Girl; performed in film, Black Girl (1972).
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