Laura Bowman

Laura Bowman and her common-law husband, Pete Hampton

Laura Bowman (October 3, 1881 – March 29, 1957) was an American stage, radio, and film actress.

Bowman was born in Quincy, Illinois, and grew up in Cincinnati. She performed in In Dahomey in London with her common-law husband, Pete Hampton, in the early 1900s. She joined the Lafayette Players, a Harlem acting troupe, in 1916 and worked with them on and off for several years.

Year	Title	Role	Director	Co-star(s)
1920	The Brute	Mrs. Carrison	Oscar Micheaux	Evelyn Preer
1932	Veiled Aristocrats	Molly Walden	Oscar Micheaux	Lorenzo TuckerLawrence Chenault
1932	Ten Minutes to Live	Ida Morton	Oscar Micheaux	Willor Lee GuilfordTressie MitchellCharlotte Evans
1934	Drums O' Voodoo	Auntie Hagar	Arthur Hoerl	Augustus Smith
1935	Murder in Harlem	Mrs. Epps	Oscar Micheaux	Clarence Brooks
1938	God's Step Children	Aunt Carrie	Oscar Micheaux	Carmen Newsome
1939	Birthright
1940	The Notorious Elinor Lee	Benny's mother	Oscar Micheaux	Gladys WilliamsRobert Earl JonesEdna Mae Harris
1940	Son of Ingagi	Dr. Helen Jackson	Richard Kahn	Zack Williams
1946	Miss Susie Slagle's	Woman (uncredited)	John Berry	Veronica LakeSonny TuftsLillian Gish

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• Laura Bowman at IMDb

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