Thena Jasper

Thena Jasper was an African American singer and actress who worked during Hollywood's silent era.^[1][2]

Thena Jasper
With Wanda Hawley in The Outside Woman
Born	1892 Pennsylvania, US
Occupation(s)	Screen actress, singer
Spouse	Adolph Jasper

Biography

A native of Pennsylvania, Jasper moved to Los Angeles with her husband Adolph (a baseball manager)^[3] by the early 1910s and began appearing in a string of mostly uncredited roles, often playing maids to wealthy white characters. She once told a reporter, "If I had all the money represented by all the ‘millionaire’ characters I’ve worked for in the pictures, I'd never have to work again.”^[4]

Selected filmography

• Under the Lash (1921)
• The Outside Woman (1921)
• The Strange Boarder (1920)^[4]
• The Man Who Had Everything (1920)^[4]
• The Ladder of Lies (1920)^[4]
• Miss Hobbs (1920)

References

1. Dramatic Mirror and Theatre World. Dramatic Mirror Incorporated. 1921.
2. "Gloria Swanson On Screen". News-Pilot. 23 Oct 1924. Retrieved 2021-03-27.
3. "Adolph Jasper Rebuilding Giants Park". California Eagle. 9 Sep 1922. Retrieved 2021-03-27.
4. "Wanda Hawley in 'The Outside Woman'". The Tampa Tribune. 3 Apr 1921. Retrieved 2021-03-27.