Teresa Graves
Teresa Graves was an American actress and singer born on 10 January 1948 in Texas. She is best known for her leading role in the television series *Get Christie Love!* (1974–1975), in which she played an undercover detective, becoming the first Black woman to star in a primetime drama series in the United States. She began her career as a singer, appearing notably on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1971 with songs such as "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" and "Respect". Prior to that, she appeared on variety shows such as Our Place (1967) and Turn-On (1969). In addition to Get Christie Love!, famous for her line "You're under arrest, sugah!", she appeared in Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (season 3) and films such as That Man Bolt (1973). She also toured with Bob Hope on a USO tour in 1969. Teresa Graves retired from the industry in 1983 for religious reasons and died on 10 October 2002 in an accidental fire in Los Angeles.
Known For
Credits
- 2016 · Bob Hope: Entertaining the Troops as Self
- 1974 · Dinah! as Self
- 1974 · Vampira as Countess Vampira
- 1974 · Black Eye as Cynthia
- 1974 · Get Christie Love! as Christie Love
- 1974 · Get Christie Love! as Christie Love
- 1973 · That Man Bolt as Samantha Nightingale
- 1972 · The Rookies as Susan Davis
- 1971 · The New Dick Van Dyke Show as Nurse Allen
- 1971 · The Funny Side as Minority Wife
- 1969 · Turn-On as
- 1968 · Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Regular Performer
- 1968 · Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1962 · The Merv Griffin Show as Self
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self