The Resume

(August 7, 1906-April 15, 1983)
Born in Jackson, Mississippi
Portrayed Sapphire Stevens in the radio and TV versions of 'Amos 'n' Andy'
Appeared in the movies 'Cabin in the Sky' (1943), 'Song of the South' (voice only, 1946), 'The Guns of Fort Petticoat' (1957) and 'Critic's Choice' (1963)

Why she might be annoying:

She began performing at age four.
She sang in a group called the Four Hot Chocolates.
Many critics felt the shrewish and manipulative Sapphire was a negative stereotype of black women.
A number of trivia books erroneously claim that she was the mother of musician Billy Preston.

Why she might not be annoying:

She was a talented organist and singer.
She was one of the few cast members to tone down the dialect in the 'Amos 'n' Andy' scripts.
She said about the show, 'I know there were those who were offended by it, but I still have people stop me on the street to tell me how much they enjoyed it. And many of those people are black members of the NAACP.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 44]
• Child Stars [1900s and 1910s]
• Child Stars Who Became Grown-Up Stars
• I Died in 1983 (Ranked: 76)
• I Died on April 15th [Death and Taxes] (Ranked: 1983)
• I Was a Child Star
• I'm Buried at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery [Los Angeles]
• Look at Me, I'm on the Telephone
• Profiles 33501-33750 (Ranked: 33555)
• Voices of Disney
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19830415)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 175 Votes: 53.71% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 40 Votes: 77.50% Annoying