Mae Mercer
Known For
Acting
Born
1932-06-12
Died
2008-10-29
Biography
Mae Mercer (June 12, 1932 – October 29, 2008) was an American blues singer and actress. She was born in the Temperance Hall community of Edgecombe County. Mercer lived in North Carolina through age 15. She spent eight years in the 1960s singing in a blues bar in Paris, the Blues Club, owned by publisher Maurice Girodias and touring Europe. She eventually came to own and operate a blues club in the city. Mercer returned to the United States in the early 1970s to begin a career as an actress in films and television. Films in which she appeared included Dirty Harry (1971), The Beguiled (1971), Frogs (1972), Cindy (1978), and Pretty Baby (1978). She was co-producer of the documentary film Angela Davis: Portrait of a Revolutionary (1972). In 1996, the Mayor of Rocky Mount, NC, Fred Turnage, declared June 12 Mae Mercer Day. During this time, Mercer sought to produce her own biographical picture through her production company Black Owl Productions and was backed by local pastor Reverend James Bullock. Filming was slated to take place in Edgecombe County and other parts of North Carolina, New York, Paris and Southern California.
Most Known For
ER
as Margeret
The Shield
as Selma
Ironside
Mannix
Medical Center
Dirty Harry
as Mrs. Russell
L.A. Dragnet
as Mother
Pretty Baby
as Mama Mosebery
A Woman Called Moses
as Aunt Juba
The Beguiled
as Hallie
Homer and Eddie
as Ellen
Kung Fu
as Elizabeth Brown
The Swinging Cheerleaders
as Jessica Thorpe
Frogs
as Maybelle
The Sword and the Balance
Widow
as Social Security Woman
Cindy
as Sara Hayes
The Hell with Heroes
as Chanteuse
Mondo Sexuality
as Singer