Laura Bowman

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

Bowman was born in Quincy, Illinois, and she 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.

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