Teresa Graves
Acting
1948-01-10 · Houston, Texas, USA
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.
Filmography(16)
movieBob Hope: Entertaining the Troops
as Self · 2016 · 0.0
tvDinah!
as Self · 1974 · 7.0
movieVampira
as Countess Vampira · 1974 · 5.2
movieBlack Eye
as Cynthia · 1974 · 4.9
movieGet Christie Love!
as Christie Love · 1974 · 5.4
tvGet Christie Love!
as Christie Love · 1974 · 8.1
movieThat Man Bolt
as Samantha Nightingale · 1973 · 5.2
tvThe Rookies
as Susan Davis · 1972 · 6.9
tvThe New Dick Van Dyke Show
as Nurse Allen · 1971 · 5.2
tvThe Funny Side
as Minority Wife · 1971 · 9.0
tvTurn-On
as · 1969 · 4.8
tvRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Regular Performer · 1968 · 6.7
tvRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self · 1968 · 6.7
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self · 1962 · 7.5
tvThe Merv Griffin Show
as Self · 1962 · 6.6
tvThe Ed Sullivan Show
as Self · 1948 · 6.8