Simms, Hilda, 1920-

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Birth 1920

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Hilda Simms (1920-1994), actress, was best known for playing the title role in the American Negro Theater production of "Anna Lucasta" which moved successfully to Broadway in 1944. Her acting career also included film, television and radio broadcasts. During the 1960s and 1970s, Simms worked for creative arts and drug treatment programs in New York.

From the guide to the Hilda Simms papers, 1937-1994, (The New York Public Library. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division.)

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