Shirley Washington is a television and film actress who appeared in television shows from 1970. She appeared in two episodes of '' Mission: Impossible'' playing a Stewardess in the 1970 TV episode ''Flight'' and as a Travel Agent in the 1972 TV episode ''The Puppet'' and as Maggie in a ''

Wonder Woman Wonder Woman is a superhero created by the American psychologist and writer William Moulton Marston (pen name: Charles Moulton), and artist Harry G. Peter. Marston's wife, Elizabeth Holloway Marston, Elizabeth, and their life partner, Olive Byr ...

'' TV episode, "Chinese Puzzle". In the mid 1970s she starred in some

Blaxploitation Blaxploitation is an ethnic subgenre of the exploitation film that emerged in the United States during the early 1970s. The term, a portmanteau of the words "black" and "exploitation", was coined in August 1972 by Junius Griffin, the president o ...

films as Mrs Jefferson in ''

Bamboo Gods and Iron Men ''Bamboo Gods and Iron Men'' is a martial arts comedy film set in the Philippines. It is considered a blaxploitation film. It was produced by American International Pictures. It stars the Filipino actors, Chiquito, Vic Diaz, and Eddie Garcia. P ...

'' 1974, ''

T.N.T. Jackson ''TNT Jackson'', released in the Philippines as ''Dynamite Wong and T.N.T. Jackson'', is a 1974 American blaxploitation film produced and directed by Cirio H. Santiago. The script was originally written by actor Dick Miller, but Roger Corman had i ...

'' in 1975, as Theda in ''

Darktown Strutters ''Darktown Strutters'' is a 1975 blaxploitation musical comedy film from New World Pictures. Despite having mixed reviews at the time it has gained cult status over the years with praise from film director Quentin Tarantino. Tarantino called it " ...

'' 1975 and in ''Disco 9000'' in 1976.

Television

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The Redd Foxx Show ''The Redd Foxx Show'' is an American television sitcom that premiered January 18, 1986 on ABC. The show was cancelled after 3 months, partly due to low ratings in its Saturday-night timeslot (the eighth episode aired in a Friday-night slot). Alth ...

'' - "The Old and the Restless" (1986) TV episode - Gina *''

Melvin and Howard ''Melvin and Howard'' (stylized as ''Melvin (and Howard)'') is a 1980 American comedy-drama film directed by Jonathan Demme. The screenplay by Bo Goldman was inspired by real-life Utah service station owner Melvin Dummar, who was listed as the b ...

'' (1980) - Patient Debbie *'' Police Woman'' - "The Inside Connection" (1977) TV episode - Bessie *''

Sanford And Son ''Sanford and Son'' is an American sitcom television series that ran on the NBC television network from January 14, 1972, to March 25, 1977. It was based on the British sitcom ''Steptoe and Son'', which initially aired on BBC One in the United ...

'' - "Aunt Esther Meets Her Son" (1976) TV episode - Salesgirl *''

'' - "Women of Transplant Island" (1973) TV episode - Maggie *'' Mission: Impossible'' - "The Puppet" (1972) TV episode - Girl Travel Agent *''Mission: Impossible'' - "Flight" (1970) TV episode - Stewardess

Film

* 1977 ''Get Down And Boogie'' * 1976 ''Disco 9000'' as Receptionist * 1975 ''

'' as Theda * 1975 ''

'' (uncredited) * 1974 ''

'' as Mrs. Jefferson * 1973 '' Wonder Women''

References

Reading

*(Article) Black Stars"(USA) June 1975, pg. 32–35, by: Walter Jenkins, "Shirley Washington Tells How She Cracked Hollywood"

External links

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