Teresa Graves Net Worth



Terresa Graves net worth is
$2 Million

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Teresa Graves (born Terresa Graves; January 10, 1948 – October 10, 2002) was an American actress and singer. As the star of the 1974 made-for-television film Get Christie Love!, Graves is credited as being the first African-American woman to star in her own hour-long drama television series. 
Full NameTerresa Graves
Net Worth$2 Million
Date Of BirthJanuary 10, 1948
Died2002-10-10
Death CauseBurns sustained in House Fire.
Place Of BirthHouston, Texas, USA
Height5' 10" (1.78 m)
OccupationActress, Singer
ProfessionActress
NicknamesTeresa Graves, Graves, Teresa
Star SignCapricorn
#Quote
1Jehovah is first. My job is second.
#Fact
1The "Blaxploitation" TV movie pilot of Get Christie Love!: Get Christie Love! (1974) was so well-received that it quickly became the one-hour series _"Get Christie Love!" (1974). By the time the series began, however, Teresa had become so entrenched in her newly-found religion that she made what producers considered unreasonable demands on the set, refusing to do any scenes that violated Biblical scripture. As the sassy, slugging, sexy, super-hip undercover detective, Teresa insisted on not being involved in any sexy or violent scenes, would not do scenes in which her character killed anyone or even lied--difficult as an undercover cop--and would work only until 5:00 p.m. in order to attend her Christian studies. The show barely lasted one season.
2Teresa never married, deciding to only "marry in the Lord." She became a full-time Jehovah's Witness preacher in the mid-1970s.
3Nicknamed "Tootie" (or "Tudie"), Teresa lived with her ailing mother, Willie Graves, in the Crenshaw district of Los Angeles for quite some time. Her mother was hospitalized after suffering a stroke at the time of the 12:30 a.m. fatal home fire on October 10, 2002, which probably saved her life.
4The shapely actress was widely recognized as the "Mod, Mod World's Bikini Girl" on the Laugh-In (1967) series. That led to her touring with Bob Hope on his USO shows and TV specials. Her final professional appearance, in fact, was on a Hope TV special in 1982.
5Among those attending her memorial on October 16, 2002 were fellow Laugh-In (1967) regulars Ruth Buzzi, Henry Gibson and Gary Owens.
6By coincidence, 84-year-old actor Dennis Patrick died three days after Teresa in a Los Angeles home fire.
7Was acknowledged as the first African-American woman to play the lead in a police film and TV show and the first to have her own one-hour series.
8Was influenced by her Bible-studying cousin Peggy to become a Jehovah's Witness. While she was in England in 1973 filming Old Drac (1974), Teresa became intensely involved in the religion, acting in the film by day and studying the Bible by night.
9In 1973, fellow Laugh-In (1967) cast member Jeremy Lloyd, who wrote the screenplay for Old Drac (1974), was instrumental in Teresa being cast in the film in the lead role of Dracula's wife, Countess Vampira. This was her first movie lead, which was filmed in England.
10Had two brothers: A.D. and Mannie Graves.
11Profiled in "Women of Blaxploitation: How the Black Action Film Heroine Changed American Popular Culture" by Yvonne D. Sims (McFarland, 2006).
12Firefighters responding to a fire in the Hyde Park section of Los Angeles found Graves unconscious in a rear bedroom of her home. She was taken to Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital in nearby Inglewood, where she died. A faulty portable space heater was determined to be the cause of the blaze. A smoke alarm in the front of the house was activated but Teresa failed to hear it. Neighbors said they didn't know of the highly religious Graves's past life as a TV star. She died of burns and smoke inhalation not long after arriving at the hospital. [October 2002]
13Completely abandoned her acting career in 1983 in order to concentrate on her spiritual life as a Jehovah's Witness.
14Upon graduation from high school, she got her professional start in show business as a member of the singing group The Doodletown Pipers, which toured clubs in America, Canada and Puerto Rico. She stayed with the company for two years before leaving and searching for an acting career.

Actress

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Get Christie Love!1974-1975TV SeriesChristie Love
Old Drac1974Countess Vampira
Black Eye1974Cynthia
That Man Bolt1973Samantha Nightingale
The Rookies1973TV SeriesSusan Davis
The New Dick Van Dyke Show1972TV SeriesNurse Allen
Keeping Up with the Joneses1972TV Movie
The Funny Side1971TV SeriesMinority Wife
Laugh-In1969-1970TV SeriesRegular Performer
Turn-On1969TV SeriesRegular

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny1982TV MovieHerself
Dinah!1975TV SeriesHerself
The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour1973TV SeriesHerself
Half the George Kirby Comedy Hour1972TV SeriesHerself
The New Bill Cosby Show1972TV SeriesHerself
Soul Train1972TV Series documentaryHerself
The John Byner Comedy Hour1972TV SeriesHerself
Portable Electric Medicine Show1972TV MovieHerself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1972TV SeriesHerself
The Hollywood Squares1970-1971TV SeriesHerself
Laugh-In1971TV SeriesHerself - Guest Performer / Herself
The Ed Sullivan Show1971TV SeriesHerself - Singer
The Bob Hope Special1971TV MovieHerself
Ed Sullivan's Armed Forces Tour1970TV MovieHerself
The Bob Hope Show1970TV SeriesHerself
The Real Tom Kennedy Show1970TV SeriesHerself
The Merv Griffin Show1970TV SeriesHerself
The Mike Douglas Show1970TV SeriesHerself
The Bob Hope Christmas Special1970TV SpecialHerself
Letters to Laugh-In1969TV SeriesHerself
Soul1968TV MovieHerself
The Red Skelton Hour1968TV SeriesHerself - Guest Vocalist
Our Place1967TV SeriesHerself (1967)

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Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1977TP de OroTP de Oro, SpainBest Foreign Actress (Mejor Actriz Extranjera)Get Christie Love! (1974)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1975Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest TV Actress - DramaGet Christie Love! (1974)

Known for movies

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