Background
Attaway was born on June 28, 1910 in Mississippi. She was the daughter of physician W.A.
Attaway was born on June 28, 1910 in Mississippi. She was the daughter of physician W.A.
She graduated from the University of Illinois, where she majored in sociology.
Among the films she appeared in include, and Attaway, Doctor of Philosophy. Theatre work Attaway made her Broadway debut in 1936 in the Pulitzer Prize winning play, You Can"t Take lieutenant with You. Attaway was the first director of the New York Players Guild, a black repertory theater company formed in New York in 1945.
From 1954 to 1955, Attaway portrayed Anna Hicks in the play Mistress
Patterson at the National Theater. From 1964 to 1967, Attaway was with the Repertory Society of Lincoln Center.
Film career Attaway made her film debut by portraying Moll in, opposite Susan Hayward and Charlton Heston. She went on to play a variety of characters in film such as Philomena in, Serena Robbins in, the Farmer"s Wife in, Edna in and Louise in.
Other ventures In addition to acting, Attaway was also trained as a social worker and, between acting jobs, worked with the American Red Cross, the New York State Department of Social Welfare and New York"s Metropolitan Hospital.
Honors Attaway was married to Allan Morrison, an editor of Ebony. Attaway died on September 21, 1987 in New York Hospital of injuries resulting from a Manhattan apartment fire. She was 77 years old.