Acting
Community Rating
5.2
TMDB estimate
Born
January 10, 1948
Died
October 10, 2002 (age 54)
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.

Bob Hope: Entertaining the Troops
as Self
2016

Dinah!
as Self
1974

Vampira
as Countess Vampira
1974

Black Eye
as Cynthia
1974

Get Christie Love!
as Christie Love
1974

Get Christie Love!
as Christie Love
1974

That Man Bolt
as Samantha Nightingale
1973

The Rookies
as Susan Davis
1972

The New Dick Van Dyke Show
as Nurse Allen
1971
The Funny Side
as Minority Wife
1971

Turn-On
1969

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Regular Performer
1968

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962

The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962

The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948