Edna Thomas

Edna Thomas (1886-July 22, 1974) was an American stage actress. She is most famous for her acting in the Federal Theater Project's theater in Harlem, New York, United States. That theater group was part of the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression. She played Lady Macbeth in a very popular production of the play "MacBeth". Thomas also appeared in the 1951 movie "A Streetcar Named Desire."