Gertie Brown

Gertie Brown
Saint Suttle (left) and Brown (right) in a still from the 1898 silent film Something Good – Negro Kiss.
Born
Gilberta Gertrude Chevalier

August 23, 1878
DiedFebruary 24, 1934 (aged 55)
Other namesGertie Brown, Gertie Brown Moore, Gertie Moore, Gertrude Brown, Gertrude Brown Moore, Gertrude Moore
OccupationActress
Spouse
(m. 1915)

Gertie Brown Moore (born Gilberta Gertrude Chevalier, August 23, 1878 – February 24, 1934) was a vaudeville performer and one of the first African-American film actresses. Brown is most famous for her part in the 1898 silent film Something Good – Negro Kiss, which went viral in 2018.