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Terresa M. Graves, credited as Teresa Graves, was an American actress and singer best known for her starring role as undercover police detective Christie Love in the ABC crime-drama television series Get Christie Love! (1974–1975). Graves is credited as being the second African-American woman to star in her own hour–long television series and the first for a drama television series.
Birth Name
Terresa Graves
Born
Saturday, 10 January 1948
Died
Thursday, 10 October 2002
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| See It Loud: The History of Black Television | Self | 2023 |
| TV in Black: The First Fifty Years | (archive footage) | 2004 |
| Dinah! | Self | 1974 |
| Old Dracula | Countess Vampira | 1974 |
| Black Eye | Cynthia | 1974 |
| Get Christie Love! | Christie Love | 1974 |
| Get Christie Love! | Christie Love | 1974 |
| That Man Bolt | Samantha Nightingale | 1973 |
| The New Bill Cosby Show | Self | 1972 |
| Half the George Kirby Comedy Hour | Self | 1972 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| See It Loud: The History of Black Television | Self | 2023 |
| TV in Black: The First Fifty Years | (archive footage) | 2004 |
| Dinah! | Self | 1974 |
| Old Dracula | Countess Vampira | 1974 |
| Black Eye | Cynthia | 1974 |
| Get Christie Love! | Christie Love | 1974 |
| Get Christie Love! | Christie Love | 1974 |
| That Man Bolt | Samantha Nightingale | 1973 |
| The New Bill Cosby Show | Self | 1972 |
| Half the George Kirby Comedy Hour | Self | 1972 |
| The John Byner Comedy Hour | Self | 1972 |
| The Rookies | Susan Davis | 1972 |
| Soul Train | Self | 1971 |
| The New Dick Van Dyke Show | Miss Allen | 1971 |
| The Funny Side | Minority Wife | 1971 |
| The Real Tom Kennedy Show | Self | 1970 |
| The Bob Hope Christmas Special | Self | 1970 |
| Letters to Laugh-in | Self | 1969 |
| Turn-on | Sketch Performer / Self | 1969 |
| Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Regular Performer / Self - Regular Performer / Guest Performer / Self | 1967 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself | 1962 |
| The Red Skelton Hour | Herself - Guest Vocalist | 1951 |
| The Bob Hope Show | Self | 1950 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self - Singer | 1948 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1975 | Golden Globe | Best TV Actress - Drama | Nominated |
