Mittie lawrence biography templates

Watching “Funny Girl” on TCM the other night, starring Barbra Streisand as Fanny Brice, a question arose: Who was the Black actress playing Brice’s confidant and personal assistant, Emma?

That woman is Mittie Lawrence, and we were stunned to learn that she was still alive, unlike the subjects of most of our profiles.

We decided she warranted an opportunity to smell the roses we can provide for her often-overlooked but astonishing career. 

Lawrence was born on August 31 or September 1, 1941, and beyond this, very little was found about her early years.

Her beauty is undeniable. After she won Miss Bronze California in 1959, “Jet” magazine featured a photo of her in a swimsuit. At that time, she was 19 and a student at Los Angeles City College. 

The story also noted that while pursuing an acting career, she was a singer and dancer.

As a beauty queen, she made her television debut on the “Steve Allen Show.”

We gathered some insights about her from Facebook, where a post by