Gertie Brown

Gertie Brown
A black man in a suit smiles and holds the hand of a black woman, who looks at the camera and smiles. Both are dressed in clothes from 1898.
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
Washington, Guernsey County, Ohio, U.S.
DiedFebruary 24, 1934 (aged 55)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Other namesGertie Brown, Gertie Brown Moore, Gertie Moore, Gertrude Brown, Gertrude Brown Moore, Gertrude Moore
OccupationActress
Spouse
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(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.