“Hair's like a woman. You treat it good and it treats you good.” - Dobson.. Vintage Black Starlets playlist ru-vid.com/group/PLjQibLG11RaGyAVqWeFaGk-RqloDs2bBd
can you do a video on Gia Carangi, she was a Super Model in the 80's her story is very interesting. And on Kim Fields she has been in the acting business for years I would love to see a story on her .
Have you ever been able to reach out to any family members or acquaintances of the lesser known artists? I think if they see the integrity of your work...they may share some information. Love your work. Blessings
I had no idea she was dead! So Tragic. A beautiful black actress who was very talented! She definitely could have been a Supermodel as well! RIP Tamara Dobson--we miss you!!!
Yayyy! You did a video on her 😍😍! Fun fact: her and Pam Grier were really good friends. Pam Grier even taught Tamara how to ride a motorcycle and use a gun. Tamara was also a model, and wasn’t a huge fan of nudity in Blaxploitation films.
No bs Tamara Dobson was my neighbor in Baltimore. She was my moms school mate I know her whole family. She had a beautiful Afro and she thought it was still the 70’s. So tall and statuesque. She was so beautiful and quiet. She walked a lot with the big dogs every day. I didn’t know about her movie roles until my mom explained to me about what they did to her in Hollywood. Her brother and sister Darryl told me about the horror stories she told before she came back from Hollywood. Severe mental illness all from what they did to her in that evil town. She looked so young and she would always tell me that I had to be braver than her dogs. Never run she said. May she rest in perfect peace ❤BALTIMORE CITY ❤❤❤
She was the first black model that made me want to become a model Tamara Dobson, Grace Jones, and Iman will always be my childhood inspiration and my top 3 beauty icons....
My husband grew up in the 70's. Four of his favorite actresses are Tamara Dobson, Pam Grier, Diana Sands and Teresa Graves. It's sad that Pam is the only one out the 4 who is still with us.😢🧡💛💛🧡 Please do a break down on Diana Sands. I love how passionate you are about sharing these great videos. Keep them coming!😃❤
When I saw Cleopatha Jones I just knew she was going to be big! But, doing that time and that ERA! They could not see a black women like her in power! She was true ICON! In beauty, In fashion and in that one movie of action! And they could not let here get that far. Rest in peace my beautiful black Queen!
Such a beautiful sister 💛🤎 When I was a kid and saw the movie "Cleopatra Jones" I thought she was a super hero. Fierce and amazingly talented. May she continue to rest in peace. 🤎💛
It's sad that these beautiful and talented starlets never gotten the recognition they deserve. But I'm glad that they we are bringing them to the light from Pinterest and Tumblr. Mrs. Kourine, can you do a breakdown of Judy Pace, Leslie Uggams, Marcia Mcbroom, Marki Bey, Carol Spees, Theresa Harris, Beverly Johnson, Shelia Fraizer.
Vonetta McGee was one of the most beautiful and popular Blaxploitation actresses -- right up there with Tamara, Brenda, Pamela. She starred in movies like Hammer, Shaft in Africa, Thomasine & Bushrod, etc. She also co-starred in a movie with Clint Eastwood. Coverage of Blaxploitation actresses without the inclusion of this super star would be a miss.
Tamara Dobson and Pam Grier were the queens of Blaxploitation films and put the genre on the map...I remember in college collecting issue of Player's Magazine with Pam Grier...Those issues are collector's items and are worth a lot of money...They made black culture cool in the 70s...
Whoa whoaaa, give it up to Ms. Tamara Dobson! What a statuette beauty she was! Her presence on screen was to die for! Cleopatra Jones is one of my favorite films! I love the action and grace! She drove that car in the movie like it was no ones business! She would give models today a run for their money! I loved her! She left us so soon! Bless her heart! Pam and few others are still with us! We need to know about these pioneers of yesteryear! I love them all!❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊
OMGOSH ‼️I love her, She inspired me to wear certain styles, And especially that fur jacket, I had one of my own,I was very young,I loved the movie "CLEOPATRA JONES" A true beauty 🖤🥂😊When I received the notification, Without seeing her name, I already knew it was her. 😘
I'm so glad you did a story on her. I'm not quite as tall as Tamara I'm about 6'1 but when I was a teenager somebody called me Tamara Dobson. As a teen I didn't know who she was so I looked up her and ever since then I've loved her. Tamara also was refused work because she wouldn't do nudity or casting couches. Please do supermodel Beverly Johnson if you can.
💛🤎 thank you for this excellent, excellent dossier on Tamara Dobson. She was very influential as a icon to me growing up. I was really young when a lot of those films came out, but my mother did let me watch Cleopatra Jones, because of this beautiful statue as woman she sounds like she was an incredible person off screen as she was on screen.
I loved this feature about entertainer, Tamara Dobson, she was definitely one of my favorite role models. She was gorgeous, sophisticated, intelligent, talented in every aspect of her career. May she rest in eternal peace. 💛🌹🤎
Ok I won’t be shy! Love your work! The lady I’m going to mention was mostly known as a song stylist but very impactful. Dame Shirley Bassey was a trail blazer that should be highlighted for her impact as a black woman on the international stage.
Thank you for finally telling this diva’s story on your page. I have been enamored with her since I saw her playing Cleopatra Jones when I was a really small child. I thought her style was her demeanor in the movies were EVERYTHING!
I saw every movie she made in the 70s Cleopatra Jones was my favorite I even saw the sequel with some of my friends ! She was beautiful, intelligent and fierce! I'm sure that was intimidating just some of them.. It's sad to know with all of that talen had that they had no problem openly discriminating against her. So many of them walked away from a profession that they loved due to the racism in Hollywood. Gone but definitely not forgotten. Tamara Dobson RIP Queen 💛
I thought Tamara Dobson was beautiful! It’s nice to know she was just as beautiful inside. I’d love to know more about Thelma from “Good Times” Bernadette Stanis is her real name, I believe. Also Pat Cleveland (supermodel) Minnie Riperton (singer) and Misty Copeland (my favorite ballerina). Thank you!
I grew up watching her in movie roles, her elegance, & beauty, gave our black people hope. Always admired her class, & fashion sense was on point even back then.
🤎🤎🤎💛💛💛 RIP Tamara Dobson. Saw Cleopatra Jones at the drive-in with my parents as a kid and loved her look and how she was playing a kick ass character.
Tamara Dobson, and Bernie Casey, made an exquisite couple in Cleopatra Jones. I loved that movie.🤎🧡 her heightvwas amazing for those times, when women were thought to be short, and dainty. Her beauty, everything abt her radiated class. She would be in her 70s tdy, had she lived. God bless her.🧡🤎🧡🤎RIP Miss Dobson.🙌🏽🪽🙏🏽🕊🪷
Thank you for this review of the fantastic Tamara Dobson, my personal favorite! She was definitely a trailblazer who did not get her just due nor did the Cleopatra Jones films, which should have been the female answer to the James Bond franchise. Love her! 🤎💛
I love this channel. Thank you for showing love to the 70s sisters. One of my faves is Diana Sands, Gloria Hendry (one of the first Black bond girl) and Leslie Uggums
Ohhh, YES, MA'AM SHE is a style icon for me as Cleopatra Jones parts 1 AND 2 being that my personal style is vintage/dated and classic and I love that era of fashion most. I have taken a liking to her since seeing her in those movies (I collect blaxploitation movies). Pam Grier may have been on the forefront of that era and props to her accordingly. But Tamera Dobson was it for me. It's not only her character role but also something about her that exudes sophistication and a true lady that's reserved.
🍩🍩🍩🍷🍷🍷🤎🤎🤎 I couldn’t find the brown hearts at first, but I found them last. I did want her to have her flowers in the beginning! I do remember her in modeling & adorning some of the more popular magazines. I remember her, when I was a little girl & was very proud of her having brown skin color like me!!! Something that was not mentioned, was that she was a friend to Ms. Pam Grier & stood with her while Pam, was diagnosed with cancer. Always good to have a friend to see you through. Much Love to you, her, & thank you for doing her story!!! LOVE YOU Girl!!!
She lived on mosher street. The next street over from my grandma. She was so kind and she would just be so quiet like a queen going to the store and walking her dogs. Darryl e we called her sister and their brother I came remember his name were always so kind to me. She was a queen. A true queen. That whole generation is gone now and it’s sad.
Cleopatra Jones: Right On Sweet Sister. She had to do her own hair and makeup because white makeup professional didn't know how. Cleo, Coffy and Wonder Woman were my superheroes growing up.
Omg 😱 Thank you 🙏🏾 so much for doing this. I remember growing up going to her movies she made a lasting impact on me. Thank you again. I am forever your fan as you bring so much enlightenment to very iconic stars who will forever be remembered 💕
As an afrolatina from Puerto Rico,she was one of the first Black superwoman I saw on TV, watching "Cleopatra Jones" on TV in the 80s... She is an Black icon in my mind. She will never be forgotten.🧡🤎
Your channel is Electric! Sista… A video on Carol’s Speed would be Fire! All the Sistas of The Soul Renaissance Era ( “ Blaxploitation Era”) Were all Amazing please keep up the Fantastic content….
First time I ever saw a black woman look so much like me, down to the tiny lips. Excellent report. She was a groundbreaking actress who really left a footprint on the acting industry for Get Christy Love and Superfly.
Your videos about black female stars from Blackexploitation are so interesting and useful ! Thanks to you, I get to know them...and yes! They really deserve their flowers : it's long overdue...
Thank you so much for remembering Tamara Dobson. Years ago, I met a relative of hers who also was tall, like 6 feet. She was dating a relative of mine. We live in Baltimore
💛🤎💛🤎💛🤎💛🤎, Couldn't tell me nothing when I wore my fur jacket, lol, and some of her styles, Although I'm only 5.1 inches, I still tried to dress like her. 😂
I am so happy to see you praising these black women. I was NOT happy with the videos that did not pay homage to the beauty and fashion of the black women you cover. Thank you
Ms Dobson was born too soon!! Can you imagine what a warrior/super feminine tomboy bombshell could have done if she were a young woman today?! We would adore her!!
Its crazy because I used to repost sooooo many if these starlets on tumblr just because of the styles and i literally just thought a lot of them were just old family pictures. I'm learning sooo much.
Gratitude for sharing. Ps "Ask Butta how I zone man Cleopatra Jones"- Digable Planets Pps I recall seeing her during the photo shoot scene in Come Back Charleston Blue.
