Tess Gardella ("Aunt Jemima")

Theresa Gardella, better known as Tess Gardella, was an Italian-American actress who played the character of Aunt Jemima in the original 1927 Broadway production of "Show Boat." Ms. Gardella played the role of Aunt Jemima in blackface. Though her marker has the name "Aunt Jemima" on it, Tess Gardella is not the real Aunt Jemima. According to the African American Registry, Nancy Green, born in 1834, is the original "Aunt Jemima".

Tess Gardella is buried at First Calvary 56-129-17-18