Roberta Hyson
# Roberta Hyson

Roberta Hyson (née Roberta Mae Dudley; 1905–1989) was an American 20th-century actress, dancer, and singer. She appeared in several all African American-cast early talking films by Christie Film Company, and had a leading role in The Melancholy Dame (1929).

Roberta Mae Dudley was born on March 27, 1905, in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas. She died on January 21, 1989, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.

## Filmography

* Brown Gravy (1929)
* Oft in the Silly Night (1929) as Mezanine Conner
* The Melancholy Dame (1929) as Sappho Dill
* Music Hath Harms (1929) as Zenia Sprowl
* The Framing of the Shrew (1929) as Mallissie Cheese
* The Lady Fare (1929) as Miss Eva Mapes
* Georgia Rose (1930) as Helen
