Ismay Andrews wurde am 28 Februar 1895 in Georgetown, British Guiana geboren. Sie ist bekannt für ihre Arbeit an The Black King (1932). Sie war mit Raymond Percival Talma verheiratet.
Stage Play: Africana. Musical/operetta. Book by Donald Heyward; Music by Donald Heyward. Lyrics by Donald Heyward. Additional lyrics by Abe Tuvim. Music orchestrated by Philip Ellis and Fredda Feranda. Musical Direction by Donald Heyward. Directed by Peter Morell. Venice Theatre: 26 Nov 1934- 28 Nov 1934 (3 performances). Produced by Perry-Wood Co. and John Mason.
Actress, playwright, poetess and dancer; Ismay Andrews was a well-known interpretive dancer, specializing in native African and Caribbean dances; during the late Thirties and early Forties, she was the director of the Swa'Hili Dance Troupe of Harlem.
