[3] She appeared in bit parts in films and did the voice performance of a butterfly in the 1946 Walt Disney production Song of the South.

[5] She enjoyed the highest level of prominence on Amos 'n Andy by playing the shrewish, demanding and manipulative wife of George "Kingfish" Stevens.

[2] In her interview that is part of the documentary Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy, Wade related how she got the job with the radio show.

[10] In a 1979 interview, Ernestine related that she would often be stopped by strangers who recognized her from the television show, saying "I know who you are and I want to ask you, is that your real husband?"

"[12] The documentary Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy covered the history of the radio and television shows as well as interviews with surviving cast members.

[20] She also appeared in a 1967 episode of TV's Family Affair as a maid working for a stage actress played by Joan Blondell.