biography
| sex:
| female
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| lived:
| (1935– )
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| biography:
| Actress and singer, born in New York City, New York, USA. A nightclub singer and model, once married to Vic Damone, she first appeared on Broadway in The House of Flowers (1954), and made a number of films during the 1950s. She starred in No Strings (1962), and also appeared in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979). When she appeared in Julia (1968–71) and Dynasty (1984–7), she was the first African-American woman to star in her own television series. |
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