Frances Davis

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

September 28, 1929

died

November 17, 2018

place of birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

also known as

Elizabeth Taylor · Frances Taylor

total credits

3 movies

Biography

Frances Davis, born Frances Elizabeth Taylor, was an American dancer and actress. She was a member of the Katherine Dunham Company, and the first African American ballerina to perform with the Paris Opera Ballet. Credited as Elizabeth Taylor, she had a role in the Off-Broadway productions of Carmen Jones and Porgy and Bess. She was married to Miles Davis 1959-68.

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