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Frances Davis

Frances Davis

Actor · 1929–2018 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

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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.

Acted in 1

1960s

  1. 1968
Appearances2

2010s

  1. 2019

    Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

    Self - Dancer / 1st Wife

2000s

  1. 2001

    The Miles Davis Story

    Self - first wife