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First African-American clown in Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, acting: ... 1947 – Jan 13, 2002) was an American clown, actor and director.
Dorothy Jean Dandridge (November 9, 1922 – September 8, 1965) was an American actress and singer. She was the first African-American film star to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for Carmen Jones (1954). [1] Dandridge had also performed as a vocalist in venues such as the Cotton Club and the Apollo Theater.
Carequinha – Brazilian clown and actor, born in a circus to a circus family Brazil; Cepillín – Mexican clown; Cha-U-Kao - French clown, performer at the Moulin Rouge; Charlie Bell – American clown, Ringling Bros. circus; Charlie Cairoli – Italian-born British clown; Pinto Colvig - American clown who later became famous as the voice of ...
Yvonne Hudson (born July 9, 1955) is an American television actress and comedian who is best known for being the first African-American female cast member on Saturday Night Live. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] She joined the cast as a featured player in the show's 1980–1981 season (the first black female repertory player was Danitra Vance ).
Issa Rae (African-American mother), actress, comedienne; Rihanna, singer; Sam Richardson, actor and comedian; Amber Riley,actress and singer; Naya Rivera (a quarter African-American descent), actress and singer (d. 2020) [8] Evan Ross (African-American mother), actor; Amanda Seales (African American father), actress and comedian; Brian Michael ...
Second African-American actor to receive the award for Best Actor. First time two African-American performers won Oscars in the same year (Halle Berry, Monster's Ball). First African-American actor to win multiple competitive Academy Awards. First and only African-American actor to win Academy Awards in both acting categories (lead and supporting).
She continued working in films until the 1960s, and was one of the first African-American women to become a comedy favorite on television. Randolph and the trio The Three Barons appeared over CBS-TV in 1944, and she was the first African-American performer to star in a regularly scheduled network television show, appearing in DuMont's The Laytons.
Hope Clarke (born March 23, 1941) is an American actress, dancer, vocalist, choreographer, and director.Clarke, a Tony Award nominee, made history in 1995 when she became the first African-American, as well as the first African-American woman, to direct and choreograph a major staging of the classic opera, Porgy and Bess.