Frances Davis

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Frances Davis

A.K.A:

Elizabeth Taylor - Frances Taylor -

1929-09-28 -2018-11-17

Female

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.