Acting
Frances Davis
1929-2018
Known for The Party, Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool, The Miles Davis Story.
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Born09/28/1929
Died11/17/2018
AgeDied at 89
BirthplaceChicago, Illinois, USA
DepartmentActing
Also known asElizabeth Taylor, Frances Taylor
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.
