Frances Davis
Actor
- Born
- September 28, 1929 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Died
- November 17, 2018 (age 89)
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.
Known for
Acting3
- 2019Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool as Self - Dancer / 1st Wife
- 2001The Miles Davis Story as Self - first wife
- 1968The Party as Maid