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Danitra Vance

Actor
Born July 13, 1954Died August 21, 1994 (40 years)
Danitra Vance was an American comedian and actress best known as a cast member on the NBC sketch show Saturday Night Live (SNL) during its eleventh season and for work in feature films like Sticky Fingers (1988), Limit Up (1990) and Jumpin' at the Boneyard (1992). She performed for The Second City, was an "Off-Broadway favorite", and was the first black woman of the primary SNL cast and, along with Terry Sweeney, the first LGBT member, though she was not openly out. Her comedy and theater work featured themes of social issues, including that of being consistently stereotyped during casting. During her career, she received an Obie Award and an NAACP Image Award.

Known For

  • Little Man Tate
  • Jumpin' at the Boneyard
  • Sticky Fingers
  • Limit Up

Filmography

2005
2004
Retrosexual: The '80s (TV Series) · as Cast
1991
Little Man Tate · as Clinic Doctor
1991
1991
Hangin' with the Homeboys · as Pool Hall Couple
1991
1989
The War of the Roses · as Manicurist Trainee
1989
Limit Up · as Nike
1989
1988
Sticky Fingers · as Evanston
1987
Trying Times (TV Series) · as Emma St. John
1984
Miami Vice (TV Series) · as Annette Mcallister
1971
Great Performances (TV Series) · as Miss Pat / The Woman / Normal Jean Reynolds

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