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Janet Collins(1917-2003)

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Janet Collins was born on 7 March 1917 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. She was an actress, known for Flamingo (1942), Carmen (1952) and The Admiral Broadway Revue (1949). She died on 28 May 2003 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
BornMarch 7, 1917
DiedMay 28, 2003(86)
BornMarch 7, 1917
DiedMay 28, 2003(86)
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Known for

Flamingo
6.3
Short
  • Dancer
  • 1942
Carmen
TV Movie
  • Dancer
  • 1952
The Admiral Broadway Revue (1949)
The Admiral Broadway Revue
5.9
TV Series
  • Soundtrack

Credits

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Actress

  • Carmen
    TV Movie
    • Dancer
    • 1952
  • Ann Miller in The Thrill of Brazil (1946)
    The Thrill of Brazil
    5.9
    • Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Lena Horne and Bill Robinson in Stormy Weather (1943)
    Stormy Weather
    7.3
    • Dancer (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Flamingo
    6.3
    Short
    • Dancer
    • 1942

Soundtrack

  • The Admiral Broadway Revue (1949)
    The Admiral Broadway Revue
    5.9
    TV Series
    • performer: "After the Mardi Gras"
    • 1949

Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 2″ (1.57 m)
  • Born
    • March 7, 1917
    • New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
  • Died
    • May 28, 2003
    • Fort Worth, Texas, USA
  • Spouse
    • ?(divorced)
  • Relatives
    • Carmen De Lavallade(Cousin)

Did you know

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    Was the prima ballerina of the Metropolitan Opera House in the early 1950s and one of a very few black women to become prominent in American classical ballet during the turbulent decades that preceded and followed the American civil rights movement.

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