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Leona Mitchell

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Leona Mitchell in The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1982)
Leona Mitchell was born on 13 October 1949 in Enid, Oklahoma, USA. She is an actress, known for The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977), Yes, Giorgio (1982) and Turandot (1987). She has been married to Elmer Bush since 1980. They have one child.
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    • Known for

    Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, and Metropolitan Opera Ballet in The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977)
    The Metropolitan Opera Presents
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Micaëla
    • Donna Elvira
    Yes, Giorgio (1982)
    Yes, Giorgio
    3.8
    • Leona Mitchell
    • 1982
    Turandot (1987)
    Turandot
    8.7
    TV Movie
    • Liù
    • 1987
    Turandot
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • Liu
    • 1981

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Turandot (1987)
      Turandot
      8.7
      TV Movie
      • Liù
      • 1987
    • Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, and Metropolitan Opera Ballet in The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977)
      The Metropolitan Opera Presents
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Micaëla
      • Donna Elvira
      • 1987–2012
    • Yes, Giorgio (1982)
      Yes, Giorgio
      3.8
      • Leona Mitchell
      • 1982
    • Peter and the Magic Seeds
      Short
      • (voice)
      • 1981
    • Turandot
      8.5
      TV Movie
      • Liu
      • 1981

    Soundtrack

    • Yes, Giorgio (1982)
      Yes, Giorgio
      3.8
      • performer: "Excerpts from Turandot"
      • 1982

    Personal details

    • Born
      • October 13, 1949
      • Enid, Oklahoma, USA
    • Spouses
        Elmer Bush1980 - present (1 child)
    • Other works
      In 1976, she sang the role of Bess in the first complete recording of Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess".

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      African-American soprano who in 1971 won first place in a study programme sponsored by the San Francisco Opera and in 1972 made her professional début as Micaëla at the San Francisco Spring Opera Theater.

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