Person
Frances Davis
- Specialty
- Acting
- Birth
- September 28, 1929 · 89 years
- Death
- November 17, 2018
- Origin
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Technical Alias
Elizabeth TaylorFrances Taylor
Professional Trajectory
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.
