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Yvonne Hudson (born July 9, 1955) is an American television actress who is best known for being the first African-American female cast member on Saturday Night Live. She joined the cast as a featured player in the show's 1980–1981 season (the first black female repertory player was Danitra Vance).
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Yvonne Hudson is a former cast member of Saturday Night Live. She appeared in season 6. She was the first African-American woman on the cast, and only the third African-American person, after Garrett Morris and Eddie Murphy, who'd joined the show just a week earlier.
Dec 6, 2020 · 01. Yvonne Hudson. Initially an uncredited extra on the series, Hudson was the first Black female cast member on the show. She officially joined SNL and became a featured player during the...
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- Kenan Thompson. Advertisement. 2003-present. His signature characters were Virginiaca Hastings, a loudmouthed shopper who flirts with sales clerks; Lorenzo McIntosh, an ex-convict/movie buff hired to scare juvenile delinquents in a prison program; and Barbara Birmingham, a belt-wielding, cigarette-smoking nanny — a new-millennium baby's worst nightmare.
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Jan 25, 2021 · Yvone Hudson is the biggest enigma of the 1980 Saturday Night Live cast, and maybe series history. She made brief appearances throughout the show's first few seasons before getting...
Jun 27, 2018 · 1978: Yvonne Hudson is the first black woman to appear on SNL. She started with guest appearances and was eventually bumped up to a feature player for the 1980–1981 season. 1982: At 21, Julia...
