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Danitra Vance. Danitra Vance (July 13, 1954 – August 21, 1994) was an American comedian and actress, who was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (SNL) during its eleventh season in 1985. Raised in Chicago's South Side, Vance performed for The Second City, was an " Off-Broadway favorite," [1] and was the first Black ...
Danitra Vance was a Chicago-born actress who appeared in films like The War of the Roses and TV shows like Saturday Night Live. She also performed a solo show about her breast cancer experience and died in 1994 at age 40.
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- Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Markham, Illinois, USA
Nov 15, 2018 · Marina Franklin, a comedian and writer, talks about the underutilization and underappreciation of Danitra Vance, the first black female repertory member and lesbian cast member of Saturday Night Live. She shares her admiration for Vance's work on SNL and her theater projects, and how she connects with her as a comedian and a writer.
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- Will Harris
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Jun 7, 2020 · Danitra Vance was the first black female comedian cast as an 'SNL' regular but left 'SNL' after one season. Vance continued acting before her death in 1994. Saturday Night Live is known for ...
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Danitra Vance was an actress and the first African-American female repertory cast member on Saturday Night Live (1975). She died of breast cancer in 1994 and sang a farewell song called "I Played The Maid".
- July 13, 1954
- August 21, 1994
Aug 26, 1994 · Aug. 26, 1994 12 AM PT. Danitra Vance, actress and performance artist whose work ranged from “Saturday Night Live” to successful off-Broadway plays, has died. She was 35. Ms. Vance died Sunday ...
Aug 23, 1994 · Danitra Vance, a Chicago-born actress, performance artist and former cast member of “Saturday Night Live,” died Sunday at the home of her grandfather, Clarence Edwards, in Markham. She was 35 ...
