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Dona Drake (/DO-nə DRAYK/ November 15, 1914 – June 20, 1989) was an American singer, dancer, and film actress in the 1930s and 1940s. She was typically being cast in ethnic roles including Latin American and Middle Easterners.
Dona Drake was a light-skinned African-American actress who passed for white in her career. She appeared in films such as Beyond the Forest, Kansas City Confidential and Road to Morocco, and was married to costume designer William Travilla.
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Dona Drake was an American singer, dancer, and film actress in the 1930s and 1940s. She was typically being cast in ethnic roles including Latin American and Middle Easterners. Drake often presented herself as Mexican and went by the names Una Novella and Rita Novella.
Dona Drake was a light-skinned African-American actress who passed for white in Hollywood. She worked as a singer, dancer and bandleader, and appeared in films with Dorothy Lamour, Bob Hope and Bette Davis.
