Lola Falana

Not to be confused with Lenora Fulani.

Lola Falana
Falana circa 1972
Born
Loletha Elayne Falana[1]
or Loletha Elaine Falana[2][3]

(1942-09-11) September 11, 1942 (age 82)[2][4]
Camden, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
  • dancer
Years active1961–1997
Spouse
Feliciano Tavares Jr.
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(m. 1970; div. 1975)​

Loletha Elayne Falana[1] or Loletha Elaine Falana[2][3] (born September 11, 1942),[5][6] better known by her stage name Lola Falana, is an American singer, dancer, and actress.[7] She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 1975 for her performance as Edna Mae Sheridan in Doctor Jazz.[8]

  1. ^ a b S. Richter (2013). Women, Pleasure, Film: What Lolas Want. Springer. ISBN 978-1-137-30973-0. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
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  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Penn was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Kathleen Fearn-Banks, Anne Burford-Johnson (2014). Historical Dictionary of African American Television. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0-8108-7917-1. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  5. ^ S. Torriano Berry, Venise T. Berry (2015). Historical Dictionary of African American Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4422-4702-4. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  6. ^ S. Torriano Berry, Venise T. Berry (2009). The A to Z of African American Cinema. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7034-5. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  7. ^ Jessie Carney Smith (1996). Notable Black American Women, Book 2. VNR AG. ISBN 978-0-8103-9177-2. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  8. ^ https://www.playbill.com/production/doctor-jazz-winter-garden-theatre-vault-0000011541 [bare URL]