Gail Fisher won an Emmy Award in 1970 for her portrayal of Peggy Fair, secretary to the detective played by Mike Connors on the CBS television series ''Mannix." She won the award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Drama Series.
Gail Fisher won an Emmy Award in 1970 for her portrayal of Peggy Fair, secretary to the detective played by Mike Connors on the CBS television series ''Mannix." She won the award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Drama Series.
It was Juanita Hall, who won the 1950 Tony for Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Musical for "South Pacific." She played Bloody Mary in the Rodgers and Hammerstein collaboration.
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Halle Berry was the first African-American to win the Best Actress award. She won for her role as Leticia Musgrove in Monster's Ball (2001). As of 2009, no other African American has won this award.Dorothy Dandridgewas the first African-American woman to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Carmen Jones (1954)Other nominees include:Diana Ross as Billie Holiday in Lady Sings the Blues(1972)Cicely Tyson as Rebecca Morgan in Sounder (1972)Diahann Carroll as Claudine in Claudine (1974)Whoopi Goldberg as Celie Harris in The Color Purple(1985)Angela Bassett as Tina Turner in What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)Gabourey Sidibe as Claireece "Precious" Jones in Precious (2009)
Phylicia Rashad for her role in "A Raisin in the Sun". juanita hall in 1948 in south pacific. the question is first actress not lead actress
Lovie Smith of the Chicago Bears. The first Super Bowl to have a team head coached by an African-American was Super Bowl XLI between the Bears and Indianapolis Colts. Ironically, both head coaches were African-American (Tony Dungy was the head coach of the Colts) but Smith was first as the Bears defeated the Saints in the NFC Championship game played several hours before the Colts defeated the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship game.
Julie Taymor for her direction of the musical The Lion King.
In 1950, Juanita Hall became the first African-American woman to win a Tony Award in the supporting actress category. She won the award for her performance as Bloody Mary in South Pacific.In 2004, Phylicia Rashad became the first African-American woman to win a Tony Award in lead actress category. She won the award for her performance of the hardened matriarch Lena Younger in the revival of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun.
No, he is American.
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Tony Dungy (Indianapolis) and Lovie Smith (Chicago)
If you mean the first black player to play for the Sabres , it was Tony McKegney. The first black player born in the USA was Val James who was from Florida.
Tony Gonzalez is a mix of Hispanic, African American, Indian, Jamaican, and Cape Verdian.
Tony Dorsett is a African American male hall of famer who played 4 the cowboys as their running back
Tony Rose has written: 'The African American employment guide' -- subject(s): African Americans, Job hunting, Employment, Vocational guidance, Minorities