Carmen de Lavallade
Carmen de Lavallade | |
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.jpg) De Lavallade in 1955 | |
| Born | March 6, 1931 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | December 29, 2025 (aged 94) Englewood, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1948–2025 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Janet Collins (cousin) |
| Awards | Kennedy Center Honors |
Carmen de Lavallade (March 6, 1931 – December 29, 2025) was an American actress, dancer and choreographer. She was born in Los Angeles, California.[1] She was married to Geoffrey Holder from 1955 until his death in 2014.
She made her television debut in John Butler's ballet Flight, and in 1957 she appeared in the television production of Duke Ellington's A Drum Is a Woman. She appeared in several off-Broadway productions, including Othello and Death of a Salesman.
De Lavallade died following a short-illness at a hospital in Englewood, New Jersey, on December 29, 2025, at the age of 94.[2]
References
- ↑ Camille Olivia Cosby; Renee Poussaint (January 27, 2004). A Wealth of Wisdom: Legendary African American Elders Speak. Atria Books. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-7434-7892-2. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- ↑ "Carmen de Lavallade, Dancer Whose Career Spanned the Arts, Dies at 94". The New York Times. December 30, 2025. Retrieved December 30, 2025.
Other websites
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Carmen De Lavallade.
- Carmen de Lavallade's oral history video excerpts at The National Visionary Leadership Project; accessed October 7, 2014.
- Archive film of Carmen de Lavallade performing Portrait of Billie in 1992 at Jacob's Pillow Archived 2012-04-06 at the Wayback Machine; accessed January 17, 2015.
- Archival footage of Carmen de Lavallade discussing her involvement in the "Dances for an iPhone" project at Jacob's Pillow Archived 2012-11-03 at the Wayback Machine, July 23, 2011; accessed October 7, 2014.
- Elizabeth Blair, "At 83, Dancer Carmen De Lavallade Looks Back At A Life Spent Onstage", NPR, October 28, 2014.