Juanita hall biography

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    • Juanita Hall

    American musical theatre and film actress (–)

    Juanita Hall

    Juanita Hall playing Bloody Mary in the original production of South Pacific, photographed by Carl Van Vechten

    Born

    Juanita Long


    ()November 6,

    Keyport, New Jersey, U.S.

    DiedFebruary 29, () (aged&#;66)

    Bay Shore, New York, U.S.

    Occupation(s)Actress and singer
    Years&#;actives–s
    SpouseClement Hall

    Juanita Hall (née Long, November 6, – February 29, )[1] was an American musical theatre and film actress. She is remembered for her roles in the original stage and screen versions of the Rodgers and HammersteinmusicalsSouth Pacific as Bloody Mary – a role that garnered her the Tony Award – and Flower Drum Song as Madame Liang.

    Early years

    Born in Keyport, New Jersey,[2] to an African-American father and Irish-American mother,[3] Hall (along with three siblings) was raised by her maternal grandparents after her mother's death. S