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Danitra Vance (July 13, 1954 – August 21, 1994) was an American comedian and actress, who was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (SNL) during its eleventh season in 1985. Raised in Chicago's South Side, Vance performed for The Second City, was an "Off-Broadway favorite," and was the first black woman of the primary SNL cast and, following Denny Dillon and along with Terry Sweeney, one of the first LGBT members, though she was not out to the public during her lifetime. Her comedy and theater work featured themes of social issues, including that of being consistently stereotyped during casting. Throughout her career, she received an Obie Award and an NAACP Image Award. She also appeared in feature films like Sticky Fingers, Limit Up, and Jumpin' at the Boneyard.

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  • Danitra Vance (July 13, 1954 – August 21, 1994) was an American comedian and actress, who was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (SNL) during its eleventh season in 1985. Raised in Chicago's South Side, Vance performed for The Second City, was an "Off-Broadway favorite," and was the first black woman of the primary SNL cast and, following Denny Dillon and along with Terry Sweeney, one of the first LGBT members, though she was not out to the public during her lifetime. Her comedy and theater work featured themes of social issues, including that of being consistently stereotyped during casting. Throughout her career, she received an Obie Award and an NAACP Image Award. She also appeared in feature films like Sticky Fingers, Limit Up, and Jumpin' at the Boneyard. In 1990, Vance was diagnosed with breast cancer, and performed several works through remission and recurrence until her death in 1994. She requested her family host her services at an amusement park in the final years of her life. (en)
  • Danitra Vance (* 13. Juli 1954 in Chicago, Illinois; † 21. August 1994 in , Illinois) war eine US-amerikanische Comedian und Schauspielerin die hauptsächlich als Ensemblemitglied der 11. Staffel der NBC Sketch Show Saturday Night Live und durch ihre Mitarbeit an Filmen wie (1988), (1990) und Jumpin’ at the Boneyard (1992) bekannt wurde. (de)
  • 다니트라 밴스(Danitra Vance, 1954년 7월 13일 ~ 1994년 8월 21일)는 미국의 연극 배우, 영화배우, 텔레비전 배우이다. 시카고에서 태어났다. (ko)
  • Дани́тра Вэнс (англ. Danitra Vance; 21 августа 1954, Чикаго, Иллинойс, США — 21 августа 1994, Маркэм, Иллинойс, США) — американская актриса, комедиантка и певица. Наиболее известна как участница музыкально-юмористической телепрограммы «Субботним вечером в прямом эфире» в 1985—1986 гг. (ru)
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  • Dan Vance (en)
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  • Black and white headshot of Danitra Vance mid-smile (en)
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  • Chicago, Illinois, U.S. (en)
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  • Markham, Illinois, U.S. (en)
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  • Roosevelt University, Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art (en)
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  • Jones Miller (en)
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  • Danitra Vance (* 13. Juli 1954 in Chicago, Illinois; † 21. August 1994 in , Illinois) war eine US-amerikanische Comedian und Schauspielerin die hauptsächlich als Ensemblemitglied der 11. Staffel der NBC Sketch Show Saturday Night Live und durch ihre Mitarbeit an Filmen wie (1988), (1990) und Jumpin’ at the Boneyard (1992) bekannt wurde. (de)
  • 다니트라 밴스(Danitra Vance, 1954년 7월 13일 ~ 1994년 8월 21일)는 미국의 연극 배우, 영화배우, 텔레비전 배우이다. 시카고에서 태어났다. (ko)
  • Дани́тра Вэнс (англ. Danitra Vance; 21 августа 1954, Чикаго, Иллинойс, США — 21 августа 1994, Маркэм, Иллинойс, США) — американская актриса, комедиантка и певица. Наиболее известна как участница музыкально-юмористической телепрограммы «Субботним вечером в прямом эфире» в 1985—1986 гг. (ru)
  • Danitra Vance (July 13, 1954 – August 21, 1994) was an American comedian and actress, who was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (SNL) during its eleventh season in 1985. Raised in Chicago's South Side, Vance performed for The Second City, was an "Off-Broadway favorite," and was the first black woman of the primary SNL cast and, following Denny Dillon and along with Terry Sweeney, one of the first LGBT members, though she was not out to the public during her lifetime. Her comedy and theater work featured themes of social issues, including that of being consistently stereotyped during casting. Throughout her career, she received an Obie Award and an NAACP Image Award. She also appeared in feature films like Sticky Fingers, Limit Up, and Jumpin' at the Boneyard. (en)
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  • Danitra Vance (en)
  • Danitra Vance (de)
  • 다니트라 밴스 (ko)
  • Вэнс, Данитра (ru)
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