Juanita Hall

Juanita Hall earns nothing but deep admiration from me. Born in Keyport, New Jersey in 1901, she was a stage and film actress and singer whose Bloody Mary in South Pacific won her a Tony, making her the first Black performer to win the award for a non-Black role. That is history, not trivia. Add Madame Liang in Flower Drum Song and you have an artist who held center stage on voice and craft alone in an era stacked against her. She passed in 1968, but the path she cut still runs forward today. I find her quiet, unstoppable resolve genuinely moving.

Juanita Hall (née Long, November 6, 1901 – February 29, 1968) 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 Hammerstein musicals South Pacific as Bloody Mary – a role that garnered her the Tony Award – and Flower Drum Song as Madame Liang.

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Name (English)

Juanita Hall

Name (Japanese)

ファニタ・ホール

Reading

ふぁにた・ほーる

Born

November 6, 1901 – February 28, 1968

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Ox

Origin

Keyport, New Jersey, United States

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

actor / singer / recording artist / film actor / stage actor

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Awards & achievements

• Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%8B%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB

Tags

• New Jersey
• actor
• singer
• recording artist

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.