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.

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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

Origin

Keyport, New Jersey, United States

Occupation

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

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Ox

Awards & achievements

• Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juanita%20Hall
• 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
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6301550

Tags

• New Jersey
• actor
• singer
• recording artist

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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