Leona Mitchell

Actress
Soundtrack

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Leona Mitchell in The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1982)

Leona Mitchell was born on 13 October 1949 in Enid, Oklahoma, USA. She is an actress, known for Great Performances at the Met (1977), Yes, Giorgio (1982) and Turandot (1987). She has been married to Elmer Bush since 1980. They have one child.

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Known for

Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, and Metropolitan Opera Ballet in Great Performances at the Met (1977)

Great Performances at the Met

8.1

TV Series

Donna Elvira
Micaëla

Yes, Giorgio (1982)

3.8

Leona Mitchell

1982

Turandot (1987)

8.7

TV Movie

Liù

1987

8.7

TV Movie

Liu

1981

Credits

Actress

Turandot
8.7
TV Movie
- Liù
- 1987
Great Performances at the Met
8.1
TV Series
- Donna Elvira
- Micaëla
- 1987–2012
Yes, Giorgio
3.8
- Leona Mitchell
- 1982
Peter and the Magic Seeds
Short
- (voice)
- 1981
Turandot
8.7
TV Movie
- Liu
- 1981

Soundtrack

Personal details

Born
- October 13, 1949
- Enid, Oklahoma, USA
Spouses
Other works
In 1976, she sang the role of Bess in the first complete recording of Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess".

Did you know

Trivia
African-American soprano who in 1971 won first place in a study programme sponsored by the San Francisco Opera and in 1972 made her professional début as Micaëla at the San Francisco Spring Opera Theater.

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