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| + | Dorcas M. Johnson (C87), 43, Queens, N.Y., January 2009. | ||
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| + | A nationally and internationally acclaimed actor, Ms. Johnson performed onstage and on television. | ||
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| + | As a performer in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, she appeared in the theaters of London, Paris and Hamburg, Germany. She performed in South Africa in Fordsburg's Finest, which won one of the country's renowned Vita Awards. Stateside, she received an AUDELCO Recognition Award for excellence in African American theater for her performance in the off-Broadway 20th anniversary production of for colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf. | ||
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| + | Ms. Johnson wrote and performed a number of one-woman shows concerning the female, African-American urban experience at the beginning of the 21st century. | ||
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| + | She also appeared as a guest star on Law & Order and earned principal roles on popular soap operas, including All My Children and One Life to Live. | ||
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| + | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
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Revision as of 11:25, 24 February 2014
Dorcas Johnson. (1966-2009) African-American actress.
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Biography
Dorcas M. Johnson (C87), 43, Queens, N.Y., January 2009.
A nationally and internationally acclaimed actor, Ms. Johnson performed onstage and on television.
As a performer in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, she appeared in the theaters of London, Paris and Hamburg, Germany. She performed in South Africa in Fordsburg's Finest, which won one of the country's renowned Vita Awards. Stateside, she received an AUDELCO Recognition Award for excellence in African American theater for her performance in the off-Broadway 20th anniversary production of for colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf.
Ms. Johnson wrote and performed a number of one-woman shows concerning the female, African-American urban experience at the beginning of the 21st century.
She also appeared as a guest star on Law & Order and earned principal roles on popular soap operas, including All My Children and One Life to Live.
Training
Career
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Awards, etc
Sources
Go to South African Theatre/Bibliography
Return to
Return to ESAT Personalities N
Return to South African Theatre Personalities
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
