Donyale Luna

Name:
Donyale Luna
Age:
33
Date of Birth:
Aug 31, 1945
Occupation:
Model, Actress
Spouse:
Luigi Cazzaniga
Children:
1
Height:
6 Ft 2 In (1.88 M)
Eye colour:
Brown
Hair colour:
Black
Ethnicity:
African-American
Died:
May 17, 1979 (Heroin Intoxication)

Donyale Luna - Biography Summary


Donyale Luna (August 31, 1945 – May 17, 1979) was an American model and actress. Generally cited as "the first black supermodel”, Luna was the first African American model to appear on the cover of the British edition of Vogue, in May 1966.

She also appeared in several underground films by Andy Warhol, and had roles in Qui êtes-vous, Polly Maggoo? (1966), and most notably as Enotea in the 1969 Federico Fellini film Fellini Satyricon as well as Otto Preminger's Skidoo, alongside Groucho Marx.



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