Olga James
Birthday
1929/02/16
Day of death
2025/01/25 (96 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Washington, D.C., United States of America
Also know as
Olga James Adderley-Chandler
Biography
Olga James Adderley-Chandler (February 16, 1929 – January 25, 2025) was born into a musical family – her father played the saxaphone, her mother was a dancer – James would attend Julliard in New York City where she studied opera. She made her professional debut in 1952 in Paris, performing in the opera Four Saints in Three Acts. After returning to America, James was hired to perform in the all-Black revue at Atlantic City’s Club Harlem. It was while performing in the revue that she got an audit...Read more
Acting
(1954) Carmen Jones
as Cindy Lou
(2003) Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
as Cindy Lou (archive footage)
(2009) Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
as Self
(2009) Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
as Self
(1969) The Bill Cosby Show
as Verna Kincaid
(1969) The Bill Cosby Show
as Gail Hathaway
(1972) Sealab 2020
as Mrs. Thomas (voice)
(1956) The Steve Allen Show
as Self – Singer
(1967) Omnibus
as Self