Juanita Hall

Biography

Juanita Hall was a Tony Award-winning American musical theatre and film actress, best known for her iconic roles in the original stage and screen versions of Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific as Bloody Mary and Flower Drum Song as Madame Liang. Born to an African-American father and Irish-American mother in 1901, she received classical training at Juilliard and began performing in music education programs before becoming a leading black Broadway performer.