She was the third member of the cast to he hired ... I was just a little ingenue." Carmen Jones transformed her into a sought-after nightclub performer, and in 1955, she made her first appearance ...

The current cast of Chicago features Erika Jayne as Roxie Hart, Sophie Carmen-Jones as Velma Kelly, Max von Essen as Billy Flynn, Nakiya Peterkin as Matron “Mama” Morton, Raymond Bokhour as ...

You will probably not regret, however, having seen Carmen Jones. The picture fails because ... She is the only member of the all-Negro cast to use her own voice, which is as it should be.

I was just a little ingénue.” Image Ms. James with Harry Belafonte in a publicity photo for “Carmen Jones.” She did her own singing; his singing voice and Dorothy Dandridge’s were dubbed ...

Olga James, the talented singer, actress and nightclub performer who captivated audiences in Carmen Jones, has passed away at the age of 95. Her niece, actress and acting teacher Janet Adderley ...