Leontyne Price
| First Name | Leontyne |
| Last Name | Price |
| Full Name at Birth | Mary Violet Leontyne Price |
| Age | 85 |
| Date of Birth | February 10, 1927 |
| Birthplace | Laurel, MS |
| Build | Average |
| Eye Color | Brown - Dark |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Star Sign | Aquarius |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Ethnicity | Black |
| Nationality | American |
| University | College of Education and Industrial Arts , OHCentral State College, Wilberforce, OHJuilliard School of Music, NY |
| Occupation Category | Vocalist |
| Claim to Fame | first African American leading soprano of note; a prima donna soprano acclaimed in most circles as one of the finest opera singers of the 20th century |
Mary Violet Leontyne Price (born February 10, 1927) is an American soprano. Born and raised in the Deep South, she rose to international acclaim in the 1950s and 1960s, and was the first African-American to become a leading "prima donna assoluta" at the Metropolitan Opera.
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Filmography
Selected Leontyne Price film and TV show credits:
Acting Credits
1984
La forza del destino
Leonora
1950
NBC Television Opera Theatre
Donna Anna, Floria Tosca, Madame Lidoine, Madame Lidoine
Soundtrack Credits
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1980 Kennedy Center Honorees
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