Donyale Luna

Donyale Luna

Born: August 31, 1945
Died: May 17, 1979
in Detroit, Michigan USA
Peggy Ann Freeman (August 31, 1945 – May 17, 1979), known professionally as Donyale Luna, was an American model and actress who gained popularity in Western Europe during the late 1960s. 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 March 1966.

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Donyale Luna: Supermodel
Title: Donyale Luna: Supermodel
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: June 15, 2023
Type: Movie
Explores the remarkable life and career of Donyale Luna, one of the first Black supermodels who graced the covers of both Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar in Europe.
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Salome
Title: Salome
Character: Salome
Released: October 20, 1972
Type: Movie
Salome is the daughter of the second wife of King Herod. The King is infatuated with her and, after she fails to seduce the prophet John The Baptist, she dances for the King in order to ask for his execution.
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Fellini Satyricon
Title: Fellini Satyricon
Character: Enotea
Released: September 18, 1969
Type: Movie
After his young lover, Gitone, leaves him for another man, Encolpio decides to kill himself, but a sudden earthquake destroys his home before he has a chance to do so. Now wandering around Rome in the time of Nero, Encolpio encounters one bizarre and surreal scene after another.
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Skidoo
Title: Skidoo
Character: God’s Mistress
Released: December 19, 1968
Type: Movie
Ex-gangster Tony Banks is called out of retirement by mob kingpin God to carry out a hit on fellow mobster "Blue Chips" Packard. When Banks demurs, God kidnaps his daughter Darlene on his luxury yacht.
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Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?
Title: Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?
Character: Mannequin
Released: October 21, 1966
Type: Movie
In this excoriating satire of the fashion industry, Polly Maggoo is a 20-year-old Brooklyn-born fashion model in Paris, on the runway at the big shows where magazine editor Ms. Maxwell is the reigning opinion maker. The ridiculous passes for sublime. Polly becomes the subject of an episode of a vapid TV news documentary series called "Qui êtes-vous?" and is pursued by the filmmaker and by the prince of Borodine, a small country in the Soviet bloc.
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Camp
Title: Camp
Released: November 22, 1965
Type: Movie
Shot at Warhol's Silver Factory, Camp features a group of Superstars putting on a "summer camp" talent show complete with singing, dancing, jokes, poetry, and Gerard Malanga as master of ceremonies.
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Screen Test [ST195]: Donyale Luna
Title: Screen Test [ST195]: Donyale Luna
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Luna appears in one of Warhol’s famous screen tests. Contrary to Warhol’s preferred stasis, she acknowledges the camera with a series of smiles, winks, and suggestive facial expressions.