Lee, Sondra (1930–)

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Lee, Sondra (1930–)

American ballet and theater dancer. Born Sept 30, 1930, in Newark, NJ.

Trained at Metropolitan Opera in New York City, as well as with Edward Caton and Nanette Charisse; made Broadway debut in High Button Shoes (1947); also appeared as Tiger Lily in Peter Pan (1954) and Minnie Fay in Hello, Dolly! (1964); danced throughout Europe with Ballet de Paris (1958), John Butler Co. (1959), and at Spoleto Festival in Italy with Herbert Ross' Ballet of Two Worlds and Jerome Robbins' Ballet: U.S.A.; appeared in Fellini's film La Dolce Vita.

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