
Judith Jamison
Acting
Born: 1943-05-10 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
Judith Ann Jamison (born May 10, 1943) is an American dancer and choreographer. She is the artistic director emerita of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Judith Jamison was born in 1943 to Tessie Brown Jamison and John Jamison Sr. and grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with her parents and older brother. Her father taught her to play the piano, and violin. She was exposed to the prominent art culture in Philadelphia from a very early age. At the age of six, she began her dance training at
🎬 Movies (8)

Ailey
2021
Self

Richard Strauss - Josephs Legende
2007
Beyond the Steps: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
2006

A Tribute to Alvin Ailey
1990
Presenter

An Evening with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
1986
Self

Night of 100 Stars
1982
Self
Alvin Ailey: Memories and Visions
1974
Self

Batouk
1968
Self
📺 TV Shows (7)

Tamron Hall
2019
Self - Guest

Trailblazer Honors
2014
Self

Sacrée soirée
1987
Self

American Masters
1986
Self

The Cosby Show
1984
Marie

The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
Self

Numéro un
1975
Self