Alvaleta Guess
Alvaleta Guess (born November 24, 1955, Kansas City, Missouri — d. September 2, 1996, New York City, New York) was an American stage/musical theatre actress, both on and off-Broadway, but also played the occasional supporting role on television and in feature films.[1]
She appeared on Broadway in Swinging on a Star. The show was nominated for several Tony Awards and she appeared in the Tony Awards telecast. The telecast was her last public appearance as a performer. Her sole appearance on television was in an episode ("Custody") of Law & Order.
Death
She died from breast cancer, aged 40, in New York City.[2]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | The Keeper | Officer Jones | |
| 1995 | Dead Presidents | Mrs. Benson | |
| 1995 | Money Train | Woman on Platform | |
| 1996 | Big Night | Lenore | |
| 1997 | White Lies | Woman #3 in Window | (final film role) |
References
- ^ Alvaleta Guess profile
- ^ "Alvaleta Guess Actress, 41 (Published 1996)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2018-08-08.
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- 1955 births
- 1996 deaths
- Actresses from Kansas City, Missouri
- African-American actresses
- American musical theatre actresses
- Deaths from cancer in New York (state)
- Deaths from breast cancer
- 20th-century American singers
- 20th-century American women singers
- 20th-century African-American women singers
- American theatre actor, 20th-century birth stubs