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Toni Vaz, Actor and Creator of the NAACP Image Awards, Dies at 101
Toni Vaz, an actor and activist who created the NAACP Image Awards, died on Oct. 4 in Woodland Hills, Calif. She was 101.
However, upon coming of age, Vaz moved to Hollywood where she was cast as an extra in the 1959 film “Tarzan, the Ape Man.” She performed a scene opposite MGM’s Leo the Lion. After appearing in front of the camera for the first time, Vaz was cast in films like “Anna Lucasta” as well as “The Singing Nun,” leading her to transition to stunt work, which was a first for a Black woman. Vaz was a resident at the Motion Picture & Television Fund in Woodland Hills, Calif. She remained active and participated in many MPTF Studios productions, including an episode of the “Behind the Silver Screen” series.
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