Her father had moved to Detroit from Georgia as part of the Great Migration. She was one of three daughters, Lillian, Peggy-Ann, and Josephine. She also appeared in mainstream Hollywood and world cinema most notably, as Enotea in the 1969 Federico Fellini film Fellini Satyricon, as well as Otto Preminger's Skidoo (1968) in the role of "'God's Mistress".ĭonyale Luna as she later became known, was born Peggy Ann Freeman in Detroit, Michigan, to working-class parents Nathaniel Freeman and Peggy Freeman (née Hertzog) in 1945. She appeared in several underground films such as the screen tests of Andy Warhol (1966), and had roles in Qui êtes-vous, Polly Maggoo? (1966). 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.
Peggy Ann Freeman (Aug– May 17, 1979), known professionally as Donyale Luna, was an American model and actress who gained popularity in Western Europe during the late 1960s.
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