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Margaret Tynes, soprano who struggled to square her faith with ‘sex kitten’ opera roles – obituary

  • Margaret Tynes, who has died aged 104, was a creamy-voiced American operatic soprano who struggled to establish herself in her homeland; instead she recorded the jazz suite A Drum Is a Woman (1956) with Duke Ellington, danced with Harry Belafonte in his off-Broadway show Sing, Man, Sing!, and sang in Moscow for The Ed Sullivan Show.

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AWARDS

YearAssociationsCategoryWorkResult
2019Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureBlacKkKlansmanNominated
2007Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureBobby (2006 film)Nominated
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