Altovise Joanne Davis

Altovise Joanne Davis (née Gore; August 30, 1943 – March 14, 2009)[1][2] was an American entertainer, best known for being Sammy Davis Jr.'s third wife.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Television and film roles 3 In popular culture 4 Taxes 5 Death 6 Filmography 7 References 8 External links Biography Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, as Altovise Joanne Gore, she was raised in Brooklyn, New York. A life member of The Actors Studio,[3] Gore worked during the 1960s as a chorus-line dancer in various musical shows both in London and on Broadway.

Her relationship with Sammy Davis Jr. started in 1968 while they were working in the same show. They were married in a Philadelphia courthouse by the Rev. Jesse Jackson on May 11, 1970, and adopted a son, Manny, in 1989.

Sammy Davis Jr. died from throat cancer on May 16, 1990, five days after their 20th wedding anniversary.

Television and film roles In the 1970s and 1980s Altovise Davis made a few guest appearances in major TV series such as Charlie's Angels and CHiPs and minor roles in films such as Welcome to Arrow Beach (1974), Kingdom of the Spiders (1977), Boardwalk (1979), and Can't Stop the Music (1980).

Both she and her husband were frequent panelists on the 1970s television game show Tattletales.

In popular culture Davis was portrayed in a sketch titled "Ghost II: Sammy's Visit" on the sketch comedy/variety show In Living Color in its third season by Kim Wayans. The sketch was a parody sequel to the Whoopi Goldberg film Ghost. In the sketch, Goldberg's character Oda Mae (T'Keyah Keymah) meets the spirit of Sammy Davis Jr. (Tommy Davidson) to help him reunite with Altovise one last time.

Taxes Long saddled with tax problems following the death of her husband, Altovise Davis was included in 2008 on the California Franchise Tax Board's list of the top 250 delinquent taxpayers, with $2,708,901.75 in unpaid personal income tax.[4]

Death She died of complications from a stroke on March 14, 2009, at age 65 in Los Angeles.[1][2] She is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California, next to her husband, Sammy Davis Jr.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1974 Welcome to Arrow Beach Deputy Molly 1976 Pipe Dreams Lydia 1977 Kingdom of the Spiders Birch Colby 1979 Boardwalk Mrs. Bell 1980 Can't Stop the Music Alicia Edwards 1986 The Perils of P.K. (final film role) References

Noland, Claire (March 15, 2009). "Altovise Davis dies at 65; widow of Sammy Davis Jr,". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 17 March 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2009.

"Altovise Davis, Dancer and Actress, Dies at 65". New York Times. March 16, 2009. Retrieved 23 October 2010.

Garfield, David (1980). "Appendix: Life Members of The Actors Studio as of January 1980". A Player's Place: The Story of The Actors Studio. New York: MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc. p. 278. ISBN 0-02-542650-8.

"Delinquent Taxpayers". Orange County Register. 7 April 2008. Archived from the original on 2010-10-27. Retrieved 23 October 2010. External links 	Biography portal Altovise Davis at IMDb Altovise Gore at the Internet Broadway Database Edit this at Wikidata Altovise Davis at Find a Grave Categories: 1943 births2009 deathsActresses from New York (state)American female dancersDancers from New York (state)American stage actressesFiorello H. LaGuardia High School alumniPeople from BrooklynActresses from Los AngelesBurials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)African-American actressesSammy Davis Jr. Navigation menu Not logged in Talk Contributions Create account Log in ArticleTalk ReadEditView historySearch Search Wikipedia Main page Contents Current events Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Donate Contribute Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file Tools What links here Related changes Special pages Permanent link Page information Cite this page Wikidata item Print/export Download as PDF Printable version

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