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Danitra Vance

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Comedienne

The Resume

    (July 13, 1959-August 21, 1994)
    Died of Breast cancer at 35
    Regular on 'Saturday Night Live (1985-86)'
    Acted in 'Jumpin' at the Boneyard (1991),' 'Little Man Tate (1991),' 'Hangin' with the Homeboys (1991),' 'Limit Up (1989),' 'The War of the Roses (1989).' 'The Cover Girl and the Cop (1989)' and 'Sticky Fingers (1988)'

Why she might be annoying:

    She has Bart Simpson hair.
    She is part of what many people refer to as 'The SNL Curse' (SNL performers who died at a young age).
    She was frustrated with being typecast as maids and hookers, so she quit SNL after only one season (1985-86).

Why she might not be annoying:

    She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1990 and incorporated the experience into a solo skit 'The Radical Girl's Guide to Radical Mastectomy.'
    She tried to fight her cancer.
    She was SNL's first African American female regular.
    Her name has unfortunately been linked to 'The Curse of SNL'
    She starred in a classic teen pregnancy video 'It Only Takes Once,' to raise teen pregnancy awareness, as Cabrini-Green Jackson where she walks the viewer through her high school and talks about her experiences and those of her friends on the issues of babies and not having babies. The video is available in an 'abstinence-only version' and a version where birth control options are discussed.
    She performed with Chicago's famous Second City Troupe.
    She appeared off-Broadway in 'The Colored Museum' and 'Spunk.'
    Her stage work won her some prestigious awards, including two Dramalogues, an NAACP Image Award, and an Obie.
    She debuted on stage in the early '80s and subsequently worked closely with New York Shakespeare Festival producer George C. Wolfe.

Credit: Skunk Butt


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 12 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 19 Votes: 42.11% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 60 Votes: 56.67% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 60 Votes: 56.67% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 19 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 21 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 33 Votes: 57.58% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 174 Votes: 49.43% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 27 Votes: 48.15% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 46 Votes: 36.96% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 141 Votes: 57.45% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 147 Votes: 45.58% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 548 Votes: 42.52% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 892 Votes: 42.71% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 790 Votes: 48.10% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 1606 Votes: 49.25% Annoying