Katharine Sergava was an actress and dancer.

She was best known for portraying both Ellen and the dream-ballet version of Laurey, the heroine, in the premiere of Oklahoma!

Oklahoma!

Oklahoma! is the first musical written by composer Richard Rodgers and librettist Oscar Hammerstein II. The musical is based on Lynn Riggs' 1931 play, Green Grow the Lilacs. Set in Oklahoma Territory outside the town of Claremore in 1906, it tells the story of cowboy Curly McLain and his romance...

. She had also appeared in several films and TV shows.

In 2003 she was erroneously reported dead in the Daily Telegraph and New York Times.

She lived in retirement in Greenwich Village

Greenwich Village

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, New York City

New York City

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Katharine Sergava Sznycer died on Saturday, November 26, 2005 in New York City

New York City

New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

 from natural causes in her apartment home, after an extended stay in a nursing facility. She was 95.

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