Age, Biography and Wiki
LaDeva Davis was born on 1944 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., is a television. Discover LaDeva Davis’s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is She in this year and how She spends money? Also learn how She earned most of networth at the age of 78 years old?
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Cook, television presenter, teacher |
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78 years old |
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1944 |
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1944 |
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Date of death |
September 8, 2022 (aged 78) |
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Pennsylvania |
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LaDeva Davis Height, Weight & Measurements
At 78 years old, LaDeva Davis height not available right now. We will update LaDeva Davis’s Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don’t have much information about She’s past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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LaDeva Davis Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is LaDeva Davis worth at the age of 78 years old? LaDeva Davis’s income source is mostly from being a successful television. She is from Pennsylvania. We have estimated
LaDeva Davis’s net worth
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$1 Million – $5 Million |
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Pending |
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Under Review |
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television |
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Timeline
LaDeva M. Davis (1944 – September 8, 2022) was an American television presenter and food educator who starred in the American public television series What’s Cooking? She was the first African-American woman to have her own nationally syndicated public TV cooking show in the United States on the Public Broadcasting Service. She was awarded the Mary McLeod Bethune Award in 2015.
Davis died on September 8, 2022, after having a stroke.
In 2015, Davis was awarded the National Council of Negro Women’s Mary McLeod Bethune Award for leadership, excellence, and achievement in education.
In 1976, she was a repeat guest on the American daytime talk show The Mike Douglas Show to demonstrate her cooking.
Davis starred in What’s Cooking?, a nationally syndicated PBS cooking show that was the first broadcast on January 21, 1975. Davis was not a professional chef before the show but was recruited for her charisma and humor. What’s Cooking? was produced by Lynn Lonker and featured low-cost, nutritional meals that could be made usually for no more than $2.25. On being the first African-American woman to have her own nationally syndicated public TV cooking show on PBS, Davis said, “There was no black woman cooking [on TV]. There were no black cooks period.”
Davis first started teaching at Bartlett Junior High (now the Academy at Palumbo) in 1965. She taught at Bartlett for 12 years before becoming a core faculty member of the Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA) since its opening in 1978. As CAPA’s dance director and choreographer, Davis helped write the dance curriculum at the school. Davis also planned “CAPA Kids” – an artistic showcase that is part of Philadelphia’s annual Thanksgiving Day Parade. Among the students that she mentored at CAPA included the members of Boyz II Men.
Davis was featured in the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History’s exhibit “Food: Transforming the American Table 1950–2000” exhibit. Some of Davis’ aprons are in the Smithsonian collections as well.
