Altovise Davis Net Worth



Altovise Davis net worth is
$8 Million

Altovise Davis Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family

Altovise Davis (August 30, 1943 – March 14, 2009) was an American entertainer, best known as Sammy Davis, Jr.'s third wife.Born in Charlotte, North Carolina as Altovise Joanne Gore, she was raised in Brooklyn, New York. A life member of The Actors Studio, 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. 

Net Worth	$8 Million
Date Of Birth	August 30, 1943
Died	2009-03-14
Place Of Birth	Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Height	5' 7" (1.7 m)
Occupation	Stage, TV actress, dancer
Profession	Actress
Spouse	Sammy Davis, Jr.
Nicknames	Altovise Davis, Davis, Altovise
Star Sign	Virgo

#	Fact
1	The Reverend Jesse Jackson officiated her marriage ceremony to Sammy Davis Jr. in Philadelphia.
2	Dancer in chorus lines for many Broadway and London musicals.
3	Told Essence magazine in 2004 that she struggled with alcoholism, and moved to Pennsylvania at one point to go through an alcohol treatment program.
4	Studied for four years at the High School of the Performing Arts in New York City.
5	She met Sammy while they were performing in the 1968 Broadway show "Golden Boy". They hit it off and, after that, Sammy formed a nightclub show in which she was the lead singer-dancer.
6	Co-exec produced "Mr. Bojangles: The Ultimate Entertainer," a theatrical tribute to her husband on the 75th anniversary of his career. The show premiered in 2006.
7	Burdened with tax problems following the death of her husband in 1990, the tax liability was finally settled in 1997. However, Altovise's name was included in 2008 on the California Franchise Tax Board's list of top 250 delinquent taxpayers with $2,708,901.75 in unpaid personal income tax. That same year, she sued two former business partners in federal court, claiming they tricked her into signing away the rights to the estate. The suit was still pending at the time of her death.
8	In the 1970s and 1980s Altovise made a few token appearances in TV series and minor films.
9	She and Sammy were married in a Philadelphia courthouse by the Rev. Jesse Jackson on May 11, 1970; they adopted a son, Manny, in 1989, a year before Sammy's death.
10	Sammy died from throat cancer on May 16, 1990, five days after their 20th wedding anniversary.
11	She became active with several philanthropic organizations in Los Angeles. She performed at many benefit programs, particularly for SHARE Inc., a nonprofit group that raises money for developmentally disabled, abused and neglected children.
12	Raised in Brooklyn, New York, she danced during the 1960s in various chorus lines in various musical shows both in London and on Broadway.
13	She and Sammy Davis Jr. adopted a child, Manny.

Actress

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Perils of P.K.	1986
Can't Stop the Music	1980	Alicia Edwards
Boardwalk	1979	Mrs. Bell
Kingdom of the Spiders	1977	Birch Colby
Pipe Dreams	1976	Lydia
Welcome to Arrow Beach	1974	Deputy Molly (as Altovise Gore)

Thanks

Title	Year	Status	Character
18th Annual Trumpet Awards	2010	TV Special in memory of
View from the Top	2003	special thanks
It's Black Entertainment	2002	TV Special documentary special thanks

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
Tavis Smiley	2006	TV Series	Herself
E! True Hollywood Story	2001	TV Series documentary	Herself
The Joan Rivers Show	1991	TV Series	Herself
The 5th Annual Soul Train Music Awards	1991	TV Special	Herself - Presenter
Ebony/Jet Showcase	1988	TV Series	Herself
The Third Annual Black Achievement Awards	1980	TV Special	Herself
CHiPs	1980	TV Series	Herself
The 2nd Annual Black Achievement Awards	1979	TV Special	Herself
Charlie's Angels	1977	TV Series	Herself
The Cross-Wits	1977	TV Series	Herself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	1971-1977	TV Series	Herself
Tattletales	1975	TV Series	Herself
Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Sammy Davis Jr.	1975	TV Special	Herself
NBC Follies	1973	TV Series	Herself
The Merv Griffin Show	1972-1973	TV Series	Herself - Mrs. Sammy Davis, Jr. / Herself
The Mike Douglas Show	1971	TV Series	Herself - Mrs. Sammy Davis, Jr.
The David Frost Show	1970	TV Series	Herself

Known for movies

Kingdom of the Spiders (1977)
as Birch Colby

Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Sammy Davis Jr. (1975)
as Herself

Can't Stop the Music (1980)
as Alicia Edwards

Tattletales (1975)
as Herself