Toni Elling

Biography

Toni Elling (born Rosita Sims, May 13, 1928 – April 2, 2023), also known by her stage name Satin Doll, was an American burlesque dancer. Elling was born in Detroit to Joseph and Myrtle Sims, the eldest of three children. Elling was unhappy with her job as a telephone operator at the Michigan Bell telephone company where she had worked for nine years, because she could not get promoted because she was an African American.

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