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Polish-Estonian opera singer

Miliza Elizabeth Korjus (August 18, 1909(?) – August 26, 1980) was a Polish-Estonianlyric coloratura soprano opera singer who appeared in classical American and Mexicansound films during the Golden Age of Hollywood.

Korjus became a naturalizedUnited States citizen in her adulthood. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1938 for her performance in The Great Waltz.

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Early life

Korjus was born in Warsaw, Poland (then part of the former Russian Empire), the daughter of Anna (née Gintowt) and Artur Korjus, an Estonian lieutenant colonel in the Imperial Russian Army and later chief of staff to the war minister of independent Estonia.

Her mother was descended from the Lithuanian-Polish nobility. Korjus' birth year has been reported as uncertain, and ranges from 1900 to 1909 according to various sources. Her daughter, Melissa Wells, claims the year was 1909 and that her mother knew such.

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