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name: "Jacques d'Amboise"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jacques-damboise"
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born: "28 July 1934"
died: "3 May 2021"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-20T02:51:27.212265+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Jacques d'Amboise

Actor. Born 28 July 1934 in Dedham, Massachusetts, USA. Died 3 May 2021.

## Details

- **Born:** 28 July 1934, Dedham, Massachusetts, USA
- **Died:** 3 May 2021
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_d%27Amboise_(dancer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1336262, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0195073/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/980990

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*Seven Brides for Seven Brothers*](https://film.one/film/seven-brides-for-seven-brothers.md) (76)

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## Biography

Jacques d'Amboise was an American ballet dancer, choreographer and actor. Trained at the School of American Ballet, he joined the New York City Ballet in 1949 at the age of 15 and was named a principal dancer in 1953. He created 24 roles for choreographer George Balanchine and performed with the company until 1984.

D'Amboise appeared in several films, including *Seven Brides for Seven Brothers* (1954) as Brother Ephraim Pontipee and *Carousel* (1956). He founded the National Dance Institute in 1976 to bring dance education to children. His work with the institute was the subject of the 1983 documentary *He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin'*, which won an Academy Award.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, britannica.com, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Seven Brides for Seven Brothers* (1954), Fi1m 76, as Brother Ephraim Pontipee — [page](https://film.one/film/seven-brides-for-seven-brothers.md)

## Complete filmography (9)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *New York City Ballet in Montreal, Vol. 1* (2014), as Elegy Cavalier (Serenade)
- *Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music* (1990), Choreographer
- *Off Beat* (1986), as August
- *A Midsummer Night's Dream* (1967), as Court Danseur
- *Noah and the Flood* (1962), Actor
- *The Best Things in Life Are Free* (1956), as Specialty Dancer
- *Holiday* (1956), as Tarantella Dancer
- *Carousel* (1956), as Louise's 'Starlight Carnival' Dancing Partner
- *Seven Brides for Seven Brothers* (1954), as Brother Ephraim Pontipee — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/seven-brides-for-seven-brothers.md)

## Gallery

- ![Jacques d. Amboise From December 3, 2000 Kennedy center honors Washington D.C. . © copyright John Mathew Smith 2001](https://film.one/media/person/1238117/gallery-70fd7403c2b3.jpg) Jacques d. Amboise From December 3, 2000 Kennedy center honors Washington D.C. . © copyright John Mathew Smith 2001 — Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel  Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Jacques_d%27Amboise.jpg/1280px-Jacques_d%27Amboise.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jacques d'Amboise](https://film.one/media/person/1238117/gallery-5adf2d8276b1.png) Jacques d'Amboise — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/Jacques_d%27Amboise_%281954%29.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

## Awards

### Other awards — 5 won

- honorary doctor of Syracuse University 2008: honorary doctor of Syracuse University (won)
- Heinz Award 2001: Heinz Award (won)
- Kennedy Center Honors 1995: Kennedy Center Honors (won)
- Capezio Dance Award 1990: Capezio Dance Award (won)
- Paul Robeson Award 1988: Paul Robeson Award (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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