Judy Pace, a pioneering model and actress known for her work in Hollywood and television, has died at 83. She was the first Black female actress to be put under long-term contract by Columbia Pictures in the early 1960s. Pace was also the youngest model selected for Ebony magazine’s Fashion Fair national tour in 1961-62 and the first TV and print “spokesmodel” for Fashion Fair Cosmetics, helping to make inroads for Black models in advertising and fashion. She rose to fame with her supporting roles in the Emmy-winning ABC TV movie “Brian's Song” and “The Young Lawyers” in 1971. Pace also co-founded the Kwanza Foundation with Nichelle Nichols, which focuses on supporting Black women in film and providing scholarships to minority students pursuing careers in the arts. She had a successful 12-year marriage to actor Don Mitchell and later married baseball legend Curt Flood in 1986.