Dolly Jacobs (born c. 1957 in Sarasota, Florida is an American circus aerialist. She is the daughter of famed circus clown Lou Jacobs and former New York fashion model turned circus performer Jean Rockwell Jacobs. She began her circus career in 1975 and has been working ever since. She was a featured performer with Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus.
She and her husband, fellow circus performer Pedro Reis, founded Circus Sarasota in 1997.
On October 1st 2015 Dolly Jacobs will be presented with the prestigious
2015 National Endowment of the Arts Fellowship |
| In 2012, Dolly Jacobs received the Florida Folk Heritage Award. |
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