Marie Dionne Warwick (born December 12, 1940) is an American singer, actress, and television host.
Marie Dionne Warwick (born December 12, 1940) is an American singer, actress, and television host.
Warwick ranks among the 40 biggest U.S. hit makers between 1955 and 1999, based on her chart history on Billboard's Hot 100 pop singles chart. She is the second-most charted female vocalist during the rock era (1955–1999). She is also one of the most-charted vocalists of all time, with 56 of her singles making the Hot 100 between 1962 and 1998 (12 of them Top Ten), and 80 singles in total – either solo or collaboratively – making the Hot 100, R&B and/or adult contemporary charts. Dionne ranks #74 on the Billboard Hot 100's "Greatest Artists of all time".
During her career, she has sold more than 100 million records worldwide and she has won many awards, including six Grammy Awards. Warwick has been inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Grammy Hall of Fame, the R&B Music Hall of Fame and the Apollo Theater Walk of Fame. In 2019 she won the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Three of her songs ("Walk On By", "Alfie" and "Don't Make Me Over") have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. She is a former Goodwill Ambassador for the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization.
Marie Dionne Warrick, later Warwick, was born in Orange, New Jersey to Lee Drinkard and Mancel Warrick. Her mother was manager of the Drinkard Singers, and her father was a Pullman porter, chef, record promoter and CPA. Dionne was named after her aunt on her mother's side. She had a sister, Delia ("Dee Dee"), who died in 2008, and a brother, Mancel Jr., who was killed in an accident in 1968 at age 21. Her parents were both African American, and she also has Native American and Dutch ancestry.
She was raised in East Orange, New Jersey and was a Girl Scout for a time. After finishing East Orange High School in 1959, Warwick pursued her passion at the Hartt College of Music in West Hartford, Connecticut. She landed some work with her group singing backing vocals for recording sessions in New York City. During one session, Warwick met Burt Bacharach, who hired her to record demos featuring songs written by him and lyricist Hal David. She later landed her own record deal.
Many of Warwick's family were members of the Drinkard Singers, a family gospel group and RCA recording artists who frequently performed throughout the New York metropolitan area. The original group, known as the Drinkard Jubilairs, consisted of Cissy, Anne, Larry, and Nicky, and later included Warwick's grandparents, Nicholas and Delia Drinkard, and their children: William, Lee (Warwick's mother) and Hansom. When the Drinkard Singers performed on TV Gospel Time, Dionne Warwick had her television performance debut.
Marie instructed the group, and they were managed by Lee. As they became more successful, Lee and Marie began performing with the group, and they were augmented by pop/R&B singer Judy Clay, whom Lee had unofficially adopted. Elvis Presley eventually expressed an interest in having them join his touring entourage. Dionne began singing gospel as a child at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey. ...
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Filmography (Movies)
I Was Born This Way
Character:Self
Release Date:05/06/2025
Luther: Never Too Much
Character:Self
Release Date:01/11/2024
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:20/04/2024
The Greatest Night in Pop
Character:Self
Release Date:19/01/2024
Glisten and the Merry Mission
Character:Sage Evergreen (voice)
Release Date:03/11/2023
Unstuffed: A Build-A-Bear Story
Character:Self
Release Date:03/10/2023
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
Character:Self
Release Date:11/06/2023
Heartbreakers at the BBC
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:11/02/2023
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
Character:Self
Release Date:11/09/2021
François Mitterrand & Anne Pingeot: Pieces of a Love Story
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:16/05/2021
Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:06/02/2021
Frank and Ava
Character:Lady Singing the Blues
Release Date:07/12/2020
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:08/10/2020
Find Your Groove
Character:Self
Release Date:24/03/2020
House of Cardin
Character:Self
Release Date:06/09/2019
Harlem to Hollywood
Character:Self
Release Date:07/07/2019
What the World Needs Now: Words by Hal David
Character:Self
Release Date:01/03/2019
ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke
Character:Self
Release Date:08/02/2019
Armed
Character:Shirley
Release Date:14/09/2018
Whitney
Character:Self - Whitney's Cousin (archive footage)
Release Date:05/07/2018
Let There Be Light
Character:Self
Release Date:27/10/2017
Killing Me Softly: The Roberta Flack Story
Character:Self
Release Date:13/07/2014
Dionne Warwick - Music Will Keep Us Together
Character:Self - vocals
Release Date:03/11/2011
Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon
Character:Self
Release Date:02/11/2011
All-Star Jazz Show: Live from The Ed Sullivan Theater
Character:Self
Release Date:28/09/2011
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/2009
Dionne Warwick: Live in Concert
Character:Self - vocals
Release Date:01/01/2005
The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest
Character:Self
Release Date:04/12/2004
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Character:Self
Release Date:22/06/2004
Original Up-Town Divas
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:24/05/2004
Dionne Warwick Live
Character:Vocals
Release Date:01/01/2004
Ladies Night - Most Famous Hits
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/2003
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'
Character:Self
Release Date:09/01/2002
A Tribute To Burt Bacharach & Hal David
Character:Self
Release Date:31/12/2001
Rhythm and Blues 40: A Soul Spectacular
Character:Self - Host
Release Date:10/12/2001
Lesley Gore: It's Her Party
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Release Date:07/12/2001
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
Character:Self
Release Date:06/06/2000
Burt Bacharach: One Amazing Night
Character:Self
Release Date:15/04/1998
Men in Black
Character:Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
Release Date:02/07/1997
Keppel Road: The Life and Music of the Bee Gees
Character:Self
Release Date:13/01/1997
Dusty
Character:Self - Interviewee
Release Date:02/05/1994
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Character:Self
Release Date:23/07/1990
Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul
Character:Self
Release Date:22/08/1988
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:16/05/1988
Rent-a-Cop
Character:Beth
Release Date:28/11/1987
The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Character:Dionne Warwick
Release Date:18/04/1986
Sisters In The Name of Love
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1986
Live Aid
Character:Self
Release Date:13/07/1985
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
Character:Self
Release Date:28/01/1985
I Love Quincy
Character:Self
Release Date:07/01/1984
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
Character:Self
Release Date:19/09/1983
Do It Debbie's Way
Character:Self
Release Date:11/03/1983
Debby Boone... One Step Closer
Character:Self
Release Date:28/04/1982
I Love Liberty
Character:Self
Release Date:21/03/1982
Boo!
Character:Self
Release Date:01/10/1980
Barry Manilow: One Voice
Character:Self
Release Date:19/05/1980
Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:25/07/1979
Happy Birthday, Las Vegas
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Release Date:23/10/1977
The People's Command Performance: '77
Character:Self
Release Date:07/04/1977
In Concert Classics Featuring Dionne Warwick
Character:Self - vocals
Release Date:01/01/1977
The Day the Music Died
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1977
Free to Be… You and Me
Character:Self
Release Date:11/03/1974
Show an Bord
Character:Self
Release Date:01/07/1970
Dionne Warwick: Souled Out
Character:Self - Host
Release Date:17/09/1969
Slaves
Character:Cassy
Release Date:02/07/1969
Dionne Warwick: Live at the 27 Club
Character:Self - vocals
Release Date:31/12/1964
Television Appearances
Hollywood Squares
Character:Self
Impact x Nightline
Character:Musician
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
Character:Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Character:Self
Sherri
Character:Self - Guest
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
Character:Self
I Can See Your Voice
Character:Self - Guest Panelist & Performer
Tamron Hall
Character:Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character:Self
Maui Kitty's Play Day
Character:Namaka Hawaiian Spirit
The Masked Singer
Character:Mouse
The Masked Singer
Character:Mouse (archive footage)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
Finding Your Roots
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
American Idol
Character:Self - Guest
The Early Show
Character:Self
So Weird
Character:Effy - Special Guest Star
Ein Herz für Kinder
Character:Self
Vivement dimanche
Character:Self
Parkinson
Character:Self
The View
Character:Self
Johnny Bravo
Character:Self (voice)
MADtv
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The Drew Carey Show
Character:Dionne Warwick
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Character:Miss Kitty (voice)
The Wayans Bros.
Character:Mrs. Jackson
Intimate Portrait
Character:Self
Walker, Texas Ranger
Character:Dionne Berry
Out All Night
Character:Self
Detective Extralarge
Character:Mama Limbo
Sacrée Soirée
Character:Self
American Masters
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Goldene Kamera
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Live From Her Majesty's
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Champs-Elysées
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Solid Gold
Character:Self -Host
The Big Show
Character:Self
Auf los geht's los
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The Captain and Tennille
Character:Self - Musical Guest
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Switch
Character:Sheri
Switch
Character:Sherry
Numéro un
Character:Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Character:Self
Dinah!
Character:Self
The Rockford Files
Character:Theda Moran / Theda Best
Music Country USA
Character:Self
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Character:Self
Le Grand Échiquier
Character:Self
Disco
Character:Self
The Flip Wilson Show
Character:Self
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Character:Self
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
Character:Self
The Dick Cavett Show
Character:Self - Guest
The Carol Burnett Show
Character:Self
The Carol Burnett Show
Character:Self - Guest
Malibu U
Character:Self
Hullabaloo
Character:Self
The Merv Griffin Show
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
The Grammys
Character:Self
Kraft Music Hall
Character:Self
The Oscars
Character:Self
Today
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The Ed Sullivan Show
Character:Self
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