Lena Horne (June 30, 1917 - May 9, 2010) was a singer, dancer, actress, and civil rights activist.
Lena Horne (June 30, 1917 - May 9, 2010) was a singer, dancer, actress, and civil rights activist.
Horne joined the chorus of the Cotton Club at the age of sixteen and became a nightclub performer before moving to Hollywood, where she had small parts in numerous movies, and more substantial parts in the films Cabin in the Sky and Stormy Weather.
Due to the Red Scare and her left-leaning political views, Horne found herself blacklisted and unable to get work in Hollywood. Returning to her roots as a nightclub performer, Horne took part in the March on Washington in August 1963, and continued to work as a performer, both in nightclubs and on television, while releasing well-received record albums.
She announced her retirement in March 1980, but the next year starred in a one-woman show, Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music, which ran for more than three hundred performances on Broadway and earned her numerous awards and accolades. She continued recording and performing sporadically into the 1990s, disappearing from the public eye in 2000. Horne died on May 9, 2010 in New York City.
During her lifetime, Horne was awarded four Grammys, a Tony, and a NAACP Image Award . She also received the Kennedy Center Honors in 1984.
External links
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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q112307
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Filmography (Movies)
How It Feels to Be Free
Character:Self (archival footage)
Release Date:18/01/2021
Sid & Judy
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:26/06/2019
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
Character:Self - Singer (archive footage)
Release Date:25/02/2019
Storm in My Heart
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/02/2018
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
Character:Self (uncredited) (archive footage)
Release Date:05/01/2010
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.2
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:06/12/2006
Judy Garland Duets
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:04/06/2005
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
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Release Date:01/01/2005
An Evening With Lena Horne
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Release Date:01/01/2005
The Incomparable Lena Horne
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Release Date:26/10/2004
Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover
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Release Date:31/08/2004
The Harlem Renaissance
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/2004
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/2004
It's Black Entertainment
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:08/02/2002
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
Character:Self
Release Date:24/02/1999
That's Entertainment! III
Character:Self - Co-Host / Narrator
Release Date:01/07/1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:18/05/1994
Aretha Franklin: Duets
Character:Self
Release Date:09/05/1993
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:23/07/1990
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
Character:Self
Release Date:12/05/1986
Night of 100 Stars II
Character:Self
Release Date:10/03/1985
DTV: Golden Oldies
Character:Self
Release Date:01/09/1984
Night of 100 Stars
Character:Self
Release Date:08/03/1982
The Wiz
Character:Glinda the Good
Release Date:24/10/1978
Sesame Street at Night?
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/03/1977
That's Entertainment, Part II
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:16/05/1976
That's Entertainment!
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:21/06/1974
Death of a Gunfighter
Character:Claire Quintana
Release Date:08/05/1969
Now!
Character:Self (voice)
Release Date:01/01/1965
Beyond the Riviera
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Release Date:24/10/1960
The Frank Sinatra Timex Show - To the Ladies
Character:Self - Singer
Release Date:15/02/1960
The All-Star Christmas Show
Character:Self
Release Date:01/12/1958
Meet Me in Las Vegas
Character:Lena Horne
Release Date:09/03/1956
A.N.T.A. Album of 1955
Character:Self
Release Date:28/03/1955
Duchess of Idaho
Character:Lena Horne
Release Date:14/07/1950
Words and Music
Character:Lena Horne
Release Date:31/12/1948
Till the Clouds Roll By
Character:Julie LaVerne / Lena Horne
Release Date:05/12/1946
Studio Visit
Character:Herself
Release Date:11/05/1946
Mantan Messes Up
Character:Lene
Release Date:01/01/1946
Swingtime Jamboree
Character:Herself
Release Date:01/01/1946
Ziegfeld Follies
Character:Lena Horne (segment "Love")
Release Date:26/08/1945
Harlem Hotshots
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:01/06/1945
Two Girls and a Sailor
Character:Specialty
Release Date:14/06/1944
Broadway Rhythm
Character:Fernway de la Fer
Release Date:19/01/1944
Boogie-Woogie Dream
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Release Date:01/01/1944
Swing Fever
Character:Herself
Release Date:01/11/1943
Thousands Cheer
Character:Lena Horne
Release Date:13/09/1943
I Dood It
Character:Herself
Release Date:01/09/1943
Stormy Weather
Character:Selina Rogers
Release Date:21/07/1943
Cabin in the Sky
Character:Georgia Brown
Release Date:24/03/1943
Panama Hattie
Character:As self, Singer in Phil's Place (uncredited)
Release Date:30/09/1942
The Duke Is Tops
Character:Ethel Andrews
Release Date:15/07/1938
Television Appearances
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Character:Self
A Different World
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American Masters
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The Cosby Show
Character:Lena Horne
Reading Rainbow
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
The Kennedy Center Honors
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The Muppet Show
Character:Self - Special Guest Star / Lola Bramswell
Keep US Beautiful
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Sanford and Son
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Great Performances
Character:Self
The Flip Wilson Show
Character:Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Character:Self (uncredited)
The Dean Martin Show
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The Hollywood Palace
Character:Self
The Judy Garland Show
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
Password
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The DuPont Show of the Week
Character:Self
The Bell Telephone Hour
Character:Self
The Bell Telephone Hour
Character:Self - Host
Kraft Music Hall
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The Twentieth Century
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The Perry Como Show
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The Steve Allen Show
Character:Self - Singer
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Recipient / Performer
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Co-Hostess
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Host
Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium
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MGM Parade
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Music 55
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The Oscars
Character:Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Character:Self
Your Show of Shows
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What's My Line?
Character:Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
Character:Self
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