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Lena Horne

Acting 92 (deceased) years old Brooklyn, New York, USA ★ 0.5
Born: June 30, 1917
Died: May 9, 2010

Biography

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.

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Known For

The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show Lena Horne 1984
Tony Awards
Tony Awards Self - Host 1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards Self - Recipient / Performer 1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards Self - Presenter 1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards Self - Co-Hostess 1956

Filmography

Acting Credits (94)

Hollywood Black
Hollywood Black Self (archive footage) 2024
How It Feels to Be Free
How It Feels to Be Free Self (archival footage) 2021
Sid & Judy
Sid & Judy Self (archive footage) 2019
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom Self - Singer (archive footage) 2019
Storm in My Heart
Storm in My Heart Self (archive footage) 2018
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days Self (uncredited) (archive footage) 2010
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.2
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.2 Self (archive footage) 2006
Judy Garland Duets
Judy Garland Duets Self (archive footage) 2005
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas 2005
An Evening With Lena Horne
An Evening With Lena Horne self 2005
The Incomparable Lena Horne
The Incomparable Lena Horne 2004
Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover
Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover 2004
The Harlem Renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance Self (archive footage) 2004
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years Self (archive footage) 2004
It's Black Entertainment
It's Black Entertainment Self (archive footage) 2002
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand Self 1999
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
The Rosie O'Donnell Show Self 1996
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III Self - Co-Host / Narrator 1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! Self (archive footage) 1994
Aretha Franklin: Duets
Aretha Franklin: Duets Self 1993
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story Self (archive footage) 1990
Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs Self (archive footage) 1990
A Different World
A Different World Self 1987
American Masters
American Masters Self 1986
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters Self 1986
Night of 100 Stars II
Night of 100 Stars II Self 1985
The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show Lena Horne 1984
DTV: Golden Oldies
DTV: Golden Oldies Self 1984
Reading Rainbow
Reading Rainbow Self - Narrator (voice) 1983
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars Self 1982
The Kennedy Center Honors
The Kennedy Center Honors Self 1978
The Wiz
The Wiz Glinda the Good 1978
The Muppet Show
The Muppet Show Self - Special Guest Star / Lola Bramswell 1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (archive footage) 1976
That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment! (archive footage) (uncredited) 1974
Keep U.S. Beautiful
Keep U.S. Beautiful Self 1973
Keep US Beautiful
Keep US Beautiful 1973
Sanford and Son
Sanford and Son 1972
Great Performances
Great Performances Self 1971
The Flip Wilson Show
The Flip Wilson Show Self 1970
Death of a Gunfighter
Death of a Gunfighter Claire Quintana 1969
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Self (uncredited) 1968
The Dean Martin Show
The Dean Martin Show 1965
Now!
Now! Self (voice) 1965
The Hollywood Palace
The Hollywood Palace Self 1964
The Judy Garland Show
The Judy Garland Show Self 1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self (archive footage) 1962
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show Self 1961
Password
Password 1961
The DuPont Show of the Week
The DuPont Show of the Week Self 1961
Beyond the Riviera
Beyond the Riviera 1960
The Frank Sinatra Timex Show - To the Ladies
The Frank Sinatra Timex Show - To the Ladies Self - Singer 1960
The Bell Telephone Hour
The Bell Telephone Hour Self 1959
The Bell Telephone Hour
The Bell Telephone Hour Self - Host 1959
The All-Star Christmas Show
The All-Star Christmas Show Self 1958
Kraft Music Hall
Kraft Music Hall 1958
The Twentieth Century
The Twentieth Century 1957
The Perry Como Show
The Perry Como Show 1956
The Steve Allen Show
The Steve Allen Show Self - Singer 1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards Self - Host 1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards Self - Recipient / Performer 1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards Self - Presenter 1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards Self - Co-Hostess 1956
Meet Me in Las Vegas
Meet Me in Las Vegas Lena Horne 1956
Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium
Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium 1955
MGM Parade
MGM Parade 1955
MGM Parade
MGM Parade Self 1955
Music 55
Music 55 1955
A.N.T.A. Album of 1955
A.N.T.A. Album of 1955 Self 1955
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Colgate Comedy Hour Self 1950
Duchess of Idaho
Duchess of Idaho Lena Horne 1950
Your Show of Shows
Your Show of Shows 1950
What's My Line?
What's My Line? Self 1950
Words and Music
Words and Music Lena Horne 1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show Self 1948
Till the Clouds Roll By
Till the Clouds Roll By Julie LaVerne / Lena Horne 1946
Studio Visit
Studio Visit Herself 1946
Mantan Messes Up
Mantan Messes Up Lene 1946
Swingtime Jamboree
Swingtime Jamboree Herself 1946
Ziegfeld Follies
Ziegfeld Follies Lena Horne (segment "Love") 1945
Harlem Hotshots
Harlem Hotshots (archive footage) 1945
Two Girls and a Sailor
Two Girls and a Sailor Specialty 1944
Broadway Rhythm
Broadway Rhythm Fernway de la Fer 1944
Boogie-Woogie Dream
Boogie-Woogie Dream 1944
Swing Fever
Swing Fever Herself 1943
Thousands Cheer
Thousands Cheer Lena Horne 1943
I Dood It
I Dood It Herself 1943
Stormy Weather
Stormy Weather Selina Rogers 1943
Cabin in the Sky
Cabin in the Sky Georgia Brown 1943
Panama Hattie
Panama Hattie As self, Singer in Phil's Place (uncredited) 1942
The Duke Is Tops
The Duke Is Tops Ethel Andrews 1938
Honor Coles, Le Danseur De Claquettes Distingue
Honor Coles, Le Danseur De Claquettes Distingue Self

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