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Ethel Waters

Acting 80 (deceased) years old Chester, Pennsylvania, USA ★ 0.3
Born: October 31, 1896
Died: September 1, 1977

Biography

Ethel Waters (October 31, 1896 – September 1, 1977) was an American blues, jazz and gospel vocalist and actress. She frequently performed jazz, big band, and pop music, on the Broadway stage and in concerts, although she began her career in the 1920s singing blues.

Her best-known recordings includes, "Dinah", "Birmingham Bertha", "Stormy Weather" "Hottentot Potentate", and "Cabin in the Sky", as well as her version of the spiritual, "His Eye Is on the Sparrow". Waters was the second African American to be nominated for an Academy Award.

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Filmography

Acting Credits (39)

Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1 2006
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There Self (archive footage) 2003
Blues Masters
Blues Masters Self (archive footage) 1999
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (archive footage) 1976
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Self (archive footage) 1975
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen Self (archive footage) 1975
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli Self (archive footage) 1973
The Pearl Bailey Show
The Pearl Bailey Show Self 1971
The Barbara McNair Show
The Barbara McNair Show Self 1969
The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show Self - Guest 1968
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone Rachael 1964
The Hollywood Palace
The Hollywood Palace Self 1964
The Great Adventure
The Great Adventure Rit 1963
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show Self 1961
Route 66
Route 66 1960
The Sound and the Fury
The Sound and the Fury Dilsey 1959
The Heart Is a Rebel
The Heart Is a Rebel Gladys 1958
Saturday Spectacular: Manhattan Tower
Saturday Spectacular: Manhattan Tower Sunday School Teacher 1956
Carib Gold
Carib Gold Mom 1956
The Steve Allen Show
The Steve Allen Show Self - Singer 1956
Playwrights '56
Playwrights '56 1955
Climax!
Climax! Aunt Kate 1954
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater Mother 1953
The Member of the Wedding
The Member of the Wedding Berenice Sadie Brown 1952
The Beulah Show
The Beulah Show Beulah 1950
What's My Line?
What's My Line? Self 1950
Pinky
Pinky Dicey Johnson 1949
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show Self 1948
Soundies Festival
Soundies Festival 1945
The Voice That Thrilled the World
The Voice That Thrilled the World Self (segment 'On with the Show!') (archive footage) 1943
Stage Door Canteen
Stage Door Canteen Ethel Waters 1943
Cabin in the Sky
Cabin in the Sky Petunia Jackson 1943
Cairo
Cairo Cleona Jones, Marcia's Maid 1942
Tales of Manhattan
Tales of Manhattan Esther 1942
Let My People Live
Let My People Live 1939
Gift of Gab
Gift of Gab Herself 1934
Bubbling Over
Bubbling Over Ethel Peabody 1934
Rufus Jones for President
Rufus Jones for President Mother of Rufus 1933
On With the Show!
On With the Show! Ethel 1929

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