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