Lena Horne
Born in Brooklyn, New York, USA — Jun 30 1917• Died May 09 2010
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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 W…
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Great Performances
Self
The Cosby Show
Lena Horne
American Masters
Self
A Different World
Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
What's My Line?
Self
The Oscars
Self
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Singer
Sanford and Son
Kraft Music Hall
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star / Lola Bramswell
MGM Parade
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
The Dean Martin Show
The Flip Wilson Show
Self
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
The Hollywood Palace
Self
The Bell Telephone Hour
Self
Your Show of Shows
The Wiz
Glinda the Good
Password
The DuPont Show of the Week
Self
Night of 100 Stars
Self
The Judy Garland Show
Self
Till the Clouds Roll By
Julie LaVerne / Lena Horne
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
It's Black Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
Swing Fever
Herself
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage)
Sid & Judy
Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Self (archive footage)
Words and Music
Lena Horne
Two Girls and a Sailor
Specialty
Death of a Gunfighter
Claire Quintana
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Self (archive footage)
Keep US Beautiful
The Perry Como Show
Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
Self - Co-Host / Narrator
The All-Star Christmas Show
Self
Panama Hattie
As self, Singer in Phil's Place (uncredited)
Thousands Cheer
Lena Horne
Broadway Rhythm
Fernway de la Fer
Stormy Weather
Selina Rogers
Ziegfeld Follies
Lena Horne (segment "Love")
Meet Me in Las Vegas
Lena Horne
I Dood It
Herself
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
Self (uncredited) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
Self
DTV: Golden Oldies
Self
Duchess of Idaho
Lena Horne
Aretha Franklin: Duets
Self
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
Self
How It Feels to Be Free
Self (archival footage)
Judy Garland Duets
Self (archive footage)
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
Self - Singer (archive footage)
Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover
Cabin in the Sky
Georgia Brown
Keep U.S. Beautiful
Self
Music 55
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
The Harlem Renaissance
Self (archive footage)
Beyond the Riviera
Mantan Messes Up
Lene
Storm in My Heart
Self (archive footage)
Swingtime Jamboree
Herself
The Duke Is Tops
Ethel Andrews
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.2
Self (archive footage)
Studio Visit
Herself
Now!
Self (voice)
A.N.T.A. Album of 1955
Self
Boogie-Woogie Dream
The Incomparable Lena Horne
The Frank Sinatra Timex Show - To the Ladies
Self - Singer
Honor Coles, Le Danseur De Claquettes Distingue
Self
Harlem Hotshots
(archive footage)
An Evening With Lena Horne
self
Tony Awards
Self - Host