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Lena Horne

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1917-06-30

Birth Place

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Movies and TV shows :

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A Different World

1987

7.0

TV
A.N.T.A. Album of 1955

A.N.T.A. Album of 1955

1955

0.0

Movie
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American Masters

1986

7.1

TV
An Evening With Lena Horne

An Evening With Lena Horne

2005

0.0

Movie
Aretha Franklin: Duets

Aretha Franklin: Duets

1993

8.0

Movie
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Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show

1966

0.0

TV
Beyond the Riviera

Beyond the Riviera

1960

0.0

Movie
Boogie-Woogie Dream

Boogie-Woogie Dream

1944

0.0

Movie
Broadway Rhythm

Broadway Rhythm

1944

5.5

Movie
Cabin in the Sky

Cabin in the Sky

1943

6.3

Movie
Death of a Gunfighter

Death of a Gunfighter

1969

6.3

Movie
DTV: Golden Oldies

DTV: Golden Oldies

1984

0.0

Movie
Duchess of Idaho

Duchess of Idaho

1950

5.0

Movie
poster

Film Night

1968

0.0

TV
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Great Performances

1971

5.2

TV
Harlem Hotshots

Harlem Hotshots

1945

0.0

Movie
Honor Coles, Le Danseur De Claquettes Distingue

Honor Coles, Le Danseur De Claquettes Distingue

0.0

Movie
How It Feels to Be Free

How It Feels to Be Free

2021

0.0

Movie
I Dood It

I Dood It

1943

4.0

Movie
It's Black Entertainment

It's Black Entertainment

2002

8.0

Movie
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.2

Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.2

2006

0.0

Movie
Judy Garland Duets

Judy Garland Duets

2005

0.0

Movie
poster

Keep US Beautiful

1973

0.0

TV
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Kraft Music Hall

1958

4.4

TV
Mantan Messes Up

Mantan Messes Up

1946

0.0

Movie
Meet Me in Las Vegas

Meet Me in Las Vegas

1956

4.7

Movie
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Music 55

1955

0.0

TV
Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

1982

6.5

Movie
Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

1985

8.0

Movie
Now!

Now!

1965

6.2

Movie
Panama Hattie

Panama Hattie

1942

4.0

Movie
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Password

1961

7.3

TV
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

1999

0.0

Movie
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Reading Rainbow

1983

8.4

TV
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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1967

6.4

TV
poster

Sanford and Son

1972

7.4

TV
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas

Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas

2005

0.0

Movie
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

1994

7.0

Movie
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days

Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days

2010

0.0

Movie
Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover

Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover

2004

0.0

Movie
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters

Sesame Street: Learning About Letters

1986

0.0

Movie
Sid & Judy

Sid & Judy

2019

7.6

Movie
Storm in My Heart

Storm in My Heart

2018

0.0

Movie
Stormy Weather

Stormy Weather

1943

6.9

Movie
Studio Visit

Studio Visit

1946

3.5

Movie
Swing Fever

Swing Fever

1943

5.0

Movie
Swingtime Jamboree

Swingtime Jamboree

1946

0.0

Movie
That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

6.8

Movie
That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!

1974

7.2

Movie
That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III

1994

6.9

Movie
poster

The Bell Telephone Hour

1959

7.0

TV
poster

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950

7.0

TV
poster

The Cosby Show

1984

7.0

TV
poster

The Dean Martin Show

1965

7.3

TV
The Duke Is Tops

The Duke Is Tops

1938

6.7

Movie
poster

The DuPont Show of the Week

1961

6.0

TV
poster

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

6.6

TV
poster

The Flip Wilson Show

1970

4.8

TV
The Frank Sinatra Timex Show - To the Ladies

The Frank Sinatra Timex Show - To the Ladies

1960

0.0

Movie
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

2019

7.6

Movie
The Harlem Renaissance

The Harlem Renaissance

2004

6.0

Movie
poster

The Hollywood Palace

1964

4.5

TV
The Incomparable Lena Horne

The Incomparable Lena Horne

2004

0.0

Movie
poster

The Judy Garland Show

1963

8.0

TV
poster

The Kennedy Center Honors

1978

7.3

TV
poster

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

5.1

TV
poster

The Muppet Show

1976

8.0

TV
poster

The Oscars

1953

7.0

TV
poster

The Perry Como Show

1956

7.0

TV
poster

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

1996

3.5

TV
poster

The Steve Allen Show

1956

5.0

TV
poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

7.4

TV
poster

The Twentieth Century

1957

8.0

TV
The Wiz

The Wiz

1978

6.0

Movie
Thousands Cheer

Thousands Cheer

1943

6.4

Movie
Till the Clouds Roll By

Till the Clouds Roll By

1946

5.6

Movie
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Tony Awards

1956

5.0

TV
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

2004

4.0

Movie
Two Girls and a Sailor

Two Girls and a Sailor

1944

5.7

Movie
poster

Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium

1955

0.0

TV
poster

What's My Line?

1950

6.7

TV
Words and Music

Words and Music

1948

5.7

Movie
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

1990

0.0

Movie
poster

Your Show of Shows

1950

5.5

TV
Ziegfeld Follies

Ziegfeld Follies

1945

6.1

Movie