Lena Horne
Acting
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.
Known for
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tvHollywood Black
2024
Self (archive footage)
movieHow It Feels to Be Free
2021
Self (archival footage)
movieSid & Judy
2019
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Green Book: Guide to Freedom
2019
Self - Singer (archive footage)
Storm in My Heart
2018
Self (archive footage)
movieSesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
2010
Self (uncredited) (archive footage)
movieJazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.2
2006
Self (archive footage)
movieJudy Garland Duets
2005
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Harlem Renaissance
2004
Self (archive footage)
movieTV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004
Self (archive footage)
movieIt's Black Entertainment
2002
Self (archive footage)
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
2001
Self (archive footage)
movieThe First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
Self (archive footage)
movieThat's Entertainment! III
1994
Self - Co-Host / Narrator
movieSesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
Self (archive footage)
movieYou're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990
Self (archive footage)
movieBenny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
1990
Self (archive footage)
tvThe Cosby Show
1984
Lena Horne
tvReading Rainbow
1983
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieThe Wiz
1978
Glinda the Good
tvThe Muppet Show
1976
Self - Special Guest Star / Lola Bramswell
movieThat's Entertainment, Part II
1976
(archive footage)
movieThat's Entertainment!
1974
(archive footage) (uncredited)
movieDeath of a Gunfighter
1969
Claire Quintana
tvRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
Self (uncredited)
movieNow!
1965
Self (voice)
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Self / Self (archive footage)
tvThe Bell Telephone Hour
1959
Self - Host / Self
tvThe Steve Allen Show
1956
Self - Singer
tvTony Awards
1956
Self - Host / Self - Recipient / Performer / Self - Presenter / Self - Co-Hostess
movieMeet Me in Las Vegas
1956
Lena Horne
tvMGM Parade
1955
Self
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
movieDuchess of Idaho
1950
Lena Horne
movieWords and Music
1948
Lena Horne
movieTill the Clouds Roll By
1946
Julie LaVerne / Lena Horne
movieStudio Visit
1946
Herself
movieSwingtime Jamboree
1946
Herself
movieZiegfeld Follies
1945
Lena Horne (segment "Love")
Harlem Hotshots
1945
(archive footage)
movieTwo Girls and a Sailor
1944
Specialty
movieBroadway Rhythm
1944
Fernway de la Fer
movieSwing Fever
1943
Herself
movieThousands Cheer
1943
Lena Horne
movieI Dood It
1943
Herself
movieStormy Weather
1943
Selina Rogers
movieCabin in the Sky
1943
Georgia Brown
moviePanama Hattie
1942
As self, Singer in Phil's Place (uncredited)
movieThe Duke Is Tops
1938
Ethel Andrews
Sound1
movieNow!
1965
Music