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Lena Horne (1917–2010)
Soundtrack | Actress
Lena Calhoun Horne was born June 30, 1917, in Brooklyn, New York. In her biography she stated that, on the day she was born, her father was in the midst of a card game trying to get money to pay the ...
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Known for
Cabin in the Sky (1943),
The Wiz (1978),
Ziegfeld Follies (1945),
Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)
Details
Jun
30,
1917 (died May
9,
2010)
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5' 5"
(1.65m)
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Filmography | Edit filmography
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| Past Film & Video (39 titles) | Budget | Opening Weekend | Gross (US & Canada) | Gross (Worldwide) |
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$686K
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$7.1MM
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$8.3MM
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Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression (2009)
(Video) - Performer ("I Know You Remember") (uncredited) |
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A Life in Words and Music (2007)
(Video) - Herself (archive footage), Soundtrack ("The Lady Is a Tramp") |
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$30MM
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$13MM
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$35MM
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$66MM
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$25MM
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$5.9MM
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$14MM
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$28MM
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$60MM
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$11MM
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$76MM
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$125MM
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$3K
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$24K
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$62MM
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$19K
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$1.1MM
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$29K
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$1.1MM
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$1.1MM
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$219K
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$11MM
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$11MM
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That's Entertainment! III (1994)
Herself - Co-Host / Narrator, Performer ("Where or When" (1937), "Just One of Those Things" (1935), "Ain't It the Truth" (1942), "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" (1927)) (uncredited) |
$2.5MM
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$36K
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$280K
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$280K
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$58K
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$7.7MM
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$287K
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$790K
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$790K
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Learning About Letters (1986)
(Video) - Herself (archive footage), Performer ("The Alphabet Song") (uncredited) |
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The Wiz (1978)
Glinda the Good, Performer ("Tornado/Glinda's Theme", "If You Believe In Yourself (Reprise)") |
$24MM
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$21MM
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$21MM
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That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
Clip from 'Words and Music' (archive footage), Performer ("The Lady Is a Tramp" (1937)) (uncredited) |
$5MM
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$5MM
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That's Entertainment! (1974)
Herself - at Banquet / Clip from 'Thousands Cheer' (archive footage), Performer ("Honeysuckle Rose" (1929)) (uncredited) |
$3.2MM
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$27MM
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$2.8MM
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Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)
Julie LaVerne (segment "Show Boat") / Lena Horne, Performer ("Show Boat", "Why Was I Born?" (uncredited)) |
$2.8MM
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$3.2MM
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Stormy Weather (1943)
Selina Rogers, Performer ("There's No Two Ways About Love" (1943), "At a Georgia Camp Meeting" (1897), "De Camptown Races" (1849), "Diga Diga Doo" (1928), "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" (1928), "Stormy Weather" (1933)) (uncredited) |
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Cabin in the Sky (1943)
Georgia Brown, Performer ("Life Is Full of Consequence" (1943), "Honey in the Honeycomb" (1940) (uncredited)) |
$662K
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Panama Hattie (1942)
Singer in Phil's Place (uncredited), Performer ("Just One of Those Things" (1935), "The Sping" (1942) (uncredited)) |
$1.1MM
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The Duke Is Tops (1938)
Ethel Andrews, Performer ("I Know You Remember", "Don't Let Our Love Song Turn Into a Blues") (uncredited) |
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American Horror Story (2011)
(TV Series) - Performer ("Good For Nothin' Joe") (1 episode, 2011)
Spooky Little Girl (Nov
30,
2011)
Season 1,
Episode 9
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Performer ("Good For Nothin' Joe") (uncredited)
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Michael Feinstein's American Songbook (2010)
(TV Series) - Herself (1 episode, 2010), Performer ("The Man I Love") (1 episode, 2010)
Best Band in the Land (Oct
13,
2010)
Season 1,
Episode 2
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Herself (archive footage),
Performer ("The Man I Love")
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Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me (2009)
(TV Movie) - Herself (archive footage), Performer ("One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)", "Day In - Day Out") |
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Miss Match (2003)
(TV Series) - Performer ("Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas") (1 episode, 2003)
Santa, Baby (Dec
12,
2003)
Season 1,
Episode 10
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Performer ("Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas")
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Sinatra: The Classic Duets (2002)
(TV Movie) - Herself (archive footage), Performer ("One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)") (uncredited) |
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1992)
(TV Series) - Herself (1 episode, 1992), Performer ("Stormy Weather" (1933)) (1 episode, 1992)
The last Tonight Show (May
22,
1992)
Season 30,
Episode 120
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Herself (archive footage),
Performer ("Stormy Weather" (1933)) (uncredited)
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The 35th Annual Tony Awards (1981)
(TV Special) - Herself - Performer & Special Award Recipient, Performer ("If You Believe") |
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Sesame Street (1980)
(TV Series) - Herself (1 episode, 1980), Performer ("It's not Easy Being Green") (1 episode, 1980)
1364 (Feb
14,
1980)
Season 11,
Episode 59
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Herself (archive footage) (uncredited),
Performer ("It's not Easy Being Green")
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The Muppet Show (1976)
(TV Series) - Herself - Special Guest Star / Lola Bramswell (1 episode, 1976), Performer ("I Got a Name", "Sing") (1 episode, 1976)
Lena Horne (Oct
30,
1976)
Season 1,
Episode 11
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Herself - Special Guest Star / Lola Bramswell,
Performer ("I Got a Name", "Sing")
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The Dean Martin Show (1967)
(TV Series) - Herself (2 episodes, 1967), Performer ("Softly, as I Leave You", "You'd Better Love Me", "Bummin' Around", "There Will Never Be Another You", "They Can't Take That Away from Me", "Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries", "I Want to Be Happy", "Together") (1 episode, 1967), Performer ("I'll Plant My Own Tree", "Someday My Prince Will Come") (1 episode, 1967)
Episode #3.12 (Nov
30,
1967)
Season 3,
Episode 12
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Herself,
Performer ("I'll Plant My Own Tree", "Someday My Prince Will Come")
Episode #3.6 (Oct
19,
1967)
Season 3,
Episode 6
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Herself,
Performer ("Softly, as I Leave You", "You'd Better Love Me", "Bummin' Around", "There Will Never Be Another You", "They Can't Take That Away from Me", "Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries", "I Want to Be Happy", "Together") (uncredited)
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The Hollywood Palace (1967)
(TV Series) - Performer ("Make Me Rainbows", "Stormy Weather") (1 episode, 1967), Herself (1 episode, 1967)
Episode #5.3 (Sep
19,
1967)
Season 5,
Episode 3
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Herself,
Performer ("Make Me Rainbows", "Stormy Weather")
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The Twentieth Century (1964)
(TV Series) - Performer ("It's a New World") (1 episode, 1964), Herself (1 episode, 1964)
The Songs of Harold Arlen (Feb
9,
1964)
Season 7,
Episode 14
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Herself,
Performer ("It's a New World")
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The Perry Como Show (1960)
(TV Series) - Performer ("My Heart Is a Hobo", "Polka Dots and Moonbeams", "You Don't Have to Know the Language", "Bob White (Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight?)", "Cuckoo in the Clock", "Yellow Bird", "Listen to the Mocking Bird", "When the Red, Red, Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along") (1 episode, 1960), Herself (1 episode, 1960)
Robert Horton, Lena Horne, Corbett Monica (Jan
20,
1960)
Season 12,
Episode 15
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Herself,
Performer ("My Heart Is a Hobo", "Polka Dots and Moonbeams", "You Don't Have to Know the Language", "Bob White (Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight?)", "Cuckoo in the Clock", "Yellow Bird", "Listen to the Mocking Bird", "When the Red, Red, Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along") (uncredited)
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The Frank Sinatra Timex Show: To the Ladies (1960)
(TV Special) - Herself - Singer, Performer ("Ring the Bell", "But Beautiful", "From This Moment On", "As Long As I Live", "One for My Baby", "Stormy Weather", "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea", "My Heart Belongs to Daddy") (uncredited) |
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Toast of the Town (1957)
(TV Series) - Performer ("It's Love", "One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)", "It's Alright with Me") (1 episode, 1957), Herself (1 episode, 1957)
Episode #10.23 (Feb
24,
1957)
Season 10,
Episode 23
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Herself,
Performer ("It's Love", "One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)", "It's Alright with Me")
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MGM Parade (1955–1956)
(TV Series) - Singer (2 episodes, 1955), Performer ("Love") (1 episode, 1956), Performer ("Ain't It the Truth") (1 episode, 1955)
Episode #1.6 (Oct
19,
1955)
Season 1,
Episode 6
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Singer (archive footage),
Performer ("Ain't It the Truth") (uncredited)
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The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1984)
(TV Special) - Herself - Honoree |
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1965–1982)
(TV Series) - Herself / Herself - Guest (3 episodes, 1965) |
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The Muppet Show (1976)
(TV Series) - Herself - Special Guest Star / Lola Bramswell (1 episode, 1976) |
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Laugh-In (1968)
(TV Series) - Herself (1 episode, 1968)
Marcel Marceau, Bill Dana, Jimmy Dean, Lena Horne, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Flip Wilson (Oct
28,
1968)
Season 2,
Episode 7
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Herself (uncredited)
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The Merv Griffin Show (1967)
(TV Series) - Herself (1 episode, 1967)
Bob Hope, Gene Autry, Lena Horne, Mary Livingstone, Jimmy Piersall, Michael Landon, Chuck Connors, Barbara Rush (Apr
28,
1967)
Season 4,
Episode 170
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Herself
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Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium (1955–1961)
(TV Series) - Herself - Top of the Bill / Herself (3 episodes, 1955) |
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Toast of the Town (1948–1957)
(TV Series) - Herself / Herself - Vocalist (5 episodes, 1948)
Bill Haley & the Comets, Lena Horne, Tony Perkins, Jack Paar, George DeWitt, Alfred Apaka, Senator George Smathers (Apr
28,
1957)
Season 10,
Episode 31
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Herself
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The 83rd Annual Academy Awards (2011)
(TV Special) - Herself - Special Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
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17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2011)
(TV Special) - Herself - In Memoriam (archive footage) |
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Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood (1998)
(TV Movie) - Herself (archive footage) |
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American Masters (1990)
(TV Series) - Herself (1 episode, 1990)
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story (Jul
23,
1990)
Season 5,
Episode 4
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Herself (archive footage)
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Minnelli on Minnelli: Liza Remembers Vincente (1987)
(TV Movie) - Georgie Brown (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership (1949)
(Short) - Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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