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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
October 31, 1896
Place of Birth:
Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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Ethel Waters
Biography
Ethel Waters (October 31, 1896 – September 1, 1977) was an American blues, jazz and gospel vocalist and actress. She frequently performed jazz, big band, and pop music, on the Broadway stage and in concerts, although she began her career in the 1920s singing blues.
Her best-known recordings includes, "Dinah", "Birmingham Bertha", "Stormy Weather" "Hottentot Potentate", and "Cabin in the Sky", as well as her version of the spiritual, "His Eye Is on the Sparrow". Waters was the second African American to be nominated for an Academy Award.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | The Pearl Bailey Show | Self |
| 1969 | The Barbara McNair Show | Self |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest |
| 1964 | Daniel Boone | Rachael |
| 1964 | The Hollywood Palace | Self |
| 1963 | The Great Adventure | Rit |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self |
| 1960 | Route 66 | |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen Show | Self - Singer |
| 1955 | Playwrights '56 | |
| 1954 | Climax! | Aunt Kate |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Mother |
| 1950 | The Beulah Show | Beulah |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self |