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Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) -- Light bio-pic of American Broadway pioneer Jerome Kern, featuring renditions of the famous songs from his musical plays by contemporary stage artists, including a condensed production of his most famous: 'Showboat' .
"Sesame Street" (1969): : -- Lena Horne sings a song to Grover and learns not to be shy.
"60 Minutes" (1968): : -- Ed Bradley’s favorite interview was with the incomparable Lena Horne, whom at 64 was still celebrating her sexuality, 27 years ago this week.
The Wiz (1978) -- An African American adaption of "The Wizard of Oz" that tries to capture the essence of the inner-city experience.

Overview

Date of Birth:
30 June 1917, Brooklyn, New York, USA suite
Mini Biography:
Lena Calhoun Horne was born June 30, 1917, in Brooklyn, New York. In her... suite
Anecdotes:
She was awarded 2 Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at... suite
STARmeter: ?
Up 83% in popularity this week. See rank & trends on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win suite
US TV Schedule:
Wed. July 88:00 AMTCM Till the Clouds Roll By  suite

Filmographie

Jump to filmography as: Soundtrack, Actrice, Self, Archive Footage
Soundtrack:
  1. A Life in Words and Music (2007) (V) ("The Lady Is a Tramp")
  2. Take the Lead (2006) (performer: "I Got Rhythm (Take the Lead Remix)", "I Got Rhythm")
    ... autre titre : Dance with Me (France) [fr]
    ... autre titre : Entrez dans la danse (Canada: French title) [fr]
  3. Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004) (performer: "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas")
    ... autre titre : Dirty Dancing 2 (Australia) (Singapore: English title)
    ... autre titre : Dance lascive 2 - Les nuits de la Havane (Canada: French title) [fr]
    ... autre titre : Dirty Dancing 2 (France) [fr]
  4. "Miss Match" (1 episode, 2003)
        - Santa, Baby (2003) TV episode ("Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas")
  5. "Six Feet Under" (1 episode, 2002)
    ... autre titre : "Six pieds sous terre" (France: dubbed version) (Switzerland: French title) [fr]
    ... autre titre : "Six Feet Under" (France) [fr]
        - I'll Take You (2002) TV episode ("Back in My Baby's Arms")
  6. The Family Man (2000) (performer: "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow")
    ... autre titre : Family Man (France) [fr]
    ... autre titre : Père de famille (Canada: French title) [fr]

  7. Chicago Cab (1997) (performer: "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas")
    ... autre titre : Hellcab (USA: video title)
  8. Déjà Vu (1997) (performer: "Where Or When")
  9. Lolita (1997) (performer: "Stormy Weather")
    ... autre titre : Lolita (France)
  10. Entertaining the Troops (1994) (performer: "The Man I Love")
  11. That's Entertainment! III (1994) (performer: "Where or When", "Just One of Those Things", "Ain't It the Truth", "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man")
  12. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) (performer: "A Fine Romance")
    ... autre titre : Les aventures de Priscilla folle du désert (Canada: French title) [fr]
    ... autre titre : Priscilla, folle du désert (France) [fr]
  13. Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990) (performer: "Stormy Weather")
    ... autre titre : Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (France) [fr]

  14. Beyond Therapy (1987) (performer: "Someone To Watch Over Me")
  15. The 35th Annual Tony Awards (1981) (TV) (performer: "If You Believe")

  16. The Wiz (1978) (performer: "Tornado/Glinda's Theme", "If You Believe In Yourself (Reprise)")
  17. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) (performer: "The Lady Is a Tramp")
    ... autre titre : Hollywood, Hollywood! (France) [fr]
    ... autre titre : Il était une fois Hollywood II (Canada: French title) [fr]
  18. That's Entertainment! (1974) (performer: "Honeysuckle Rose")
    ... autre titre : That's Entertainment: 50 Years of MGM (USA: alternative title)
    ... autre titre : Il était une fois Hollywood (France) [fr]

  19. Death of a Gunfighter (1969) (performer: "SWEET APPLE WINE")
    ... autre titre : Une poignée de plombs (France) [fr]
  20. "The Dean Martin Show" (1 episode, 1967)
    ... autre titre : "The Dean Martin Comedy Hour" (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 30 novembre 1967 (1967) TV episode (performer: "I'll Plant My Own Tree", "Someday My Prince Will Come")
  21. "The Hollywood Palace" (1 episode, 1967)
        - Episode #5.3 (1967) TV episode (performer: "Make Me Rainbows", "Stormy Weather")
  22. At This Very Moment (1962) (TV) (performer: "From This Moment On")

  23. Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956) (performer: "If You Can Dream")
    ... autre titre : Viva Las Vegas! (UK)
  24. Duchess of Idaho (1950) (performer: "Baby Come Out of the Clouds")
    ... autre titre : Jamais deux sans toi (Belgium: French title) (France) [fr]

  25. Words and Music (1948) (performer: "The Lady Is a Tramp", "Where or When")
    ... autre titre : Ma vie est une chanson (France) [fr]
  26. Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) (performer: "Show Boat" (uncredited), "Why Was I Born?" (uncredited))
    ... autre titre : La pluie qui chante (France) [fr]
  27. Studio Visit (1946) (performer: "Ain't It the Truth")
  28. Ziegfeld Follies (1946) (performer: "Love")
    ... autre titre : Ziegfeld Follies of 1946 (USA: poster title)
    ... autre titre : Ziegfeld Follies (France) [fr]
  29. Two Girls and a Sailor (1944) (performer: "Paper Doll" (uncredited))
    ... autre titre : Deux jeunes filles et un marin (France) [fr]
  30. Broadway Rhythm (1944) (performer: "Brazilian Boogie", "Somebody Loves Me")
  31. Boogie-Woogie Dream (1944) (performer: "Unlucky Woman")
  32. Swing Fever (1943) (performer: "You're So Indifferent")
  33. I Dood It (1943) (performer: "Jericho" (1919))
    ... autre titre : By Hook or by Crook (UK)
  34. Thousands Cheer (1943) (performer: "Honeysuckle Rose" (1929))
    ... autre titre : La Parade aux étoiles (France) [fr]
    ... autre titre : Parade aux étoiles (France) [fr]
  35. Stormy Weather (1943) (performer: "THERE'S NO TWO WAYS ABOUT LOVE", "AT A GEORGIA CAMP MEETING", "DE CAMPTOWN RACES", "DIGA DIGA DOO", "I CAN'T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE", "STORMY WEATHER")
    ... autre titre : La symphonie magique (Belgium: French title) [fr]
    ... autre titre : Symphonie magique (France) [fr]
  36. Cabin in the Sky (1943) (performer: "Life Is Full of Consequence", "Honey in the Honeycomb")
    ... autre titre : Un petit coin aux cieux (Belgium: French title: dubbed version) [fr]
  37. Panama Hattie (1942) (performer: "Just One of Those Things" (1935), "The Sping" (1942))

  38. The Duke Is Tops (1938) (performer: "I Know You Remember", "Don't Let Our Love Song Turn Into A Blues")
    ... autre titre : The Bronze Venus (USA: reissue title)
Actrice:
  1. The Wiz (1978) .... Glinda the Good

  2. Death of a Gunfighter (1969) .... Claire Quintana
    ... autre titre : Une poignée de plombs (France) [fr]

  3. Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) .... Julie LaVerne (in "Show Boat" / "Specialty")
    ... autre titre : La pluie qui chante (France) [fr]
  4. Broadway Rhythm (1944) .... Fernway de la Fer
  5. Stormy Weather (1943) .... Selina Rogers
    ... autre titre : La symphonie magique (Belgium: French title) [fr]
    ... autre titre : Symphonie magique (France) [fr]
  6. Cabin in the Sky (1943) .... Georgia Brown
    ... autre titre : Un petit coin aux cieux (Belgium: French title: dubbed version) [fr]

  7. The Duke Is Tops (1938) .... Ethel Andrews
    ... autre titre : The Bronze Venus (USA: reissue title)
Self:
  1. The Masters Behind the Musicals (2004) (V) .... Herself
  2. Then I'll Be Free to Travel Home (2001) (V) .... Narrator

  3. "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1997-1998)
        - Episode dated 22 mai 1998 (1998) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 16 juin 1997 (1997) TV episode .... Herself
  4. "American Masters" .... Herself (1 episode, 1996)
        - Lena Horne: In Her Own Words (1996) TV episode .... Herself
  5. An Evening with Lena Horne (1994) (TV) .... Herself
  6. Sinatra Duets (1994) (TV) .... Herself
  7. "A Century of Women" (1994) TV mini-series .... Herself
  8. That's Entertainment! III (1994) (also archive footage) .... Herself - Co-host/Narrator
  9. That's Entertainment! III Behind the Screen (1994) (V) .... Herself (interview)
  10. Aretha Franklin: Duets (1993) (TV) .... Herself
  11. The American Film Institute Salute to Elizabeth Taylor (1993) (TV) .... Herself
  12. The 65th Annual Academy Awards (1993) (TV) .... Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Original Song
  13. "A Different World" .... Herself (1 episode, 1993)
    ... autre titre : "Campus show" (France) [fr]
        - A Rock, a River, a Lena (1993) TV episode .... Herself
  14. "Reading Rainbow" .... Herself (1 episode, 1991)
        - Snowy Day: Stories and Poems (1991) TV episode (voice) .... Herself

  15. Carnegie Hall: The Grand Reopening (1987) (TV) .... Herself
  16. "Brown Sugar" (1986) TV mini-series .... Herself
  17. "The Cosby Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1985)
    ... autre titre : "Cosby Show" (France) [fr]
        - Cliff's Birthday (1985) TV episode .... Herself
  18. The 37th Annual Tony Awards (1983) (TV) .... Herself - Co-Host
  19. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1965-1982)
    ... autre titre : "The Best of Carson" (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 23 novembre 1982 (1982) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 15 décembre 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Herself
  20. The 36th Annual Tony Awards (1982) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
  21. Night of 100 Stars (1982) (TV) .... Herself
  22. The 35th Annual Tony Awards (1981) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter & Performer

  23. America Salutes Richard Rodgers: The Sound of His Music (1976) (TV) .... Herself
  24. "The Muppet Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1976)
    ... autre titre : "Le muppet Show" (France) [fr]
        - Episode #1.11 (1976) TV episode (uncredited) .... Herself
  25. "The Flip Wilson Show" .... Herself (4 episodes, 1970-1974)
        - Episode #4.18 (1974) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode #2.11 (1971) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode #1.24 (1971) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode #1.12 (1970) TV episode .... Herself
  26. "Sesame Street" .... Herself (1 episode, 1973)
    ... autre titre : "Open Sesame" (New Zealand: English title: new syndication title)
    ... autre titre : "Sesame Street Unpaved" (USA: syndication title)
    ... autre titre : "The New Sesame Street" (USA: new syndication title)
    ... autre titre : "1, rue Sésame" (France) [fr]
    ... autre titre : "Les amis de Sésame" (Canada: French title) [fr]
        - Episode #5.1 (1973) TV episode .... Herself
  27. "The Bruce Forsyth Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1973)
        - Episode dated 28 avril 1973 (1973) TV episode .... Herself
  28. Keep U.S. Beautiful (1973) (TV) .... Herself
  29. "Sanford and Son" .... Herself (1 episode, 1973)
        - A Visit from Lena Horne (1973) TV episode .... Herself
  30. "Film Night" .... Herself (1 episode, 1971)
        - The Black Man in the Cinema (1971) TV episode .... Herself
  31. "The Kraft Music Hall" .... Herself (1 episode, 1970)
        - Things Ain't What They Used to Be (1970) TV episode .... Herself
  32. "The Engelbert Humperdinck Show" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1970)
        - Episode #2.4 (1970) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 13 février 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Herself

  33. "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" .... Herself (4 episodes, 1968-1969)
    ... autre titre : "Laugh-In"
        - Episode #2.21 (1969) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode #2.13 (1968) TV episode (uncredited) .... Herself
        - Episode #2.7 (1968) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode #2.4 (1968) TV episode .... Herself
  34. "The London Palladium Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1969)
        - Episode dated 2 février 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Herself
  35. "The Dean Martin Show" .... Herself (3 episodes, 1967-1969)
    ... autre titre : "The Dean Martin Comedy Hour" (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 30 janvier 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 30 novembre 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 19 octobre 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Herself
  36. "The Hollywood Palace" .... Herself (1 episode, 1967)
        - Episode #5.3 (1967) TV episode .... Herself
  37. "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1967)
        - Episode dated 15 mai 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Herself
  38. "The Andy Williams Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1966)
        - Episode dated 20 novembre 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Herself
  39. "The Perry Como Show" .... Herself (6 episodes, 1958-1966)
    ... autre titre : "Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall" (USA: new title)
    ... autre titre : "The Chesterfield Supper Club"
        - Episode dated 24 janvier 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 18 octobre 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 17 octobre 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 31 janvier 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 21 February 1959 (1959) TV episode .... Herself
          (1 more)
  40. "The Bell Telephone Hour" .... Herself - Singer (2 episodes, 1965)
    ... autre titre : "The Telephone Hour" (USA: syndication title)
        - Music in Manhattan (1965) TV episode .... Herself - Singer
        - The Sound of Music (1965) TV episode .... Herself - Singer
  41. Now (1965) (voice) .... Herself
  42. "The Twentieth Century" .... Herself (1 episode, 1964)
        - The Songs of Harold Arien (1964) TV episode .... Herself
  43. "The Judy Garland Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1963)
        - Episode #1.3 (1963) TV episode .... Herself
  44. "The Jack Paar Program" .... Herself (1 episode, 1963)
        - Episode dated 20 septembre 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Herself
  45. "Password" .... Herself / ... (2 episodes, 1963)
    ... autre titre : "Password All-Stars" (USA: new title)
        - Lena Horne vs. Abe Burrows (1963) TV episode .... Herself
        - Lena Horne vs. Mitch Miller (1963) TV episode .... Panelist
  46. At This Very Moment (1962) (TV) .... Herself
  47. "The DuPont Show of the Week" .... Herself (1 episode, 1961)
        - USO - Wherever They Go! (1961) TV episode .... Herself

  48. "Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium" .... Herself (1 episode, 1959)
    ... autre titre : "Sunday Night at the London Palladium" (UK: short title)
        - Episode #5.5 (1959) TV episode .... Herself
  49. "The Steve Allen Show" .... Herself - Singer (1 episode, 1958)
    ... autre titre : "The Steve Allen Plymouth Show" (USA: new title)
        - Episode #3.25 (1958) TV episode .... Herself - Singer
  50. "What's My Line?" .... Herself - Mystery Guest (2 episodes, 1953-1958)
        - Episode dated 2 March 1958 (1958) TV episode .... Herself - Mystery Guest
        - Episode dated 27 September 1953 (1953) TV episode .... Herself - Mystery Guest
  51. The Heart of Show Business (1957) .... Herself
  52. "Toast of the Town" .... Herself (3 episodes, 1951-1957)
    ... autre titre : "The Ed Sullivan Show" (USA: new title)
        - Episode #10.31 (1957) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode #10.23 (1957) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode #5.1 (1951) TV episode .... Herself
  53. "The Frank Sinatra Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1957)
        - Episode #1.9 (1957) TV episode .... Herself
  54. Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956) .... Herself
    ... autre titre : Viva Las Vegas! (UK)
  55. "Music 55" .... Herself (1 episode, 1955)
        - Episode #1.1 (1955) TV episode .... Herself
  56. A.N.T.A. Album of 1955 (1955) (TV) .... Herself
  57. "Your Show of Shows" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1951-1953)
    ... autre titre : "Sid Caesar's Show of Shows" (UK: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 19 September 1953 (1953) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 20 January 1951 (1951) TV episode .... Herself
  58. "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Herself - Singer (1 episode, 1951)
    ... autre titre : "Colgate Summer Comedy Hour" (USA: summer title)
    ... autre titre : "Colgate Variety Hour" (USA: sixth season title)
    ... autre titre : "Michael Todd Revue" (USA: subtitle)
        - Episode #1.25 (1951) TV episode .... Herself - Singer
  59. Duchess of Idaho (1950) .... Herself - Cameo appearance
    ... autre titre : Jamais deux sans toi (Belgium: French title) (France) [fr]

  60. Some of the Best (1949) (uncredited) .... Herself
  61. Words and Music (1948) .... Herself
    ... autre titre : Ma vie est une chanson (France) [fr]
  62. Studio Visit (1946) .... Herself
  63. Ziegfeld Follies (1946) .... Herself in 'Love'
    ... autre titre : Ziegfeld Follies of 1946 (USA: poster title)
    ... autre titre : Ziegfeld Follies (France) [fr]
  64. Two Girls and a Sailor (1944) .... Herself
    ... autre titre : Deux jeunes filles et un marin (France) [fr]
  65. Boogie-Woogie Dream (1944) .... Herself
  66. Swing Fever (1943) .... Herself
  67. I Dood It (1943) .... Herself
    ... autre titre : By Hook or by Crook (UK)
  68. Thousands Cheer (1943) .... Herself
    ... autre titre : La Parade aux étoiles (France) [fr]
    ... autre titre : Parade aux étoiles (France) [fr]
  69. Panama Hattie (1942) .... Herself - Singer in Phil's Place
Archive Footage:
  1. Strange Frame: Love & Sax (2009) .... Ethel Andrews
  2. A Life in Words and Music (2007) (V) .... Herself
  3. "War Stories with Oliver North"
        - Hollywood Goes to War (2006) TV episode .... Herself
  4. Andy Williams: My Favorite Duets (2004) (TV) .... Herself
  5. "American Masters"
        - Judy Garland: By Myself (2004) TV episode .... Herself
  6. TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004) (V) .... Herself
  7. "Great Performances"
        - The Great American Songbook (2003) TV episode
  8. It's Black Entertainment (2002) (TV) .... Herself
  9. "Sinatra: The Classic Duets" (2002) .... Herself
  10. "Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song"
        - From Russia with Love (2001) TV episode .... Herself
  11. The Nightclub Years (2001) (TV) (uncredited) .... Herself
  12. Somewhere Over the Rainbow: Harold Arlen (1999) (V) .... Herself
  13. Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood (1998) (TV) .... Herself
  14. Classified X (1998) (TV) .... Herself
  15. Entertaining the Troops (1994) .... Herself
  16. All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994) (TV) .... Herself
  17. One on One: Classic Television Interviews (1993) (TV) .... Herself
  18. "American Justice: Target - Mafia" (1993) .... Herself
  19. Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II (1992) (TV) .... Herself
  20. 60 Minutes: The Entertainers (1991) (TV) .... Herself
  21. That's Black Entertainment (1990)
  22. Muppet Video: Muppet Moments (1985) (V) .... Herself
  23. Judy Garland: The Concert Years (1985) (TV) .... Herself
  24. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) .... Clip from 'Words and Music'
  25. That's Entertainment! (1974) .... Herself - at banquet/Clip from 'Thousands Cheer'
  26. Mantan Messes Up (1946) .... Herself
  27. Harlem Hotshots (1945) .... Herself

Additional Details

Other Works:
1997: TV commercial for The Gap (clothing store chain). suite
Publicity Listings:
1 Biographical Movie | 1 Print Biography | 1 Article | 4 Photos de magazine suite
Genres:
Music | Comedie | Musical | Family suite
Plot Keywords:
Character Name In Title | Beautiful Woman | Variety | Singer suite

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