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Lena Horne

Lena Mary Calhoun Horne was an American dancer, actress, singer, and civil rights activist, whose career spanned more than seventy years. In 1984 Horne received a Kennedy Center honour for lifetime contribution to the arts, and in 1989 she was given a Grammy Award for lifetime achievement.

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  • Born In Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Born June 30, 1917
  • Died May 9, 2010
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Death of a Gunfighter

1969
as Claire Quintana

That's Entertainment! III

1994
as Herself - Co-Host / Narrator

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976
as (archive footage)

Storm in My Heart

2018
as Self (archive footage)

DTV: Golden Oldies

1984
as Lena Horne

Words and Music

1948
as Herself

Stormy Weather

1943
as Selina Rogers

Cabin in the Sky

1943
as Georgia Brown

Meet Me in Las Vegas

1956
as Lena Horne

Duchess Of Idaho

1950
as Herself - Cameo appearance

I Dood It

1943
as Lena Horne

Till the Clouds Roll By

1946
as Julie LaVerne / Herself

Ziegfeld Follies

1945
as Herself

Swing Fever

1943
as Herself

Broadway Rhythm

1944
as Fernway de la Fer

Thousands Cheer

1943
as Lena Horne

The Wiz

1978
as Glinda the Good

Studio Visit

1946
as Herself

The Duke Is Tops

1938
as Ethel Andrews

Now!

1965
as Herself (voice)

That's Entertainment!

1974
as Herself - at Banquet / Clip from 'Thousands Cheer' (archive footage)

Guest Star

Episode The Cosby Show
Cliff's Birthday
1985
Episode What's My Line?
Lena Horne
1953
Episode The Dick Cavett Show
Lena Horne
1981
Episode Sesame Street
Learning About Letters
1986
Episode The Muppet Show
Lena Horne
1976
Episode A Different World
A Rock, a River, a Lena
1993
Episode Sesame Street
A Celebration of Me, Grover
1970
Episode Sesame Street
Episode 2233
1986
Episode The Judy Garland Show
The Judy Garland Show #4
1963
Episode Sanford and Son
A Visit from Lena Horne
1973
Episode Tony Awards
The 37th Annual Tony Awards
1983
Episode The Flip Wilson Show
Tony Randall, Bob & Ray, Lena Horne
1974