Lena Horne
Acting
Born June 30, 1917 · Brooklyn, New York, USA
Biography
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…
Known For · 40 titles
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Mike Douglas Show
Great Performances
Tony Awards
What's My Line?
The Cosby Show
American Masters
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
The Steve Allen Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
A Different World
The Oscars
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Dean Martin Show
Sanford and Son
Kraft Music Hall
Reading Rainbow
The Kennedy Center Honors
The Muppet Show
MGM Parade
The Bell Telephone Hour
Your Show of Shows
The Flip Wilson Show
Password
The Hollywood Palace
The Twentieth Century
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Hollywood Black
The Wiz
The Judy Garland Show
The DuPont Show of the Week
The Perry Como Show
That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment! III
Night of 100 Stars II
That's Entertainment, Part II
Two Girls and a Sailor
Till the Clouds Roll By
Night of 100 Stars
Now!