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Ethel Waters

Ethel Waters

Actor

Born October 31, 1896 in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Died September 1, 1977

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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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The Member of the Wedding (1952) Original Trailer [FHD]

Cabin in the Sky - Trailer

John Landis on Cabin In The Sky

Cairo 1942 film

Filmography

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Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan Poster

Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan Documentary2025Self - Singer & Actress

Count Basie: Through His Own Eyes Poster

Count Basie: Through His Own Eyes Documentary2018Self

Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me Poster

Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me Documentary2017Mother of Rufus Lee - Rufus Jones for President

Bicentennial Nigger Short Film2006

Jazz Mini-Series2001Self

The Ladies Sing the Blues Poster

The Ladies Sing the Blues TV Movie2001Self

The Nightclub Years Documentary2001Self

Blues Masters Poster

Blues Masters Documentary1999

Classified X Poster

Classified X Documentary1998Self

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood Poster

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood Documentary1998Self

Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years Poster

Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years Documentary1997Dicey Johnson

Inside the Dream Factory Poster

Inside the Dream Factory Documentary1995Self

That's Black Entertainment Poster

That's Black Entertainment Documentary1990Self

That's Entertainment, Part II Poster

That's Entertainment, Part II Documentary1976Petunia Jackson

Black Shadows on the Silver Screen Poster

Black Shadows on the Silver Screen Documentary1975Self

Brother Can You Spare a Dime Poster

Brother Can You Spare a Dime Documentary1975Self

Dinah! TV Series1974Self - Guest

Johnny Carson Presents the Sun City Scandals '72 TV Movie1972Self

Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law Poster

Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law TV Series1971Aunt Harriet

The Pearl Bailey Show Poster

The Pearl Bailey Show TV Series1971Self

This Is Your Life Poster

This Is Your Life TV Series1971Self

Della TV Series1969Self - Guest

The Barbara McNair Show Poster

The Barbara McNair Show TV Series1969Self - Guest

The David Frost Show Poster

The David Frost Show TV Series1969Self - Guest

The Dick Cavett Show Poster

The Dick Cavett Show TV Series1968Self - Guest

The Bob Braun Show Poster

The Bob Braun Show TV Series1967Self - Guest

The Joey Bishop Show Poster

The Joey Bishop Show TV Series1967Self - Guest

The 37th Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 37th Annual Academy Awards TV Special1965Self - Audience Member

Daniel Boone Poster

Daniel Boone TV Series1964Rachael

The Hollywood Palace Poster

The Hollywood Palace TV Series1964Self

The Great Adventure Poster

The Great Adventure TV Series1963Rit

Vacation Playhouse Poster

Vacation Playhouse TV Series1963Carrie

The Merv Griffin Show Poster

The Merv Griffin Show TV Series1962Self - Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV Series1962Self - Guest

The Mike Douglas Show Poster

The Mike Douglas Show TV Series1961Self - Guest

The New Steve Allen Show Poster

The New Steve Allen Show TV Series1961Self

Route 66 Poster

Route 66 TV Series1960Jennie Henderson

One Night Stand TV Series1959Self

The Sound and the Fury Poster

The Sound and the Fury Feature Film1959Dilsey

The Heart Is a Rebel Poster

The Heart Is a Rebel Feature Film1958Gladys

Carib Gold Poster

Carib Gold Feature Film1957Mom

Hold That Note TV Series1957Self - Contestant

The Mike Wallace Interview TV Series1957Self - Actress

The Tex and Jinx Show TV Series1957Self

Whirlybirds Poster

Whirlybirds TV Series1957Sarah

Saturday Spectacular: Manhattan Tower TV Movie1956Sunday School Teacher

The Steve Allen Plymouth Show Poster

The Steve Allen Plymouth Show TV Series1956Self - singer

The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show Poster

The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show TV Series1956Self - singer

Matinee Theatre Poster

Matinee Theatre TV Series19551 episode, 1957

Playwrights '56 Poster

Playwrights '56 TV Series1955Dilsey

Climax! TV Series1954Aunt Kate

Home TV Series1954Self

Look Up and Live Poster

Look Up and Live TV Series1954Self

Project Twenty Poster

Project Twenty TV Series1954Self

General Electric Theater Poster

General Electric Theater TV Series1953Mother

Person to Person Poster

Person to Person TV Series1953Self - singer

The Dave Garroway Show Poster

The Dave Garroway Show TV Series1953Self

The Tonight Show Poster

The Tonight Show TV Series1953Self

Your Play Time TV Series1953Hannah

Encounter Poster

Encounter TV Series1952Katherine

The Jackie Gleason Show Poster

The Jackie Gleason Show TV Series1952Self - Guest Jazz Vocalist

The Linkletter Show Poster

The Linkletter Show TV Series1952Self

The Member of the Wedding Poster

The Member of the Wedding Feature Film1952Berenice Sadie Brown

American Inventory TV Series1951Self

General Electric Guest House TV Series1951Self

Beulah TV Series1950Beulah

Showtime, U.S.A. TV Series1950Self

Songs for Sale TV Series1950Self

What's My Line? Poster

What's My Line? TV Series1950Self - Mystery Guest

Pinky Feature Film1949Dicey Johnson

This Is Show Business Poster

This Is Show Business TV Series1949Self

Break the $250,000 Bank TV Series1948Self - Contestant

Let's Sing a Song from the Movies Poster

Let's Sing a Song from the Movies Short Film1948Ethel

Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall Poster

Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall TV Series1948Self

The Ed Sullivan Show Poster

The Ed Sullivan Show TV Series1948Self - singer

The Milton Berle Show Poster

The Milton Berle Show TV Series1948Self - singer

The Borden Show TV Series1947Self

Cabin in the Sky Poster

Cabin in the Sky Feature Film1943Petunia Jackson

Stage Door Canteen Poster

Stage Door Canteen Feature Film1943Ethel Waters

Cairo Feature Film1942Cleona Jones

Tales of Manhattan Poster

Tales of Manhattan Feature Film1942Esther

Let My People Live Poster

Let My People Live Short Film1939

The Ethel Waters Show TV Special1939

Bubbling Over Poster

Bubbling Over Short Film1934Ethel Peabody

Gift of Gab Poster

Gift of Gab Feature Film1934Ethel Waters

Change Your Luck Short Film1933Ethel

Rufus Jones for President Poster

Rufus Jones for President Short Film1933Mother of Rufus Jones

On with the Show! Poster

On with the Show! Feature Film1929Ethel

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