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Elisabeth Welch

Elisabeth Welch

Actor

Born February 27, 1904 in New York City, New York, USA

Died July 15, 2003

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Biography

In British films of the 1930s and 1940s, American-born singer Elisabeth Welch made several memorable guest appearances in cabaret sequences, and starred opposite Paul Robeson in two features. Sophisticated, glamorous and charming, her appearances were a refreshing departure from the stereotype of black women perpetuated by Hollywood films of that time. One of her best screen roles was Beulah, the nightclub owner and hostess, in Ealing's Dead of Night (1945). After a long and distinguished career in West End musical theater, Elisabeth returned to the screen in 1979, making a memorable appearance as "A Goddess" in Derek Jarman's The Tempest (1979), singing her theme song, "Stormy Weather".

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Preview Clip: Big Fella (1937, Paul Robeson, Elisabeth Welch, Roy Emerton, Eldon Gorst)

Filmography

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Year

Black and White in Colour Poster

Black and White in Colour Mini-Series1992Self

The Jerome Kern Songbook Video1990Self

Keeping Love Alive Feature Film1987Self

The 40th Annual Tony Awards TV Special1986Self - Nominee

The Time of Your Life Poster

The Time of Your Life TV Series1983Self

Joyce Grenfell 1910-1979 Documentary1980Self

Arabian Adventure Poster

Arabian Adventure Feature Film1979Beggarwoman

The Royal Variety Performance 1979 TV Special1979

The Tempest Poster

The Tempest Feature Film1979A Goddess

Revenge of the Pink Panther Poster

Revenge of the Pink Panther Feature Film1978Mrs. Wu

Song by Song TV Series1978Self - Music Performer

The Man Who Came to Dinner Poster

The Man Who Came to Dinner TV Movie1972Sarah

Girl Stroke Boy Poster

Girl Stroke Boy Feature Film1971Mrs Delaney

A Birthday Gala Tribute Noel Coward TV Special1970Self - Performer

Looks Familiar Poster

Looks Familiar TV Series1970Self - Guest

Before the Fringe TV Series1967

I Gotta Shoe, or Cindy-Ella TV Movie1966

The Long Cocktail Party TV Movie1966Self - singer

BBC 3 TV Series1965Self

BBC Play of the Month Poster

BBC Play of the Month TV Series1965Tiare Johnson

Jackanory Poster

Jackanory TV Series1965Storyteller

Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life TV Series1964Self

Play School Poster

Play School TV Series1964Self - Storyteller

Cleopatra Poster

Cleopatra Feature Film1963Children's Nurse

Crane TV Series1963Assunta

The Brockenstein Affair TV Movie1962Corinne

Our Man in Havana Poster

Our Man in Havana Feature Film1959Woman

Hotel Imperial TV Series19581 episode, 1958

Pleasure Boat TV Series1957Self - At Your Command

This Is the Henry Hall Show TV Series1957Self

Alan Melville Takes You from A-Z TV Series1956Self

Ivor Novello TV Movie1956Self

Joyce Grenfell Requests the Pleasure Mini-Series1956Self

Isn't It Romantic? TV Series1955Self - Guest Artist

ITV Play of the Week Poster

ITV Play of the Week TV Series1955Catherine Creek

This Is Your Life Poster

This Is Your Life TV Series1955Self

Face the Music TV Series1953Self

Penny Plain TV Movie1952

Music for You TV Series1951Self

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre Poster

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre TV Series1950Bessie Bolt

Oranges and Lemons TV Movie1949

Tuppence Coloured TV Movie1949

Kaleidoscope TV Series1946Self

Dead of Night Poster

Dead of Night Feature Film1945Beulah

While Nero Fiddled Poster

While Nero Fiddled Feature Film1944Nora

Alibi Feature Film1942Singer

This Was Paris Poster

This Was Paris Feature Film1942Cabaret Singer

Over the Moon Poster

Over the Moon Feature Film1939Cabaret Singer

Around the Town Feature Film1938Elisabeth

Big Fella Poster

Big Fella Feature Film1937Amanda 'Manda'

Calling All Stars Poster

Calling All Stars Feature Film1937Self

Soft Lights and Sweet Music Poster

Soft Lights and Sweet Music Feature Film1936Self

Song of Freedom Poster

Song of Freedom Feature Film1936Ruth Zinga

Death at a Broadcast Poster

Death at a Broadcast Feature Film1934Elisabeth Welch - Singer

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