Lena Horne
Known for: Acting
Born: June 30, 1917
Died: May 9, 2010
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…
Known for
Stormy Weather
1943
The Incomparable Lena Horne
2004
Now!
1965
An Evening With Lena Horne
2005
Boogie-Woogie Dream
1944
Death of a Gunfighter
1969
The Duke Is Tops
1938
Honor Coles, Le Danseur De Claquettes Distingue
Studio Visit
1946
A.N.T.A. Album of 1955
1955
The Frank Sinatra Timex Show - To the Ladies
1960
Storm in My Heart
2018
That's Entertainment! III
1994
Cabin in the Sky
1943
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
2010
Mantan Messes Up
1946
DTV: Golden Oldies
1984
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
2005
Swing Fever
1943
Harlem Hotshots
1945
Swingtime Jamboree
1946
How It Feels to Be Free
2021
Till the Clouds Roll By
1946
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
1986
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.2
2006
Beyond the Riviera
1960
Broadway Rhythm
1944
Aretha Franklin: Duets
1993
I Dood It
1943
The Harlem Renaissance
2004
The Wiz
1978
Ziegfeld Follies
1945
Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
1990
Sid & Judy
2019
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
1999
Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover
2004
Keep U.S. Beautiful
1973
Duchess of Idaho
1950
Words and Music
1948
Judy Garland Duets
2005
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
2001
Two Girls and a Sailor
1944
Thousands Cheer
1943
Panama Hattie
1942
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
2019
The All-Star Christmas Show
1958
Meet Me in Las Vegas
1956
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990
It's Black Entertainment
2002
That's Entertainment!
1974
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
The Cosby Show
1984
Sanford and Son
1972
Password
1961
The Hollywood Palace
1964
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
Your Show of Shows
1950
Kraft Music Hall
1958
The Dean Martin Show
1965
The Flip Wilson Show
1970
The DuPont Show of the Week
1961
The Twentieth Century
1957
The Steve Allen Show
1956
The Oscars
1953
Music 55
1955
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
The Perry Como Show
1956
Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium
1955
The Muppet Show
1976
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
100 Years at the Movies
1994
The Judy Garland Show
1963
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Reading Rainbow
1983
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
A Different World
1987
Keep US Beautiful
1973
What's My Line?
1950
American Masters
1986
Great Performances
1971
MGM Parade
1955
Tony Awards
1956
Night of 100 Stars
1982
Hollywood Black
2024
Night of 100 Stars II
1985