Lena Horne
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1917-06-30
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Lena Horne
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 to work as a performer, both in nightclubs and on television, while releasing well-received record albums. She announced her retirement in March 1980, but the next year starred in a one-woman show, Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music, which ran for more than three hundred performances on Broadway and earned her numerous awards and accolades. She continued recording and performing sporadically into the 1990s, disappearing from the public eye in 2000. Horne died on May 9, 2010 in New York City. During her lifetime, Horne was awarded four Grammys, a Tony, and a NAACP Image Award . She also received the Kennedy Center Honors in 1984.
Also Known For
The Wiz
Oct 24, 1978
Ziegfeld Follies
Aug 26, 1945
Stormy Weather
Jul 21, 1943
Thousands Cheer
Sep 13, 1943
Till the Clouds Roll By
Dec 05, 1946
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
May 12, 1986
Broadway Rhythm
Jan 19, 1944
Two Girls and a Sailor
Jun 14, 1944
Death of a Gunfighter
May 08, 1969
Aretha Franklin: Duets
May 09, 1993
The Duke Is Tops
Jul 15, 1938
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
Jan 01, 2005
That's Entertainment! III
Jul 01, 1994
Cabin in the Sky
Mar 24, 1943
The Incomparable Lena Horne
Oct 26, 2004
Duchess of Idaho
Jul 14, 1950
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
Jan 05, 2010
Now!
Jan 01, 1965
I Dood It
Sep 01, 1943
Swing Fever
Nov 01, 1943
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.2
Dec 06, 2006
Mantan Messes Up
Jan 01, 1946
Words and Music
Dec 31, 1948
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Jul 23, 1990
An Evening With Lena Horne
Jan 01, 2005
Honor Coles, Le Danseur De Claquettes Distingue
That's Entertainment!
Jun 21, 1974
Night of 100 Stars II
Mar 10, 1985
The Harlem Renaissance
Jan 01, 2004
Meet Me in Las Vegas
Mar 09, 1956
Harlem Hotshots
Jun 01, 1945
Swingtime Jamboree
Jan 01, 1946
DTV: Golden Oldies
Sep 01, 1984
Beyond the Riviera
Oct 24, 1960
Judy Garland Duets
Jun 04, 2005
Studio Visit
May 11, 1946
A.N.T.A. Album of 1955
Mar 28, 1955
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
Jan 01, 2004
Panama Hattie
Sep 30, 1942
That's Entertainment, Part II
May 16, 1976
Boogie-Woogie Dream
Jan 01, 1944
It's Black Entertainment
Feb 08, 2002
Sid & Judy
Jun 26, 2019
The Frank Sinatra Timex Show - To the Ladies
Feb 15, 1960
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
Feb 25, 2019
How It Feels to Be Free
Jan 18, 2021
Storm in My Heart
Feb 01, 2018
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
Feb 24, 1999
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
May 18, 1994
Night of 100 Stars
Mar 08, 1982
Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover
Aug 31, 2004
Sesame Street at Night?
Mar 01, 1977
The All-Star Christmas Show
Dec 01, 1958
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Sep 10, 1950
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Jun 10, 1996
The Cosby Show
Sep 20, 1984
Sanford and Son
Jan 14, 1972
Password
Oct 02, 1961
The Hollywood Palace
Jan 04, 1964
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Jan 22, 1968
Your Show of Shows
Feb 25, 1950
Kraft Music Hall
Oct 08, 1958
The Dean Martin Show
Sep 16, 1965
The Flip Wilson Show
Sep 17, 1970
The DuPont Show of the Week
Sep 17, 1961
The Twentieth Century
Oct 20, 1957
The Steve Allen Show
Jun 24, 1956
The Oscars
Mar 19, 1953
Music 55
Jul 12, 1955
The Kennedy Center Honors
Dec 28, 1978
The Perry Como Show
Sep 29, 1956
Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium
Sep 25, 1955
Tony Awards
Apr 01, 1956
The Muppet Show
Sep 05, 1976
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Oct 01, 1962
The Judy Garland Show
Dec 08, 1963
The Ed Sullivan Show
Jun 20, 1948
Reading Rainbow
Jun 06, 1983
Tony Awards
Apr 01, 1956
The Mike Douglas Show
Dec 11, 1961
The Bell Telephone Hour
Jan 12, 1959
The Bell Telephone Hour
Jan 12, 1959
A Different World
Sep 24, 1987
Keep US Beautiful
Mar 27, 1973
Tony Awards
Apr 01, 1956
Tony Awards
Apr 01, 1956
What's My Line?
Feb 02, 1950
American Masters
Jun 23, 1986
