Lena Horne

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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 i...

Born: June 30, 1917 in Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died: May 9, 2010 (age 92)

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Known For

7.7

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Movies & TV Credits

91 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
How It Feels to Be Free Movie	7.0	Actress	Self (archival footage)	2021
Sid & Judy Movie	7.2	Actress	Self (archive footage)	2019
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom Movie	7.9	Actress	Self - Singer (archive footage)	2019
Storm in My Heart Movie	7.8	Actress	Self (archive footage)	2018
The 35th Annual Kennedy Center Honors TV Special	6.9	Actress	Self(1 Episode)	2012
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days Movie	9.3	Actress	Self (uncredited) (archive footage)	2010
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.2 Movie	—	Actress	Self (archive footage)	2006
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas Movie	—	Actress	—	2005
An Evening With Lena Horne Movie	—	Actress	self	2005
Judy Garland Duets Movie	9.1	Actress	Self (archive footage)	2005
The Incomparable Lena Horne Movie	—	Actress	—	2004
The Harlem Renaissance Movie	—	Actress	Self (archive footage)	2004
Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover Movie	8.1	Actress	—	2004
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years Movie	7.0	Actress	Self (archive footage)	2004
It's Black Entertainment TV Special	6.7	Actress	Self (archive footage)	2002
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand Movie	7.6	Actress	Self	1999
The Rosie O'Donnell Show TV Show	4.0	Actress	Self(2 Episodes)	1996
That's Entertainment! III Movie	7.3	Actress	Self - Co-Host / Narrator	1994
All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! TV Special	5.5	Actress	Self (archive footage)	1994
Aretha Franklin: Duets TV Special	7.0	Actress	Self	1993
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story Movie	7.6	Actress	Self (archive footage)	1990
A Different World TV Show	7.2	Actress	Self(1 Episode)	1987
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters Movie	6.4	Actress	Self	1986
American Masters TV Show	8.0	Actress	Self(1 Episode)	1985
Night of 100 Stars II TV Special	7.3	Actress	Self	1985
DTV: Golden Oldies Movie	8.0	Actress	Self	1984
The Cosby Show TV Show	7.2	Actress	Lena Horne(1 Episode)	1984
Reading Rainbow TV Show	8.2	Actress	Herself - Narrator (voice)(1 Episode)	1983
Night of 100 Stars TV Special	6.9	Actress	Self	1982
The Wiz Movie	5.8	Actress	Glinda the Good	1978
Sesame Street at Night? Movie	—	Actress	Self (archive footage)	1977
That's Entertainment, Part II Movie	7.4	Actress	(archive footage)	1976
The Muppet Show TV Show	8.5	Actress	Self - Special Guest Star / Lola Bramswell(1 Episode)	1976
That's Entertainment! Movie	7.7	Actress	(archive footage)	1974
Keep U.S. Beautiful TV Special	—	Actress	—(1 Episode)	1973
Sanford and Son TV Show	7.7	Actress	—(1 Episode)	1972
Great Performances TV Show	7.7	Actress	Self(1 Episode)	1971
Flip TV Show	7.2	Actress	Self(3 Episodes)	1970
Death of a Gunfighter Movie	6.1	Actress	Claire Quintana	1969
Film Night TV Show	—	Actress	—(1 Episode)	1968
The Kraft Music Hall TV Show	6.2	Actress	—(1 Episode)	1967
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In TV Show	7.8	Actress	Self(4 Episodes)	1967
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In TV Show	7.8	Actress	Self (uncredited)(4 Episodes)	1967
The Dean Martin Show TV Show	7.9	Actress	—(3 Episodes)	1965
Now Short Film	6.6	Actress	Self (voice)	1965
Now Short Film	6.6	Sound	Music	1965
The Hollywood Palace TV Show	7.9	Actress	Self(1 Episode)	1964
The Judy Garland Show TV Show	8.7	Actress	Self(1 Episode)	1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV Show	8.3	Actress	Self(3 Episodes)	1962
The DuPont Show of the Week TV Show	5.9	Actress	Self(1 Episode)	1961
Password TV Show	7.2	Actress	—(2 Episodes)	1961
The Mike Douglas Show TV Show	6.9	Actress	Self(3 Episodes)	1961
Beyond the Riviera Short Film	6.9	Actress	—	1960
The Frank Sinatra Timex Show: To the Ladies TV Special	8.2	Actress	Self - Singer	1960
The Bell Telephone Hour TV Show	7.9	Actress	Self - Host(1 Episode)	1959
The Bell Telephone Hour TV Show	7.9	Actress	Self(1 Episode)	1959
The Twentieth Century TV Show	8.2	Actress	—(1 Episode)	1957
Meet Me in Las Vegas Movie	5.9	Actress	Lena Horne	1956
The Steve Allen Plymouth Show TV Show	8.2	Actress	Self - Singer(1 Episode)	1956
Tony Awards TV Show	—	Actress	Self - Host(1 Episode)	1956
Tony Awards TV Show	—	Actress	Self - Recipient / Performer(1 Episode)	1956
Tony Awards TV Show	—	Actress	Self - Presenter(1 Episode)	1956
Tony Awards TV Show	—	Actress	Self - Co-Hostess(1 Episode)	1956
Music 55 TV Show	—	Actress	—(1 Episode)	1955
Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium TV Show	—	Actress	—(1 Episode)	1955
A.N.T.A. Album of 1955 Movie	—	Actress	Self	1955
The Oscars TV Show	7.0	Actress	Self(1 Episode)	1953
Duchess of Idaho Movie	6.1	Actress	Lena Horne	1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour TV Show	7.5	Actress	Self(1 Episode)	1950
What's My Line? TV Show	8.3	Actress	Self(2 Episodes)	1950
Your Show of Shows TV Show	8.5	Actress	—(2 Episodes)	1950
Words and Music Movie	6.2	Actress	Lena Horne	1948
Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall TV Show	7.4	Actress	—(5 Episodes)	1948
The Ed Sullivan Show TV Show	7.7	Actress	Self(5 Episodes)	1948
Till the Clouds Roll By Movie	6.2	Actress	Julie LaVerne / Lena Horne	1946
Mantan Messes Up Movie	6.8	Actress	Lene	1946
Swingtime Jamboree Movie	—	Actress	Herself	1946
Studio Visit Short Film	5.9	Actress	Herself	1946
Ziegfeld Follies Movie	6.2	Actress	Lena Horne (segment "Love")	1945
Harlem Hotshots Short Film	—	Actress	(archive footage)	1945
Broadway Rhythm Movie	5.7	Actress	Fernway de la Fer	1944
Two Girls and a Sailor Movie	6.4	Actress	Specialty	1944
Boogie-Woogie Dream Short Film	7.2	Actress	—	1944
Stormy Weather Movie	7.2	Actress	Selina Rogers	1943
Thousands Cheer Movie	6.0	Actress	Lena Horne	1943
Cabin in the Sky Movie	7.2	Actress	Georgia Brown	1943
I Dood It Movie	5.9	Actress	Herself	1943
Swing Fever Movie	5.7	Actress	Herself	1943
Panama Hattie Movie	5.7	Actress	As self, Singer in Phil's Place (uncredited)	1942
The Duke Is Tops Movie	5.2	Actress	Ethel Andrews	1938
Honor Coles, Le Danseur De Claquettes Distingue Movie	—	Actress	Self	—

Lena Horne

Known For

That's Entertainment!

The Wiz

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Movies & TV Credits