Sarah Vaughan
Known for Acting · 30 credits
- Born
- 1924-03-27
- Died
- 1990-04-03
- Place of birth
- Newark, New Jersey, USA
Biography
She began studying music when she was seven, taking eight years of piano lessons and two years of organ. As a child she sang in the choir at the Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Newark and played piano and organ in high school productions at Arts High School. She entered an amateur contest at the Apollo Theater in New York's Harlem area, singing "Body and Soul", and won the $10 prize and a week's engagement at the Apollo. From 1944 to 1945, she sang with Billy Eckstine and in 1947 she married her manager, trumpeter George Treadwell. Her later husbands included pro football player Clyde Atkins and trumpeter Waymon Reed. She received many awards, including an Emmy in 1981 for a tribute to George Gershwin and a Grammy in 1983.
Known For
TV Shows (13)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
Jake and the Fatman
1987
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self - Singer
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969
as Self
American Bandstand
1957
as Self
The Pearl Bailey Show
1971
as Self
Movies (17)
Murder, Inc.
1960
as Singer
Quincy Jones, Music Man
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Rhythm and Blues Revue
1955
as Self
The Music According to Tom Jobim
2012
as Self (archive footage)
Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Disc Jockey
1951
as Herself
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
2005
Simonal: No One Knows How Tough It Was
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
2014
as Self
Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Jazz Icons: Sarah Vaughan: Live in '58 & '64
2007
as Self
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.2
2006
as Self (archive footage)
…Sings Musicals
2012
as Self (archive footage)
Sarah Vaughan and her Trio play Jazz from Newport (part II)
1974
Count Basie At Carnegie Hall
1981
as Self
Basin Street Revue
1956
Sarah Vaughan: The Divine One
1991
About Sarah Vaughan
She began studying music when she was seven, taking eight years of piano lessons and two years of organ. As a child she sang in the choir at the Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Newark and played piano and organ in high school productions at Arts High School. She entered an amateur contest at the Apollo Theater in New York's Harlem area, singing "Body and Soul", and won the $10 prize and a week's engagement at the Apollo. From 1944 to 1945, she sang with Billy Eckstine and in 1947 she married her manager, trumpeter George Treadwell. Her later husban… With 30 credits spanning from 1948 to 2025, Sarah Vaughan has appeared in 17 films and 13 TV shows.
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Most Popular Sarah Vaughan Movies
- Murder, Inc. (1960) — as Singer
- Quincy Jones, Music Man (2025) — as Self (archive footage)
- Rhythm and Blues Revue (1955) — as Self
- The Music According to Tom Jobim (2012) — as Self (archive footage)
- Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure (2018) — as Self (archive footage)
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