Ethel Waters
Known for Acting Β· 39 credits
- Born
- 1896-10-31
- Died
- 1977-09-01
- Place of birth
- Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
- Also known as
- Sweet Mama Stringbean
Biography
Ethel Waters (October 31, 1896 β September 1, 1977) was an American blues, jazz and gospel vocalist and actress. She frequently performed jazz, big band, and pop music, on the Broadway stage and in concerts, although she began her career in the 1920s singing blues.
Her best-known recordings includes, "Dinah", "Birmingham Bertha", "Stormy Weather" "Hottentot Potentate", and "Cabin in the Sky", as well as her version of the spiritual, "His Eye Is on the Sparrow". Waters was the second African American to be nominated for an Academy Award.
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Known For
TV Shows (15)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
Climax!
1954
as Aunt Kate
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Daniel Boone
1964
as Rachael
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self - Singer
Route 66
1960
The Great Adventure
1963
as Rit
The Hollywood Palace
1964
as Self
The Beulah Show
1950
as Beulah
The Barbara McNair Show
1969
as Self
Playwrights '56
1955
The Pearl Bailey Show
1971
as Self
General Electric Theater
1953
as Mother
Movies (24)
Pinky
1949
as Dicey Johnson
Blues Masters
1999
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Tales of Manhattan
1942
as Esther
Bubbling Over
1934
as Ethel Peabody
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
The Member of the Wedding
1952
as Berenice Sadie Brown
Cabin in the Sky
1943
as Petunia Jackson
Stage Door Canteen
1943
as Ethel Waters
The Sound and the Fury
1959
as Dilsey
On With the Show!
1929
as Ethel
Carib Gold
1956
as Mom
Let My People Live
1939
Cairo
1942
as Cleona Jones, Marcia's Maid
The Heart Is a Rebel
1958
as Gladys
The Voice That Thrilled the World
1943
as Self (segment 'On with the Show!') (archive footage)
Saturday Spectacular: Manhattan Tower
1956
as Sunday School Teacher
Gift of Gab
1934
as Herself
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975
as Self (archive footage)
Soundies Festival
1945
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
1973
as Self (archive footage)
Rufus Jones for President
1933
as Mother of Rufus
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1
2006
About Ethel Waters
Ethel Waters (October 31, 1896 β September 1, 1977) was an American blues, jazz and gospel vocalist and actress. She frequently performed jazz, big band, and pop music, on the Broadway stage and in concerts, although she began her career in the 1920s singing blues. Her best-known recordings includes, "Dinah", "Birmingham Bertha", "Stormy Weather" "Hottentot Potentate", and "Cabin in the Sky", as well as her version of the spiritual, "His Eye Is on the Sparrow". Waters was the second African American to be nominated for an Academy Award. Descriβ¦ With 39 credits spanning from 1929 to 2006, Ethel Waters has appeared in 24 films and 15 TV shows.
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- Pinky (1949) β as Dicey Johnson
- Blues Masters (1999) β as Self (archive footage)
- That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) β as (archive footage)
- Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003) β as Self (archive footage)
- Tales of Manhattan (1942) β as Esther
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