
Lena Horne
Known for ActingBorn 1917-06-30Died 2010-05-09Brooklyn, New York, USA
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.Read more
Movies & web series
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Hollywood Black
2024 · Series
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Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
1990 · Movie
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It's Black Entertainment
2002 · Movie
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MGM Parade
1955 · Series
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Aretha Franklin: Duets
1993 · Movie
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Reading Rainbow
1983 · Series
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Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
1999 · Movie
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The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
2019 · Movie
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Night of 100 Stars II
1985 · Movie
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The Judy Garland Show
1963 · Series
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The Muppet Show
1976 · Series
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Sid & Judy
2019 · Movie
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The Bell Telephone Hour
1959 · Series
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The Twentieth Century
1957 · Series
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Mantan Messes Up
1946 · Movie
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Sanford and Son
1972 · Series
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The Kennedy Center Honors
1978 · Series
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Password
1961 · Series
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Series
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That's Entertainment!
1974 · Movie
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American Masters
1986 · Series
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The Dean Martin Show
1965 · Series
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That's Entertainment! III
1994 · Movie
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Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994 · Movie
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A Different World
1987 · Series
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Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
1986 · Movie
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The Cosby Show
1984 · Series
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The Perry Como Show
1956 · Series
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That's Entertainment, Part II
1976 · Movie
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Your Show of Shows
1950 · Series
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The DuPont Show of the Week
1961 · Series
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Night of 100 Stars
1982 · Movie
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What's My Line?
1950 · Series
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The Oscars
1953 · Series
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The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · Series
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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968 · Series
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Stormy Weather
1943 · Movie
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The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Series
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The Harlem Renaissance
2004 · Movie
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The Wiz
1978 · Movie
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Cabin in the Sky
1943 · Movie
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Death of a Gunfighter
1969 · Movie
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Now!
1965 · Movie
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Thousands Cheer
1943 · Movie
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Great Performances
1971 · Series
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Broadway Rhythm
1944 · Movie
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The Steve Allen Show
1956 · Series
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The Duke Is Tops
1938 · Movie