Ethel Waters

Ethel Waters

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1896-10-31
Deathday: 1977-09-01 (80 years old)

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Biography

Ethel Waters (October 31, 1896 – 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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Filmography

all 41

Movies 25

self 18

TV Shows 16

Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1

Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1 (2006)

Movie
Self (archive material)
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Blues Masters

Blues Masters (1999)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Wild Women Don't Have the Blues

Wild Women Don't Have the Blues (1989)

Movie
(archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen (1975)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli (1973)

Movie
Self
The Pearl Bailey Show

The Pearl Bailey Show (1971)

TV
Self
The Barbara McNair Show

The Barbara McNair Show (1969)

TV
Self - Guest
The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show (1968)

TV
Rachael
Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone (1964)

TV
5.75
Self
The Hollywood Palace

The Hollywood Palace (1964)

TV
Rit
The Great Adventure

The Great Adventure (1963)

TV
Self
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show (1961)

TV
Route 66

Route 66 (1960)

TV
Dilsey
The Sound and the Fury

The Sound and the Fury (1959)

Movie
Gladys
The Heart is a Rebel

The Heart is a Rebel (1958)

Movie
Mom
Carib Gold

Carib Gold (1957)

Movie
Self - Singer
The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show (1956)

TV
Playwrights '56

Playwrights '56 (1955)

TV
Aunt Kate
Climax!

Climax! (1954)

TV
Mother
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater (1953)

TV
Berenice Sadie Brown
The Member of the Wedding

The Member of the Wedding (1952)

Movie
Beulah
The Beulah Show

The Beulah Show (1950)

TV
Self - Mystery Guest
What's My Line?

What's My Line? (1950)

TV
Dicey Johnson
Pinky

Pinky (1949)

Movie
Self - Contestant
Break the Bank

Break the Bank (1948)

TV
Ethel
Let's Sing a Song from the Movies

Let's Sing a Song from the Movies (1948)

Movie
Self - Singer
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)

TV
6
Soundies Festival

Soundies Festival (1945)

Movie
Self (segment 'On with the Show!') (archive footage)
The Voice That Thrilled the World

The Voice That Thrilled the World (1943)

Movie
Ethel Waters
Stage Door Canteen

Stage Door Canteen (1943)

Movie
Petunia Jackson
Cabin in the Sky

Cabin in the Sky (1943)

Movie
Cleona Jones
Cairo

Cairo (1942)

Movie
Esther
Tales of Manhattan

Tales of Manhattan (1942)

Movie
Actress
Let My People Live

Let My People Live (1939)

Movie
Herself
Gift of Gab

Gift of Gab (1934)

Movie
Ethel Peabody
Bubbling Over

Bubbling Over (1934)

Movie
Mother of Rufus Jones
Rufus Jones for President

Rufus Jones for President (1933)

Movie
Ethel
On With the Show!

On With the Show! (1929)

Movie

Ratings

Average 5.26
Based on 30.2 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1929
1948
1956
1952
2006
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1896-10-31

Deathday
1977-09-01 (80 years old)

Birth Place
Chester, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Sweet Mama Stringbean

Awards
Gospel Music Hall of Fame


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