Ethel Waters

Ethel Waters

1896-10-31 – 1977-09-01 (age 80) Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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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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Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Pinky
Pinky

1949

as Dicey Johnson

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

as Self (archive footage)

That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

as (archive footage)

The Sound and the Fury
Tales of Manhattan
Tales of Manhattan

1942

as Esther

Stage Door Canteen
Stage Door Canteen

1943

as Ethel Waters

Cairo
Cairo

1942

as Cleona Jones, Marcia's Maid

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Saturday Spectacular: Manhattan Tower

1956

as Sunday School Teacher

The Voice That Thrilled the World
The Voice That Thrilled the World

1943

as Self (segment 'On with the Show!') (archive footage)

On With the Show!
On With the Show!

1929

as Ethel

Cabin in the Sky
Cabin in the Sky

1943

as Petunia Jackson

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

1975

as Self (archive footage)

Rufus Jones for President
Rufus Jones for President

1933

as Mother of Rufus

Gift of Gab
Gift of Gab

1934

as Herself

The Heart Is a Rebel
The Heart Is a Rebel

1958

as Gladys

Blues Masters
Blues Masters

1999

as Self (archive footage)

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
Carib Gold
Carib Gold

1956

as Mom

The Member of the Wedding
The Member of the Wedding

1952

as Berenice Sadie Brown