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Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) -- Light bio-pic of American Broadway pioneer Jerome Kern, featuring renditions of the famous songs from his musical plays by contemporary stage artists, including a condensed production of his most famous: 'Showboat' .
"Sesame Street" (1969): : -- Lena Horne sings a song to Grover and learns not to be shy.
"60 Minutes" (1968): : -- Ed Bradley’s favorite interview was with the incomparable Lena Horne, whom at 64 was still celebrating her sexuality, 27 years ago this week.
The Wiz (1978) -- An African American adaption of "The Wizard of Oz" that tries to capture the essence of the inner-city experience.

Overview

Date of Birth:
30 June 1917, Brooklyn, New York, USA more
Mini Biography:
Lena Calhoun Horne was born June 30, 1917, in Brooklyn, New York. In her... more
Trivia:
She is the mother of journalist and author Gail Lumet Buckley, whose articles... more
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Up 83% in popularity this week. See rank & trends on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win more
NewsDesk:
(13 articles)
Lena Horne's Story Of Trailblazing Glory
 (From New York Post. 17 June 2009, 12:31 AM, PDT)
Into the Time Machine of a Black-and-White TV
 (From Vanity Fair. 27 May 2009, 4:06 PM, PDT)
US TV Schedule:
Wed. July 88:00 AMTCM Till the Clouds Roll By  more

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Soundtrack, Actress, Self, Archive Footage
Soundtrack:
  1. A Life in Words and Music (2007) (V) ("The Lady Is a Tramp")
  2. Take the Lead (2006) (performer: "I Got Rhythm (Take the Lead Remix)", "I Got Rhythm")
  3. Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004) (performer: "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas")
    ... aka Dirty Dancing 2 (Australia) (Singapore: English title)
  4. "Miss Match" (1 episode, 2003)
        - Santa, Baby (2003) TV episode ("Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas")
  5. "Six Feet Under" (1 episode, 2002)
        - I'll Take You (2002) TV episode ("Back in My Baby's Arms")
  6. The Family Man (2000) (performer: "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow")

  7. Chicago Cab (1997) (performer: "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas")
    ... aka Hellcab (USA: video title)
  8. Déjà Vu (1997) (performer: "Where Or When")
  9. Lolita (1997) (performer: "Stormy Weather")
    ... aka Lolita (France)
  10. Entertaining the Troops (1994) (performer: "The Man I Love")
  11. That's Entertainment! III (1994) (performer: "Where or When", "Just One of Those Things", "Ain't It the Truth", "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man")
  12. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) (performer: "A Fine Romance")
  13. Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990) (performer: "Stormy Weather")

  14. Beyond Therapy (1987) (performer: "Someone To Watch Over Me")
  15. The 35th Annual Tony Awards (1981) (TV) (performer: "If You Believe")

  16. The Wiz (1978) (performer: "Tornado/Glinda's Theme", "If You Believe In Yourself (Reprise)")
  17. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) (performer: "The Lady Is a Tramp")
  18. That's Entertainment! (1974) (performer: "Honeysuckle Rose")
    ... aka That's Entertainment: 50 Years of MGM (USA: alternative title)

  19. Death of a Gunfighter (1969) (performer: "SWEET APPLE WINE")
  20. "The Dean Martin Show" (1 episode, 1967)
    ... aka "The Dean Martin Comedy Hour" (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 30 November 1967 (1967) TV episode (performer: "I'll Plant My Own Tree", "Someday My Prince Will Come")
  21. "The Hollywood Palace" (1 episode, 1967)
        - Episode #5.3 (1967) TV episode (performer: "Make Me Rainbows", "Stormy Weather")
  22. At This Very Moment (1962) (TV) (performer: "From This Moment On")

  23. Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956) (performer: "If You Can Dream")
    ... aka Viva Las Vegas! (UK)
  24. Duchess of Idaho (1950) (performer: "Baby Come Out of the Clouds")

  25. Words and Music (1948) (performer: "The Lady Is a Tramp", "Where or When")
  26. Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) (performer: "Show Boat" (uncredited), "Why Was I Born?" (uncredited))
  27. Studio Visit (1946) (performer: "Ain't It the Truth")
  28. Ziegfeld Follies (1946) (performer: "Love")
    ... aka Ziegfeld Follies of 1946 (USA: poster title)
  29. Two Girls and a Sailor (1944) (performer: "Paper Doll" (uncredited))
  30. Broadway Rhythm (1944) (performer: "Brazilian Boogie", "Somebody Loves Me")
  31. Boogie-Woogie Dream (1944) (performer: "Unlucky Woman")
  32. Swing Fever (1943) (performer: "You're So Indifferent")
  33. I Dood It (1943) (performer: "Jericho" (1919))
    ... aka By Hook or by Crook (UK)
  34. Thousands Cheer (1943) (performer: "Honeysuckle Rose" (1929))
  35. Stormy Weather (1943) (performer: "THERE'S NO TWO WAYS ABOUT LOVE", "AT A GEORGIA CAMP MEETING", "DE CAMPTOWN RACES", "DIGA DIGA DOO", "I CAN'T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE", "STORMY WEATHER")
  36. Cabin in the Sky (1943) (performer: "Life Is Full of Consequence", "Honey in the Honeycomb")
  37. Panama Hattie (1942) (performer: "Just One of Those Things" (1935), "The Sping" (1942))

  38. The Duke Is Tops (1938) (performer: "I Know You Remember", "Don't Let Our Love Song Turn Into A Blues")
    ... aka The Bronze Venus (USA: reissue title)
Actress:
  1. The Wiz (1978) .... Glinda the Good

  2. Death of a Gunfighter (1969) .... Claire Quintana

  3. Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) .... Julie LaVerne (in "Show Boat" / "Specialty")
  4. Broadway Rhythm (1944) .... Fernway de la Fer
  5. Stormy Weather (1943) .... Selina Rogers
  6. Cabin in the Sky (1943) .... Georgia Brown

  7. The Duke Is Tops (1938) .... Ethel Andrews
    ... aka The Bronze Venus (USA: reissue title)
Self:
  1. The Masters Behind the Musicals (2004) (V) .... Herself
  2. Then I'll Be Free to Travel Home (2001) (V) .... Narrator

  3. "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1997-1998)
        - Episode dated 22 May 1998 (1998) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 16 June 1997 (1997) TV episode .... Herself
  4. "American Masters" .... Herself (1 episode, 1996)
        - Lena Horne: In Her Own Words (1996) TV episode .... Herself
  5. An Evening with Lena Horne (1994) (TV) .... Herself
  6. Sinatra Duets (1994) (TV) .... Herself
  7. "A Century of Women" (1994) TV mini-series .... Herself
  8. That's Entertainment! III (1994) (also archive footage) .... Herself - Co-host/Narrator
  9. That's Entertainment! III Behind the Screen (1994) (V) .... Herself (interview)
  10. Aretha Franklin: Duets (1993) (TV) .... Herself
  11. The American Film Institute Salute to Elizabeth Taylor (1993) (TV) .... Herself
  12. The 65th Annual Academy Awards (1993) (TV) .... Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Original Song
  13. "A Different World" .... Herself (1 episode, 1993)
        - A Rock, a River, a Lena (1993) TV episode .... Herself
  14. "Reading Rainbow" .... Herself (1 episode, 1991)
        - Snowy Day: Stories and Poems (1991) TV episode (voice) .... Herself

  15. Carnegie Hall: The Grand Reopening (1987) (TV) .... Herself
  16. "Brown Sugar" (1986) TV mini-series .... Herself
  17. "The Cosby Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1985)
        - Cliff's Birthday (1985) TV episode .... Herself
  18. The 37th Annual Tony Awards (1983) (TV) .... Herself - Co-Host
  19. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1965-1982)
    ... aka "The Best of Carson" (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 23 November 1982 (1982) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 15 December 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Herself
  20. The 36th Annual Tony Awards (1982) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
  21. Night of 100 Stars (1982) (TV) .... Herself
  22. The 35th Annual Tony Awards (1981) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter & Performer

  23. America Salutes Richard Rodgers: The Sound of His Music (1976) (TV) .... Herself
  24. "The Muppet Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1976)
        - Episode #1.11 (1976) TV episode (uncredited) .... Herself
  25. "The Flip Wilson Show" .... Herself (4 episodes, 1970-1974)
        - Episode #4.18 (1974) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode #2.11 (1971) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode #1.24 (1971) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode #1.12 (1970) TV episode .... Herself
  26. "Sesame Street" .... Herself (1 episode, 1973)
    ... aka "Open Sesame" (New Zealand: English title: new syndication title)
    ... aka "Sesame Street Unpaved" (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka "The New Sesame Street" (USA: new syndication title)
        - Episode #5.1 (1973) TV episode .... Herself
  27. "The Bruce Forsyth Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1973)
        - Episode dated 28 April 1973 (1973) TV episode .... Herself
  28. Keep U.S. Beautiful (1973) (TV) .... Herself
  29. "Sanford and Son" .... Herself (1 episode, 1973)
        - A Visit from Lena Horne (1973) TV episode .... Herself
  30. "Film Night" .... Herself (1 episode, 1971)
        - The Black Man in the Cinema (1971) TV episode .... Herself
  31. "The Kraft Music Hall" .... Herself (1 episode, 1970)
        - Things Ain't What They Used to Be (1970) TV episode .... Herself
  32. "The Engelbert Humperdinck Show" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1970)
        - Episode #2.4 (1970) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 13 February 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Herself

  33. "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" .... Herself (4 episodes, 1968-1969)
    ... aka "Laugh-In"
        - Episode #2.21 (1969) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode #2.13 (1968) TV episode (uncredited) .... Herself
        - Episode #2.7 (1968) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode #2.4 (1968) TV episode .... Herself
  34. "The London Palladium Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1969)
        - Episode dated 2 February 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Herself
  35. "The Dean Martin Show" .... Herself (3 episodes, 1967-1969)
    ... aka "The Dean Martin Comedy Hour" (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 30 January 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 30 November 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 19 October 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Herself
  36. "The Hollywood Palace" .... Herself (1 episode, 1967)
        - Episode #5.3 (1967) TV episode .... Herself
  37. "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1967)
        - Episode dated 15 May 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Herself
  38. "The Andy Williams Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1966)
        - Episode dated 20 November 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Herself
  39. "The Perry Como Show" .... Herself (6 episodes, 1958-1966)
    ... aka "Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Chesterfield Supper Club"
        - Episode dated 24 January 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 18 October 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 17 October 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 31 January 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 21 February 1959 (1959) TV episode .... Herself
          (1 more)
  40. "The Bell Telephone Hour" .... Herself - Singer (2 episodes, 1965)
    ... aka "The Telephone Hour" (USA: syndication title)
        - Music in Manhattan (1965) TV episode .... Herself - Singer
        - The Sound of Music (1965) TV episode .... Herself - Singer
  41. Now (1965) (voice) .... Herself
  42. "The Twentieth Century" .... Herself (1 episode, 1964)
        - The Songs of Harold Arien (1964) TV episode .... Herself
  43. "The Judy Garland Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1963)
        - Episode #1.3 (1963) TV episode .... Herself
  44. "The Jack Paar Program" .... Herself (1 episode, 1963)
        - Episode dated 20 September 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Herself
  45. "Password" .... Herself / ... (2 episodes, 1963)
    ... aka "Password All-Stars" (USA: new title)
        - Lena Horne vs. Abe Burrows (1963) TV episode .... Herself
        - Lena Horne vs. Mitch Miller (1963) TV episode .... Panelist
  46. At This Very Moment (1962) (TV) .... Herself
  47. "The DuPont Show of the Week" .... Herself (1 episode, 1961)
        - USO - Wherever They Go! (1961) TV episode .... Herself

  48. "Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium" .... Herself (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka "Sunday Night at the London Palladium" (UK: short title)
        - Episode #5.5 (1959) TV episode .... Herself
  49. "The Steve Allen Show" .... Herself - Singer (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka "The Steve Allen Plymouth Show" (USA: new title)
        - Episode #3.25 (1958) TV episode .... Herself - Singer
  50. "What's My Line?" .... Herself - Mystery Guest (2 episodes, 1953-1958)
        - Episode dated 2 March 1958 (1958) TV episode .... Herself - Mystery Guest
        - Episode dated 27 September 1953 (1953) TV episode .... Herself - Mystery Guest
  51. The Heart of Show Business (1957) .... Herself
  52. "Toast of the Town" .... Herself (3 episodes, 1951-1957)
    ... aka "The Ed Sullivan Show" (USA: new title)
        - Episode #10.31 (1957) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode #10.23 (1957) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode #5.1 (1951) TV episode .... Herself
  53. "The Frank Sinatra Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1957)
        - Episode #1.9 (1957) TV episode .... Herself
  54. Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956) .... Herself
    ... aka Viva Las Vegas! (UK)
  55. "Music 55" .... Herself (1 episode, 1955)
        - Episode #1.1 (1955) TV episode .... Herself
  56. A.N.T.A. Album of 1955 (1955) (TV) .... Herself
  57. "Your Show of Shows" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1951-1953)
    ... aka "Sid Caesar's Show of Shows" (UK: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 19 September 1953 (1953) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 20 January 1951 (1951) TV episode .... Herself
  58. "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Herself - Singer (1 episode, 1951)
    ... aka "Colgate Summer Comedy Hour" (USA: summer title)
    ... aka "Colgate Variety Hour" (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka "Michael Todd Revue" (USA: subtitle)
        - Episode #1.25 (1951) TV episode .... Herself - Singer
  59. Duchess of Idaho (1950) .... Herself - Cameo appearance

  60. Some of the Best (1949) (uncredited) .... Herself
  61. Words and Music (1948) .... Herself
  62. Studio Visit (1946) .... Herself
  63. Ziegfeld Follies (1946) .... Herself in 'Love'
    ... aka Ziegfeld Follies of 1946 (USA: poster title)
  64. Two Girls and a Sailor (1944) .... Herself
  65. Boogie-Woogie Dream (1944) .... Herself
  66. Swing Fever (1943) .... Herself
  67. I Dood It (1943) .... Herself
    ... aka By Hook or by Crook (UK)
  68. Thousands Cheer (1943) .... Herself
  69. Panama Hattie (1942) .... Herself - Singer in Phil's Place
Archive Footage:
  1. Strange Frame: Love & Sax (2009) .... Ethel Andrews
  2. A Life in Words and Music (2007) (V) .... Herself
  3. "War Stories with Oliver North"
        - Hollywood Goes to War (2006) TV episode .... Herself
  4. Andy Williams: My Favorite Duets (2004) (TV) .... Herself
  5. "American Masters"
        - Judy Garland: By Myself (2004) TV episode .... Herself
  6. TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004) (V) .... Herself
  7. "Great Performances"
        - The Great American Songbook (2003) TV episode
  8. It's Black Entertainment (2002) (TV) .... Herself
  9. "Sinatra: The Classic Duets" (2002) .... Herself
  10. "Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song"
        - From Russia with Love (2001) TV episode .... Herself
  11. The Nightclub Years (2001) (TV) (uncredited) .... Herself
  12. Somewhere Over the Rainbow: Harold Arlen (1999) (V) .... Herself
  13. Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood (1998) (TV) .... Herself
  14. Classified X (1998) (TV) .... Herself
  15. Entertaining the Troops (1994) .... Herself
  16. All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994) (TV) .... Herself
  17. One on One: Classic Television Interviews (1993) (TV) .... Herself
  18. "American Justice: Target - Mafia" (1993) .... Herself
  19. Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II (1992) (TV) .... Herself
  20. 60 Minutes: The Entertainers (1991) (TV) .... Herself
  21. That's Black Entertainment (1990)
  22. Muppet Video: Muppet Moments (1985) (V) .... Herself
  23. Judy Garland: The Concert Years (1985) (TV) .... Herself
  24. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) .... Clip from 'Words and Music'
  25. That's Entertainment! (1974) .... Herself - at banquet/Clip from 'Thousands Cheer'
  26. Mantan Messes Up (1946) .... Herself
  27. Harlem Hotshots (1945) .... Herself

Additional Details

Other Works:
1997: TV commercial for The Gap (clothing store chain). more
Publicity Listings:
1 Biographical Movie | 1 Print Biography | 1 Article | 4 Pictorials more
Genres:
Music | Comedy | Musical | Family more
Plot Keywords:
Character Name In Title | Beautiful Woman | Variety | Singer more

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