Lena Horne
Biography
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.
Known For
Glinda the Good
The Wiz
Lena Horne (segment "Love")
Ziegfeld Follies
Selina Rogers
Stormy Weather
Lena Horne
Thousands Cheer
Julie LaVerne / Lena Horne
Till the Clouds Roll By
Self
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
Fernway de la Fer
Broadway Rhythm
Specialty
Two Girls and a Sailor
Claire Quintana
Death of a Gunfighter
Self
Aretha Franklin: Duets
Ethel Andrews
The Duke Is Tops
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
Self - Co-Host / Narrator
That's Entertainment! III
Georgia Brown
Cabin in the Sky
The Incomparable Lena Horne
Lena Horne
Duchess of Idaho
Self (uncredited) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
Self (voice)
Now!
Herself
I Dood It
Herself
Swing Fever
Self (archive footage)
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.2
Lene
Mantan Messes Up
Lena Horne
Words and Music
Self (archive footage)
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
self
An Evening With Lena Horne
Self
Honor Coles, Le Danseur De Claquettes Distingue
(archive footage)
That's Entertainment!
Self
Night of 100 Stars II
Self (archive footage)
The Harlem Renaissance
Lena Horne
Meet Me in Las Vegas
(archive footage)
Harlem Hotshots
Herself
Swingtime Jamboree
Self
DTV: Golden Oldies
Beyond the Riviera
Self (archive footage)
Judy Garland Duets
Herself
Studio Visit
Self
A.N.T.A. Album of 1955
Self (archive footage)
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
As self, Singer in Phil's Place (uncredited)
Panama Hattie
(archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
Boogie-Woogie Dream
Self (archive footage)
It's Black Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
Sid & Judy
Self - Singer
The Frank Sinatra Timex Show - To the Ladies
Self - Singer (archive footage)
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
Self (archival footage)
How It Feels to Be Free
Self (archive footage)
Storm in My Heart
Self
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Self
Night of 100 Stars
Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover
Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street at Night?
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
52
Gender
Female
Birthday
1917-06-30
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Also Known As
Lena Mary Calhoun Horne