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 unabl...
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The Wiz
As Glinda the Good
Ziegfeld Follies
As Lena Horne (segment "Love")
Stormy Weather
As Selina Rogers
Thousands Cheer
As Lena Horne
Till the Clouds Roll By
As Julie LaVerne / Lena Horne
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
As Self
Broadway Rhythm
As Fernway de la Fer
Two Girls and a Sailor
As Specialty
Death of a Gunfighter
As Claire Quintana
Aretha Franklin: Duets
As Self
The Duke Is Tops
As Ethel Andrews
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
That's Entertainment! III
As Self - Co-Host / Narrator
Cabin in the Sky
As Georgia Brown
The Incomparable Lena Horne
Duchess of Idaho
As Lena Horne
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
As Self (uncredited) (archive footage)
Now!
As Self (voice)
I Dood It
As Herself
Swing Fever
As Herself
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.2
As Self (archive footage)
Mantan Messes Up
As Lene
Words and Music
As Lena Horne
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
As Self (archive footage)
An Evening With Lena Horne
As self
Honor Coles, Le Danseur De Claquettes Distingue
As Self
That's Entertainment!
As (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars II
As Self
The Harlem Renaissance
As Self (archival footage)
Meet Me in Las Vegas
As Lena Horne
Harlem Hotshots
As (archive footage)
Swingtime Jamboree
As Herself
DTV: Golden Oldies
As Herself
Beyond the Riviera
Judy Garland Duets
As Self (archive footage)
Studio Visit
As Herself
A.N.T.A. Album of 1955
As Herself
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
As Self (archive footage)
Panama Hattie
As As self, Singer in Phil's Place (uncredited)
That's Entertainment, Part II
As (archive footage)
Boogie-Woogie Dream
It's Black Entertainment
As Self (archive footage)
Sid & Judy
As Self (archive footage)
The Frank Sinatra Timex Show - To the Ladies
As Self - Singer
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
As Self - Singer (archive footage)
How It Feels to Be Free
As Self (archival footage)
Storm in My Heart
As Self (archive footage)
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
As Self
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
As Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars
As Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour
As Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
As Self
The Cosby Show
As Lena Horne
Sanford and Son
Password
The Hollywood Palace
As Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
As Self
Your Show of Shows
Kraft Music Hall
The Dean Martin Show
The Flip Wilson Show
As Self
The DuPont Show of the Week
As Self
The Twentieth Century
The Steve Allen Show
As Self - Singer
Film Night
The Oscars
As Self
Music 55
The Kennedy Center Honors
As Self
The Perry Como Show
Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium
Tony Awards
As Self - Recipient / Performer
The Muppet Show
As Self - Special Guest Star / Lola Bramswell
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
As Self
The Judy Garland Show
As Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
As Self
Reading Rainbow
As Herself - Narrator (voice)
The Mike Douglas Show
As Self
The Bell Telephone Hour
As Self
A Different World
As Self
Keep US Beautiful
American Masters
As Self
What's My Line?
As Self - Mystery Guest
Great Performances
As Self