Ethel Waters
Acting
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ethel Waters, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
The Member of the Wedding
as Berenice Sadie Brown
Age 56 (now 80)
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
Age 79 (now 80)
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self (archive footage)
Age 106 (now 80)
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
Age 79 (now 80)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
Age 78 (now 80)
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
Age 78 (now 80)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
as Self (archive footage)
Age 76 (now 80)Saturday Spectacular: Manhattan Tower
as Sunday School Teacher
Age 59 (now 80)
The Member of the Wedding
as Berenice Sadie Brown
Age 56 (now 80)
The Voice That Thrilled the World
as Self (segment 'On with the Show!') (archive footage)
Age 46 (now 80)Gathering insights...
Also Known As
Sweet Mama Stringbean
IMDB
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