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Ethel Waters is a Actor American born on 31 october 1896 at Chester County (USA)
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 include "Dinah," "Stormy Weather," "Taking a Chance on Love," "Heat Wave," "Supper Time," "Am I Blue?" 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, after Hattie McDaniel, to be nominated for an Academy Award. She is also the first African-American woman to be nominated for an Emmy Award, in 1962.
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Ethel Waters
Nationality USA
Birth 31 october 1896 at Chester County (USA)
Death 1 september 1977 (at 80 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Birth 31 october 1896 at Chester County (USA)
Death 1 september 1977 (at 80 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
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 include "Dinah," "Stormy Weather," "Taking a Chance on Love," "Heat Wave," "Supper Time," "Am I Blue?" 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, after Hattie McDaniel, to be nominated for an Academy Award. She is also the first African-American woman to be nominated for an Emmy Award, in 1962.
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Filmography of Ethel Waters (17 films)
| Year | Name | Job | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | Actress | Self (archive material) |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part II | Actress | (archive footage) |
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Actress | Self (archive footage) |
| 1959 | The Sound and the Fury | Actress | Dilsey |
| 1957 | Carib Gold | Actress | Mom |
| 1952 | The Member of the Wedding | Actress | Berenice Sadie Brown |
| 1952 | The Member of the Wedding | Actress | Berenice Sadie Brown |
| 1949 | Pinky | Actress | Dicey Johnson |
| 1943 | Stage Door Canteen | Actress | Ethel Waters |
| 1943 | Cabin in the Sky | Actress | Petunia Jackson |
| 1942 | Tales of Manhattan | Actress | Esther |
| 1942 | Cairo | Actress | Cleona Jones, Marcia's Maid |
| 1934 | Bubbling Over | Actress | Ethel Peabody |
| 1934 | Gift of Gab | Actress | Herself |
| 1933 | Rufus Jones for President | Actress | Mother of Rufus |
| 1932 | Love Me Tonight | Actress | Madame Dutoit - Dressmaker (uncredited) |
| 1929 | On With the Show! | Actress | Ethel |