Biography
Lena Mary Calhoun Horne was an American singer, actress, dancer and civil rights activist. Horne's career spanned more than seventy years and covered film, television and theater.
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Awards & recognition
- Grammy Hall of Fame · 1999
- NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Jazz Artist · 1999
- Grammy Award — Best Jazz Vocal Album · 1995
- Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award · 1989
- honorary degree from Spelman College · 1987
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- Radcliffe Medal · 1987
- Kennedy Center Honors · 1984
- Paul Robeson Award · 1984
- Spingarn Medal · 1983
- NAACP Image Award – Hall of Fame Award · 1982
- Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Actress in a Musical · 1981
- Grammy Award — Best Female Pop Vocal Performance · 1981
- Special Tony Award · 1981
- International Civil Rights Walk of Fame
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Jazz Artist · 1999 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best Jazz Vocal Album · 1995 · nominated
- Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Actress in a Musical · 1981 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best Female Pop Vocal Performance · 1981 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best Female Pop Vocal Performance · 1962 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best Female Pop Vocal Performance · 1961 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best Female Pop Vocal Performance · 1959 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Actress in a Musical · 1958 · nominated
Filmography31 titles
Reading Rainbow
The Muppet Show
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Sanford and Son
Sid & Judy
That's Entertainment!
A Different World
That's Entertainment! III
American Masters
The Cosby Show
That's Entertainment, Part II
What's My Line?
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
The Ed Sullivan Show
Stormy Weather
Cabin in the Sky
The Duke Is Tops
The Wiz
Great Performances
Ziegfeld Follies
Words and Music
Till the Clouds Roll By
Panama Hattie
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
Flip
Meet Me in Las Vegas
Hollywood Black
How It Feels to Be Free
Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover