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
Sanford and Son
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Sid & Judy
That's Entertainment!
American Masters
A Different World
That's Entertainment! III
The Cosby Show
That's Entertainment, Part II
What's My Line?
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Stormy Weather
The Ed Sullivan Show
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
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