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Biography
Pearl Mae Bailey was an American actress, singer, comedian and author. After appearing in vaudeville, she made her Broadway debut in St. Louis Woman in 1946. She received a Special Tony Award for the title role in the all-Black production of Hello, Dolly! in 1968. In 1986, she won a Daytime Emmy award for her performance as a fairy godmother in the ABC Afterschool Special Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale. Her rendition of "Takes Two to Tango" hit the top ten in 1952.
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Awards & recognition
- Presidential Medal of Freedom · 1988
- Coretta Scott King Award · 1976
- Daytime Emmy Award
- Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Filmography13 titles
The Muppet Show
1976as Self - Special Guest Star
1976as Self - Special Guest Star
The Carol Burnett Show
1967as Self - Guest / Various Characters
1967as Self - Guest / Various Characters
St. Louis Blues
1958as Aunt Hagar
1958as Aunt Hagar
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962as Self
1962as Self
The Fox and the Hound
1981as Big Mama (voice)
1981as Big Mama (voice)
What's My Line?
1950as Self - Mystery Guest
1950as Self - Mystery Guest
The Dick Cavett Show
1968as Self - Guest
1968as Self - Guest
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948as Self
1948as Self
Silver Spoons
1982as Lulu Baker
1982as Lulu Baker
The Love Boat
1977as Millie Washington
1977as Millie Washington
Carmen Jones
1954as Frankie
1954as Frankie
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004as Self (archive footage)
2004as Self (archive footage)
Flip
1970as Self
1970as Self