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
Filmography14 titles
Satan Claus
The Muppet Show
The Carol Burnett Show
St. Louis Blues
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Fox and the Hound
What's My Line?
The Dick Cavett Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
Silver Spoons
The Love Boat
Carmen Jones
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
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