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Dee Dee Bridgewater

Acting

Born May 27, 1950 · Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Also known as Denise Eileen Garrett

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Biography

Dee Dee Bridgewater is an American jazz singer and actress. She is a three-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, as well as a Tony Award-winning stage actress. For 23 years, she was the host of National Public Radio's syndicated radio show JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater. She is a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization.

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Awards & recognition

  • Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
  • Doris Duke Performing Artist Award
  • Knight of the National Order of Merit
  • NEA Jazz Masters
  • Officer of Arts and Letters
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  • Tony Award — Best Featured Actress in a Musical

Filmography9 titles

Soundbreaking: Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music

2016as Self

Night Partners

1983as Gloria

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962as Self

Highlander: The Series

1992as Carolyn

The Brother from Another Planet

1984as Malverne Davis

Great Performances

1971as Self

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

1979as Brandy

Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

2023as Self

Play Your Own Thing: A Story of Jazz in Europe

2006as Self