Ethel Waters

Biography

Ethel Waters (October 31, 1896 – September 1, 1977) was an American blues, jazz and gospel vocalist and actress. She frequently performed jazz, big band, and pop music, on the Broadway stage and in concerts, although she began her career in the 1920s singing blues.

Her best-known recordings includes, "Dinah", "Birmingham Bertha", "Stormy Weather" "Hottentot Potentate", and "Cabin in the Sky", as well as her version of the spiritual, "His Eye Is on the Sparrow". Waters was the second African American to be nominated for an Academy Award.

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Known for

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Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

2003 ⭐ 7.0

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Blues Masters

1999 ⭐ 6.5

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That's Entertainment, Part II

1976 ⭐ 7.0

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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975 ⭐ 6.3

Career timeline

2006

Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1

2006

2003

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There Notable

Self (archive footage) · 2003

⭐ 7.0

1999

Blues Masters

Self (archive footage) · 1999

⭐ 6.5

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II Notable

(archive footage) · 1976

⭐ 7.0

1975

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Self (archive footage) · 1975

⭐ 6.3

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

Self (archive footage) · 1975

1973

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli Notable

Self (archive footage) · 1973

⭐ 7.0

1959

The Sound and the Fury

Dilsey · 1959

⭐ 6.8

1958

The Heart Is a Rebel Notable

Gladys · 1958

⭐ 8.0

1956

Carib Gold

Mom · 1956

⭐ 5.5

1952

The Member of the Wedding

Berenice Sadie Brown · 1952

⭐ 6.3

1949

Pinky Notable

Dicey Johnson · 1949

⭐ 7.1

1943

The Voice That Thrilled the World

Self (segment 'On with the Sho · 1943

⭐ 5.8

Stage Door Canteen

Ethel Waters · 1943

⭐ 6.3

Cabin in the Sky

Petunia Jackson · 1943

⭐ 6.5

1942

Cairo

Cleona Jones, Marcia's Maid · 1942

⭐ 6.3

Tales of Manhattan

Esther · 1942

⭐ 6.5

1939

Let My People Live Notable

1939

⭐ 7.0

1934

Gift of Gab

Herself · 1934

⭐ 5.0

Bubbling Over

Ethel Peabody · 1934

⭐ 5.0

1933

Rufus Jones for President Notable

Mother of Rufus · 1933

⭐ 7.0

1929

On With the Show!

Ethel · 1929

⭐ 6.2

Frequently appears with

Edie Adams

Self

Bea Arthur

Self

Elizabeth Ashley

Self

Alec Baldwin

Self

Kaye Ballard

Self

Muddy Waters

Self (archive footage)

B.B. King

Lee Conley Bradley

Buddy Guy

Full filmography

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Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1

2006

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Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

2003 ⭐ 7.0

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Blues Masters

1999 ⭐ 6.5

HD

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976 ⭐ 7.0

HD

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975 ⭐ 6.3

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Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

1975

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The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

1973 ⭐ 7.0

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The Sound and the Fury

1959 ⭐ 6.8

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The Heart Is a Rebel

1958 ⭐ 8.0

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Carib Gold

1956 ⭐ 5.5

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The Member of the Wedding

1952 ⭐ 6.3

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Pinky

1949 ⭐ 7.1

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The Voice That Thrilled the World

1943 ⭐ 5.8

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Stage Door Canteen

1943 ⭐ 6.3

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Cabin in the Sky

1943 ⭐ 6.5

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Cairo

1942 ⭐ 6.3

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Tales of Manhattan

1942 ⭐ 6.5

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Let My People Live

1939 ⭐ 7.0

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Gift of Gab

1934 ⭐ 5.0

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Bubbling Over

1934 ⭐ 5.0