Lena Horne

Born Jun 30, 1917 in Brooklyn, New York, USA

Lena Mary Calhoun Horne was an American dancer, actress, singer, and civil rights activist, whose career spanned more than seventy years. In 1984 Horne received a Kennedy Center honour for lifetime contribution to the arts, and in 1989 she was given a Grammy Award for lifetime achievement.

Filmography

Shows & movies

Storm in My Heart

Storm in My Heart as Self (archive footage)

2018

Documentary | 1h 57m

Brush with Life: The Art of Being Edward Biberman

Brush with Life: The Art of Being Edward Biberman as Lena Horne

2007

Documentary, History | 1h 25m

Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover

Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover as Lena Horne

2004

Family | 39m

Sinatra: The Classic Duets

Sinatra: The Classic Duets as Lena Horne

2003

Musical, Documentary | 1h 2m

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand as Lena Horne

1999

Documentary | 1h 30m

That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III as Herself - Co-Host / Narrator

1994

Documentary, Family | 1h 53m

Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II

Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II as Self (archive footage)

1992

Documentary, War | 1h 30m

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story as Lena Horne

1990

Documentary | 56m

That's Black Entertainment

That's Black Entertainment as Lena Horne

1989

Documentary, History, Musical | 1h

Sesame Street: Learning about Letters

Sesame Street: Learning about Letters as Lena Horne

1986

Animation, Family | 30m

Judy Garland: The Concert Years

Judy Garland: The Concert Years as Lena Horne

1985

Musical, Drama | 1h 20m

DTV: Golden Oldies

DTV: Golden Oldies as Lena Horne

1984

Family, Musical, Animation, Comedy | 46m

The Wiz

The Wiz as Glinda the Good

1978

Adventure, Family, Fantasy | 2h 14m

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II as (archive footage)

1976

Documentary, Family | 2h 6m

That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment! as Herself - at Banquet / Clip from 'Thousands Cheer' (archive footage)

1974

Documentary, Family | 2h 15m

Death of a Gunfighter

Death of a Gunfighter as Claire Quintana

1969

Western | 1h 40m

Now!

Now! as Herself (voice)

1965

Documentary | 5m

Meet Me in Las Vegas

Meet Me in Las Vegas as Lena Horne

1956

Comedy | 1h 52m

A.N.T.A. Album of 1955

A.N.T.A. Album of 1955 as Lena Horne

1955

Musical, Drama | 2h

Duchess Of Idaho

Duchess Of Idaho as Herself - Cameo appearance

1950

Comedy | 1h 38m

Words and Music

Words and Music as Herself

1948

Drama | 2h

Mantan Messes Up

Mantan Messes Up as Lene

1946

Musical, Comedy | 1h 2m

Till the Clouds Roll By

Till the Clouds Roll By as Julie LaVerne / Herself

1946

| 2h 12m

Studio Visit

Studio Visit as Herself

1946

Comedy | 9m

Ziegfeld Follies

Ziegfeld Follies as Herself

1945

Comedy | 1h 50m

Boogie-Woogie Dream

Boogie-Woogie Dream as Self

1944

Musical | 13m

Broadway Rhythm

Broadway Rhythm as Fernway de la Fer

1947

Family, Musical, Romance | 1h 55m

Two Girls and a Sailor

Two Girls and a Sailor as Specialty

1944

Comedy | 2h 4m

I Dood It

I Dood It as Lena Horne

1991

Romance, Comedy, Musical, Thriller | 1h 42m

Stormy Weather

Stormy Weather as Selina Rogers

1943

| 1h 18m

Thousands Cheer

Thousands Cheer as Lena Horne

1943

Comedy, Drama | 2h 5m

Swing Fever

Swing Fever as Herself

1943

Comedy | 1h 19m

Cabin in the Sky

Cabin in the Sky as Georgia Brown

1943

Fantasy | 1h 38m

The Duke Is Tops

The Duke Is Tops as Ethel Andrews

1938

| 1h 3m