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Darlene Love
ActorBorn July 26, 1938 (87 years)
Born Darlene Wright in Los Angeles in 1938, she began her career as lead singer with the vocal trio, The Blossoms. After a spell as regulars on ABC TV's variety show Shindig! (1964) in the early 60s, the trio went on to sing backup on a variety of Elvis Presley recordings, and even backed him on his 1968 NBC-TV special Elvis: The Comeback Special (1968). For a while, they backed Tom Jones during some of his Las Vegas shows. The Blossoms have the rare distinction of recording a number one hit without ever receiving any credit. Years before the advent of Milli Vanilli, Darlene Love, Fanita James and Gracie Nitzsche sang vocals on the Gene Pitney-penned song "He's a Rebel" that was championed as The Crystals' first (and only) No. 1 US hit. Because of confounding logistics, record producer Phil Spector had to use The Blossoms because The Crystals were on the wrong coast of the US at the time. And since he was up against the clock in L.A. attempting to get his production on the airwaves before the Vikki Carr version, he had no choice. Love also sang vocals on the Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans top twenty hit "Zip-a-Dee Doo Dah".
Darlene Love Filmography
| 2020 | The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two · as Grace |
| 2019 | Holiday Rush · as Aunt Jo Robinson |
| 1998 | Lethal Weapon 4 · as Trish Murtaugh |
| 1992 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) |
| 1992 | Lethal Weapon 3 · as Trish Murtaugh |
| 1991 | Ghostwriter (1992) (TV Series) · as Librarian |
| 1989 | Lethal Weapon 2 · as Trish Murtaugh |
| 1987 | Lethal Weapon · as Trish Murtaugh |
| 1969 | Change of Habit · as Backup Singer |
| 1969 | The Love God? · as Singer With The Blossoms (uncredited) |
| 1968 | |
| 1964 | Another World (TV Series) |
| 2025 | 99th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade · as Self - Performer |
| 2024 | |
| 2024 | Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple · as Self |
| 2022 | |
| 2022 | Spector (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | Sherri (2022) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2021 | Superstar (2021) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | The Gospel Tradition: In Performance at the White House · as Self - Performer |
| 2014 | The Oscars · as Self |
| 2014 | The 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2013 | Twenty Feet from Stardom · as Self |
| 2012 | Home & Family (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | The Chew (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | New Girl (TV Series) · as Darlene Love |
| 2009 | SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas · as Self |
| 2009 | |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (TV Series) · as Self - Bartender |
| 2008 | Huckabee (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2008 | The Wendy Williams Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2006 | Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade · as Self |
| 2006 | Elvis '68 Comeback Special Edition · as Self - The Blossoms |
| 2006 | |
| 2005 | The Colbert Report (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2005 | Spicks & Specks (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Tavis Smiley (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2002 | Still Cher · as Self |
| 2001 | Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1990 | Christmas In Rockefeller Center (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | Inside Edition (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | Showtime at the Apollo (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | Biography (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1986 | Women in Rock · as Self |
| 1985 | |
| 1982 | Late Night With David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | SAG Foundation Conversations (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | CBS Sunday Morning With Jane Pauley (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Cameo (uncredited) |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | Elvis: The Comeback Special · as Self |
| 1968 | One Life to Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1964 | The T.A.M.I. Show · as Self - The Blossoms |
| 1964 | Shindig (TV Series) · as Self - Singer |
| 1964 | Top of the Pops (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |