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Dionne Warwick
ActorBorn December 12, 1940 (85 years)
Marie Dionne Warwick (born December 12, 1940) is an American singer, actress, and television host.
Warwick ranks among the 40 biggest U.S. hit makers between 1955 and 1999, based on her chart history on Billboard's Hot 100 pop singles chart. She is the second-most charted female vocalist during the rock era (1955–1999). She is also one of the most-charted vocalists of all time, with 56 of her singles making the Hot 100 between 1962 and 1998 (12 of them Top Ten), and 80 singles in total – either solo or collaboratively – making the Hot 100, R&B and/or adult contemporary charts. Dionne ranks #74 on the Billboard Hot 100's "Greatest Artists of all time".
During her career, she has sold more than 100 million records worldwide and she has won many awards, including six Grammy Awards. Warwick has been inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Grammy Hall of Fame, the R&B Music Hall of Fame and the Apollo Theater Walk of Fame. In 2019 she won the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Three of her songs ("Walk On By", "Alfie" and "Don't Make Me Over") have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. She is a former Goodwill Ambassador for the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization.
Marie Dionne Warrick, later Warwick, was born in Orange, New Jersey to Lee Drinkard and Mancel Warrick. Her mother was manager of the Drinkard Singers, and her father was a Pullman porter, chef, record promoter and CPA. Dionne was named after her aunt on her mother's side. She had a sister, Delia ("Dee Dee"), who died in 2008, and a brother, Mancel Jr., who was killed in an accident in 1968 at age 21. Her parents were both African American, and she also has Native American and Dutch ancestry.
She was raised in East Orange, New Jersey and was a Girl Scout for a time. After finishing East Orange High School in 1959, Warwick pursued her passion at the Hartt College of Music in West Hartford, Connecticut. She landed some work with her group singing backing vocals for recording sessions in New York City. During one session, Warwick met Burt Bacharach, who hired her to record demos featuring songs written by him and lyricist Hal David. She later landed her own record deal.
Many of Warwick's family were members of the Drinkard Singers, a family gospel group and RCA recording artists who frequently performed throughout the New York metropolitan area. The original group, known as the Drinkard Jubilairs, consisted of Cissy, Anne, Larry, and Nicky, and later included Warwick's grandparents, Nicholas and Delia Drinkard, and their children: William, Lee (Warwick's mother) and Hansom. When the Drinkard Singers performed on TV Gospel Time, Dionne Warwick had her television performance debut.
Marie instructed the group, and they were managed by Lee. As they became more successful, Lee and Marie began performing with the group, and they were augmented by pop/R&B singer Judy Clay, whom Lee had unofficially adopted. Elvis Presley eventually expressed an interest in having them join his touring entourage. Dionne began singing gospel as a child at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey. ...
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Warwick ranks among the 40 biggest U.S. hit makers between 1955 and 1999, based on her chart history on Billboard's Hot 100 pop singles chart. She is the second-most charted female vocalist during the rock era (1955–1999). She is also one of the most-charted vocalists of all time, with 56 of her singles making the Hot 100 between 1962 and 1998 (12 of them Top Ten), and 80 singles in total – either solo or collaboratively – making the Hot 100, R&B and/or adult contemporary charts. Dionne ranks #74 on the Billboard Hot 100's "Greatest Artists of all time".
During her career, she has sold more than 100 million records worldwide and she has won many awards, including six Grammy Awards. Warwick has been inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Grammy Hall of Fame, the R&B Music Hall of Fame and the Apollo Theater Walk of Fame. In 2019 she won the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Three of her songs ("Walk On By", "Alfie" and "Don't Make Me Over") have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. She is a former Goodwill Ambassador for the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization.
Marie Dionne Warrick, later Warwick, was born in Orange, New Jersey to Lee Drinkard and Mancel Warrick. Her mother was manager of the Drinkard Singers, and her father was a Pullman porter, chef, record promoter and CPA. Dionne was named after her aunt on her mother's side. She had a sister, Delia ("Dee Dee"), who died in 2008, and a brother, Mancel Jr., who was killed in an accident in 1968 at age 21. Her parents were both African American, and she also has Native American and Dutch ancestry.
She was raised in East Orange, New Jersey and was a Girl Scout for a time. After finishing East Orange High School in 1959, Warwick pursued her passion at the Hartt College of Music in West Hartford, Connecticut. She landed some work with her group singing backing vocals for recording sessions in New York City. During one session, Warwick met Burt Bacharach, who hired her to record demos featuring songs written by him and lyricist Hal David. She later landed her own record deal.
Many of Warwick's family were members of the Drinkard Singers, a family gospel group and RCA recording artists who frequently performed throughout the New York metropolitan area. The original group, known as the Drinkard Jubilairs, consisted of Cissy, Anne, Larry, and Nicky, and later included Warwick's grandparents, Nicholas and Delia Drinkard, and their children: William, Lee (Warwick's mother) and Hansom. When the Drinkard Singers performed on TV Gospel Time, Dionne Warwick had her television performance debut.
Marie instructed the group, and they were managed by Lee. As they became more successful, Lee and Marie began performing with the group, and they were augmented by pop/R&B singer Judy Clay, whom Lee had unofficially adopted. Elvis Presley eventually expressed an interest in having them join his touring entourage. Dionne began singing gospel as a child at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey. ...
Source: Article "Dionne Warwick" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Dionne Warwick Filmography
| 2023 | Glisten and the Merry Mission · as Sage Evergreen (voice) |
| 2022 | IMPACT x Nightline (TV Series) · as Musician |
| 2020 | Frank and Ava · as Lady Singing The Blues |
| 2019 | The Masked Singer (US) (TV Series) · as Mouse |
| 2018 | Armed · as Shirley |
| 2012 | Finding Your Roots (TV Series) |
| 2004 | Dionne Warwick Live · as Vocals |
| 1999 | So Weird (TV Series) · as Effy - Special Guest Star |
| 1997 | Men in Black · as Alien On Tv Monitor (uncredited) |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (TV Series) · as Miss Kitty (voice) |
| 1995 | The Wayans Bros. (TV Series) · as Mrs. Jackson |
| 1993 | Walker, Texas Ranger (TV Series) · as Dionne Berry |
| 1991 | Extralarge (TV Series) · as Mama Limbo |
| 1990 | Captain Planet and the Planeteers (TV Series) · as Dr. Russell |
| 1987 | Rent-a-Cop · as Beth |
| 1981 | The Fall Guy (TV Series) · as Poker Player |
| 1975 | Switch (TV Series) · as Sherry |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files (TV Series) · as Theda Moran / Theda Best |
| 1969 | |
| 1967 | Valley of the Dolls · as Theme Song Singer |
| 2025 | |
| 2025 | Stand Together As One · as Self |
| 2025 | Hollywood Squares (2025) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2024 | Luther: Never Too Much · as Self |
| 2024 | 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony · as Self - Inductee |
| 2024 | GOSPEL with Henry Louis Gates Jr. (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2024 | The Greatest Night in Pop · as Self |
| 2023 | The 46th Annual Kennedy Center Honors · as Self - Honoree |
| 2023 | Laura Coates Live (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2023 | |
| 2023 | Love to Love You, Donna Summer · as Self |
| 2023 | I Go to the Rock: The Gospel Music of Whitney Houston · as Self - Cousin Of Whitney Houston |
| 2022 | Who's Talking to Chris Wallace? (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | Sherri (2022) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2022 | Symone (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2022 | Whitney, a Look Back · as Self - Whitney's Cousin |
| 2021 | Nick Cannon (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2021 | Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over · as Self |
| 2021 | Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | MTV 80s - Top 40 Sad Songs from the 80s! · as Dionne Warwick |
| 2021 | François Mitterrand & Anne Pingeot: Pieces of a Love Story · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2021 | My Name Is Lopez · as Self |
| 2021 | Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2021 | Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (TV Series) · as Self - Celebrity Contestant |
| 2021 | |
| 2020 | MTV 80s - Top 50 Lessons in 80s Love! · as Dionne Warwick |
| 2020 | The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2020 | Dionne Warwick at the BBC · as Dionne Warwick |
| 2020 | The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2020 | I Can See Your Voice (US) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Panelist & Performer |
| 2020 | The Drew Barrymore Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2020 | |
| 2020 | GMA3: What You Need to Know (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | Find Your Groove · as Self |
| 2020 | The Masked Singer (UK) (TV Series) · as Self - Weather |
| 2019 | 88th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade · as Self |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | Tamron Hall (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2019 | House of Cardin · as Self |
| 2019 | The DL Hughley Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2019 | |
| 2018 | Le Grand Échiquier (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | Quincy · as Self |
| 2018 | Whitney · as Self - Whitney's Cousin (archive Footage) |
| 2018 | Harlem to Hollywood · as Self |
| 2017 | Elton John: The Nation's Favourite Song · as Self |
| 2017 | Let There Be Light · as Self |
| 2017 | Black Girls Rock! 2017 · as Self |
| 2017 | Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives · as Self |
| 2017 | Whitney: Can I Be Me · as Self |
| 2016 | 1st Annual Black Music Honors · as Self - Honoree |
| 2016 | Karen Carpenter: Goodbye to Love · as Self - Singer And Friend |
| 2015 | Daily Blast Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | Warren Beatty - Mister Hollywood · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | The Meredith Vieira Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2014 | |
| 2014 | |
| 2013 | 2013 Soul Train Awards · as Self |
| 2013 | The Big Interview (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2013 | RTL Late Night (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | The Real Daytime (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2013 | The '80s: The Decade That Made Us (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Belle's (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Black Girls Rock! 2012 · as Self |
| 2012 | Home & Family (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | Larry King Now (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | Urgant Show (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Always Whitney Houston · as Self |
| 2011 | Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon · as Self |
| 2011 | |
| 2011 | The Jonathan Ross Show (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2011 | PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Dish Nation (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | An Evening with Celebrity Apprentice · as Self |
| 2010 | The Talk (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2010 | Daybreak (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2010 | |
| 2009 | Fern Britton Meets... (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Life After (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | The Project (2009) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Michael Jackson Memorial · as Self - Vip Audience |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | 24th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards · as Self |
| 2009 | O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2008 | Divas II · as Self - Performer |
| 2007 | The Alan Titchmarsh Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2007 | Only Yesterday: The Carpenters' Story · as Self |
| 2007 | 2007 Trumpet Awards · as Self |
| 2006 | Paula's Party (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | Celebrity Duets (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2006 | The ONE Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2006 | Legends Ball · as Self |
| 2005 | Dionne Warwick · as Dionne Warwick |
| 2005 | Dancing with the Stars (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
| 2005 | The History Makers · as Self |
| 2004 | Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | The Paul O'Grady Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2004 | The Insider (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | |
| 2004 | Strictly Come Dancing (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2004 | The Apprentice (US) (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
| 2004 | Tavis Smiley (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2004 | Legends in Concert: Dionne Warwick · as Self |
| 2003 | Tupac: Resurrection · as Self |
| 2003 | American Juniors (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Judge |
| 2003 | Ladies Night - Most Famous Hits · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2002 | |
| 2002 | American Idol (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2002 | |
| 2002 | A Tribute to Burt Bacharach & Hal David · as Self |
| 2001 | |
| 2001 | Lorraine (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2000 | 2nd Annual Celebration of Black Music · as Self - Presenter |
| 2000 | Whitney Houston: The Greatest Hits · as Self |
| 2000 | |
| 2000 | The 72nd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 1999 | Loose Women (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1999 | 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll · as Self |
| 1998 | Ein Herz für Kinder (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | Roll on Sunday (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | Hollywood Squares (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 1998 | Susana Giménez (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1997 | Close to You: Remembering the Carpenters · as Self |
| 1997 | Behind the Music (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | Johnny Bravo (TV Series) · as Self (voice) |
| 1997 | Viva Variety (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1997 | Pauly (TV Series) · as Dionne Warwick |
| 1997 | |
| 1996 | Access Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | VIP World (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | 27th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 1995 | MADtv (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | The Drew Carey Show (TV Series) · as Dionne Warwick |
| 1994 | TOTP2 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | WGN Morning News (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1994 | The Jackson Family Honors · as Self |
| 1992 | Later... with Jools Holland (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | Out All Night (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | Vicki! (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | Inside Politics (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | The 34th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 1991 | The 5th Annual Soul Train Music Awards · as Self - Hostess |
| 1990 | Intimate Portrait (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1990 | The 4th Annual Soul Train Music Awards · as Self - Co-Host |
| 1990 | |
| 1989 | The 3rd Annual Soul Train Music Awards · as Self - Co-Host |
| 1989 | Domingão do Faustão (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1989 | The Arsenio Hall Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1988 | Inside Edition (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | This Morning (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1988 | Family Feud (1988) (TV Series) · as Self - Celebrity Contestant |
| 1988 | The 2nd Annual Soul Train Music Awards · as Self - Host |
| 1988 | 20th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 1987 | Win, Lose or Draw (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | Biography (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | The Bold and the Beautiful (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | The 1st Annual Soul Train Music Awards · as Self - Co-Host |
| 1986 | The New Hollywood Squares (TV Series) · as Self - Center Square |
| 1986 | The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1986 | The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer · as Dionne Warwick |
| 1986 | The 28th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 1985 | All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan · as Self |
| 1985 | American Masters (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1985 | Live Aid · as Self |
| 1985 | Larry King Live (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1985 | We Are the World · as Self |
| 1984 | |
| 1984 | Super Password (TV Series) · as Self - Celebrity Contestant |
| 1983 | Star Search (TV Series) · as Self - Judge |
| 1982 | Wogan (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1982 | I Love Liberty · as Self |
| 1982 | Champs-Elysees (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | The 53rd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 1981 | Wetten, dass..? (TV Series) · as Self - Musician |
| 1981 | An Evening At the Improv (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1980 | Solid Gold (TV Series) · as Self -Host |
| 1980 | The 52nd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 1980 | The 22nd Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 1980 | The First 40 Years · as Self |
| 1979 | CBS Sunday Morning With Jane Pauley (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1979 | Dance Fever (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | Secret Story Habboin: Final Challenge (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | The 20th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 1977 | On Your Marks, Get Set, Go (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1977 | The Day the Music Died · as Self |
| 1976 | The Captain and Tennille (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Cameo (uncredited) |
| 1975 | |
| 1975 | Number One (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Sunday meetings (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1974 | Dinah! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1974 | Free to Be... You & Me · as Self |
| 1974 | Tattletales (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1973 | The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | Pebble Mill at One (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | The Price Is Right (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1972 | The Midnight Special (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1971 | Soul Train (TV Series) · as Self (on Film) |
| 1971 | Parkinson (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1970 | The Flip Wilson Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1970 | Dinah's Place (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1969 | The Engelbert Humperdinck Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | It's Your Bet (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | It Takes Two (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game (TV Series) · as Dionne Warwick |
| 1968 | That Show with Joan Rivers (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1967 | Kraft Music Hall (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1967 | The Jerry Lewis Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1967 | The Carol Burnett Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1967 | The 39th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 1966 | The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1965 | The Dating Game (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Star Contestant |
| 1965 | The Dean Martin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1965 | Where The Action Is (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1965 | The Hollywood Squares (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 1965 | Hullabaloo! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1965 | Not Only... But Also (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1964 | Dionne Warwick: Live at the 27 Club · as Self - Vocals |
| 1964 | Open House (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1964 | Top of the Pops (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1963 | Ready Steady Go! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Match Game (TV Series) · as Self - Team Captain |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | Password (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1959 | Grammy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1959 | Juke Box Jury (TV Series) · as Self - Panellist |
| 1955 | This is Your Life (UK) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1954 | The Early Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | American Bandstand (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1951 | Sanremo (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) · as Self |