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Ella Fitzgerald

Actor
Born April 25, 1917Died June 15, 1996 (79 years)
Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the First Lady of Song, Queen of Jazz, and Lady Ella. She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, timing, intonation, and a "horn-like" improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing.

Known For

  • All My Life
  • Pete Kelly's Blues
  • St. Louis Blues
  • Ride 'Em Cowboy
  • Let No Man Write My Epitaph
  • Life Is Bearable at Times...

Ella Fitzgerald Filmography

2025
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan · as Self - Singer
2024
Showstoppers! Great Women of TV Variety · as Self
2024
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat · as Self
2023
Maxine's Baby: The Tyler Perry Story · as Self
2023
They All Came Out To Montreux (TV Series) · as Self
2023
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love · as Self
2022
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues · as Self
2022
Beauty · as Self
2021
King of Cool · as Self
2021
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over · as Self
2020
Ronnie's · as Self
2019
Billie · as Self
2019
Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things · as Self (archive Footage)
2019
The Apollo · as Self (archive Footage)
2018
Quincy · as Self
2018
Count Basie: Through His Own Eyes · as Self
2014
Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark · as Self
2013
Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas · as Self (archive Footage)
2012
How Playboy Changed the World · as Self
2012
The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America · as Self
2012
The Music According to Antonio Carlos Jobim · as Self (archive Footage)
2009
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me · as Self
2009
Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel · as Self
2006
Legends (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage)
2004
Studio 9: The Home of Australian Television · as Self
2003
Strangers in the Night: The Bert Kaempfert Story · as Self
2002
It's Black Entertainment · as Self (archive Footage)
1998
Monterey Jazz Festival: 40 Legendary Years · as Self
1997
Close to You: Remembering the Carpenters · as Self
1993
The Carol Burnett Show: A Reunion · as Self
1992
Muhammad Ali's 50th Birthday Celebration · as Self
1991
The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show · as Self
1990
Sinatra 75: The Best Is Yet to Come · as Self
1990
Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones · as Self
1990
The 32nd Annual Grammy Awards · as Self
1990
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration · as Self
1990
Abbott and Costello in the Movies · as Self
1988
20th NAACP Image Awards · as Self - Performer
1983
The 4th Annual Black Achievement Awards · as Self
1982
Jazz Greats · as Self
1982
The Hollywood Palace · as Self
1981
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts · as Self
1981
American Bandstand's 30th Anniversary Special · as Self
1981
Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self
1981
The 33rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Performer & Presenter
1980
A Capitol Fourth (TV Series) · as Self
1979
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts · as Self - Honoree
1979
Norman Granz’ Jazz in Montreaux presents Ella and Basie '79—"The Perfect Match" · as Self (vocals)
1978
The Kennedy Center Honors (TV Series) · as Self
1974
Dinah! (TV Series) · as Self
1974
Ella Fitzgerald: Live in Cologne · as Self - Vocals
1972
The Midnight Special (TV Series) · as Self - Commercial For Memorex 60 Recording Tape
1972
Super Bowl VI · as Self - Halftime Perfomer
1970
The Flip Wilson Show (TV Series) · as Self
1969
The Andy Williams Show (1962) (TV Series) · as Self - Singer
1969
Ella Fitzgerald - Live at Montreux 1969 · as Self
1969
This is Tom Jones (TV Series) · as Self
1969
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (TV Series) · as Self
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1967
Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music + Ella + Jobim · as Self - Singer
1967
Omnibus (1967) (TV Series) · as Self
1967
The Carol Burnett Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
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1965
The Dean Martin Show (TV Series) · as Self
1964
Die Drehscheibe (TV Series) · as Self
1964
The Hollywood Palace (TV Series) · as Self - Singer
1963
The Danny Kaye Show (TV Series) · as Self
1963
Telescope (TV Series) · as Self
1962
The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1962
The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self
1962
President Kennedy's Birthday Salute · as Self
1961
The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self
1960
Ella Fitzgerald: Live in Australia · as Self - Vocalist
1960
The 32nd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Audience Member
1959
The Frank Sinatra Timex Show: An Afternoon with Frank Sinatra · as Self - Singer
1959
Grammy Awards (TV Series) · as Self
1959
Playboy's Penthouse (TV Series) · as Self
1959
Sunday Showcase (TV Series) · as Self - Performer-Recipient
1959
Swing Into Spring! · as Self
1959
The Bell Telephone Hour (TV Series) · as Self
1958
Garry Moore Show (TV Series) · as Self
1957
The Frank Sinatra Show (TV Series) · as Self
1956
The Nat King Cole Show (TV Series) · as Self - Singer
1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV Series) · as Self
1955
Tonight at the London Palladium (TV Series) · as Self
1955
Ford Star Jubilee (TV Series) · as Self
1953
Tonight! (TV Series) · as Self
1953
Person to Person (TV Series) · as Self
1952
Today (TV Series) · as Self - Singer
1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV Series) · as Self
1950
What's My Line? (TV Series) · as Self - Mystery Guest
1949
The March of Time, Vol. 15, No. 6: It's in the Groove · as Self
1949
Cavalcade of Stars (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Vocalist
1948
The Perry Como Show (TV Series) · as Self
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) · as Self

2014
Soul Boys of the Western World
2010
Life Is Bearable at Times...
1978
The White Shadow (TV Series) · as Maxine Jefferies
1966
All My Life · as Vocalist
1960
Let No Man Write My Epitaph · as Flora
1958
St. Louis Blues · as Singer
1955
Pete Kelly's Blues · as Maggie Jackson
1942
Ride 'Em Cowboy · as Ruby

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