Ethel Waters
American blues, jazz and gospel vocalist and actress (1896-1977)
Ethel Waters was an American singer and actress. Waters frequently performed jazz, swing, and pop music on the Broadway stage and in concerts. She began her career in the 1920s singing blues. Her notable recordings include "Dinah", "Stormy Weather", "Taking a Chance on Love", "Chlo-e, "Heat Wave", "Supper Time", "Am I Blue?", "Birmingham Bertha", "Cabin in the Sky", "I'm Coming Virginia", and her version of "His Eye Is on the Sparrow". Waters was the second African American to be nominated for an Academy Award, the first African American to star on her own television show, and the first African-American woman to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 4 films (1933–1959) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 11 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▼ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | The sound and the fury. | Jerry Wald Productions Inc. & Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. | 115 min | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1943 | Cabin in the sky | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. (Publisher) | 1:39:00 | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1934 | GIFT OF GAB. | Universal Pictures Corp. | 7 reels | 16mm | B&W | Sound |
| 1933 | RUFUS JONES FOR PRESIDENT. | Vitaphone Corp. | 2 reels | B&W |