Ethel Waters
Actress
12 Movies · 4 Series
Movies
Plays Dicey Johnson
Pinky
1949
Plays Mom
Carib Gold
1956
Plays Ethel Waters
Stage Door Canteen
1943
Plays Esther
Tales of Manhattan
1942
Plays Dilsey
The Sound and the Fury
1959
Plays Ethel
On With the Show!
1929
Plays Petunia Jackson
Cabin in the Sky
1943
Plays Berenice Sadie Brown
The Member of the Wedding
1952
Plays Gladys
The Heart Is a Rebel
1958
Plays Ethel Peabody
Bubbling Over
1934
Plays Mother of Rufus
Rufus Jones for President
1933
Plays Cleona Jones
Cairo
1942
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The Sound and the Fury
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Daniel Boone
Rachael
1969Season 6
1963Season 1
The Sound and the Fury
Dilsey
1959
The Heart Is a Rebel
Gladys
1958
Carib Gold
Mom
1956
General Electric Theater
Mother
1955Season 4
Climax!
Aunt Kate
1954Season 1
The Member of the Wedding
Berenice Sadie Brown
1952
Pinky
Dicey Johnson
1949
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Ethel Waters still alive?
Ethel Waters passed away on September 1, 1977 at age 80.
What are the most famous roles of Ethel Waters?
Ethel Waters is best known for roles in Pinky, Cabin in the Sky, Tales of Manhattan.
How many movies has Ethel Waters been in?
Over a 48-year career (since 1929), Ethel Waters has appeared in 12 movies and 4 TV shows.
What was Ethel Waters's first movie?
The career of Ethel Waters began with On With the Show! (1929).
What is Ethel Waters's most recent movie or series?
Ethel Waters's most recent release is The Pearl Bailey Show, which premiered on January 23, 1971.
What TV shows has Ethel Waters appeared in?
On television, Ethel Waters has appeared in Daniel Boone, What's My Line?, The Ed Sullivan Show, The Dick Cavett Show.
Ethel Waters
1896-10-31 · Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Ethel Waters (October 31, 1896 – September 1, 1977) was an American blues, jazz and gospel vocalist and actress. She frequently performed jazz, big band, and pop music, on the Broadway stage and in concerts, although she began her career in the 1920s singing blues.
Her best-known recordings includes, "Dinah", "Birmingham Bertha", "Stormy Weather" "Hottentot Potentate", and "Cabin in the Sky", as well as her version of the spiritual, "His Eye Is on the Sparrow". Waters was the second African American to be nominated for an Academy Award.Ethel Waters, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.