Lena Horne Singer actress activist

Lena Horne is a 92 years old Singer actress activist from New York City, New York. Lena Horne was born on June 30, 1917 (died on May 09, 2010, she was 92 years old) in New York City, New York. Her nickname was Horne Lena Mary Calhoun.

About

Is Lena Horne still alive?

No, she died on 05/09/2010, 14 years ago. She was 92 years old when she died. Cause of death: heart failure. She died in New York City

Family

Husband

Child

She had one child, Gail (87) . When her first child, Gail Lumet Buckley, was born, Lena Horne was 20 years old.

Works

Lena Horne Albums (37)

There are 37 albums of Lena Horne.

Her last album All I Desire (Make Believe Ballroom Version) released 3 years 9 months ago. When All I Desire (Make Believe Ballroom Version) released, she was 103 years old.

Her first album Lena Horne Greatest Hits released 83 years ago, she was 23 years old when this album released. There were 14 songs in this album.

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Popular Lena Horne Songs

1. A Brand New Day (The Wiz, released 46 years ago)
2. I Want A Little Doggie (Hôtel Costes 11, released 18 years ago)
3. Embraceable You (Highlights From Duets, released 30 years ago)
4. I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart (Love Is The Thing, released 30 years ago)
5. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (The Essential Harry Belafonte, released 19 years ago)
6. How Long Has This Been Going On? (The Classic Lena Horne, released 23 years ago)
7. Believe In Yourself (The Wiz, released 46 years ago)
8. It's Love (Love Is The Thing, released 30 years ago)
9. Stormy Weather (Broadway Melodies, released 15 years ago)
10. I Got Rhythm (Love Is The Thing, released 30 years ago)

Lena Horne Movies (27)

There are 27 movies of Lena Horne.

Her first feature film was The Wiz (1978, as Glinda the Good). She was 61 when she starred in this movie. Since 1978, she has appeared in 27 feature films. The last one is DTV: Golden Oldies (1984). In this movie, she played the character Herself .

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Lena Horne movie characters

The names of the characters/jobs in the films she starred in are as follows:

Character/Job	Movie	Age
Glinda the Good	The Wiz (1978)	61
	That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)	58
	TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004)	86
Herself	Ziegfeld Follies (1945)	28
Claire Quintana	Death of a Gunfighter (1969)	51
	That's Entertainment! (1974)	56
Selina Rogers	Stormy Weather (1943)	26
Lena Horne	Words and Music (1948)	31
Lena Horne	Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956)	38
Lena Horne	Thousands Cheer (1943)	25
Georgia Brown	Cabin in the Sky (1943)	25
Herself - Co-Host / Narrator	That's Entertainment! III (1994)	77
Herself	Now! (1965)	47
Music	Now! (1965)	47
Herself - Cameo appearance	Duchess of Idaho (1950)	33
Julie LaVerne / Herself	Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)	29
Ethel Andrews	The Duke Is Tops (1938)	20
Herself	It's Black Entertainment (2002)	84
Specialty	Two Girls and a Sailor (1944)	26
Herself	Studio Visit (1946)	28
Herself	I Dood It (1943)	26
Herself	Swing Fever (1943)	26
As self, Singer in Phil's Place	Panama Hattie (1942)	25
	Boogie-Woogie Dream (1944)	26
Fernway de la Fer	Broadway Rhythm (1944)	26
Herself	A.N.T.A. Album of 1955 (1955)	37
Herself	DTV: Golden Oldies (1984)	67

Lena Horne TV Shows (29)

Her first TV Show was The Ed Sullivan Show (1948).

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Awards (12)

Awarded Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1988 , awarded NAACP Image Award – Hall of Fame Award in 1981 , awarded Paul Robeson Award in 1983 , nominated NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Jazz Artist in 1998 , awarded Special Tony Award in 1980 ,

Education

She graduated from Girls' High School and Boys And Girls High School

What was Lena's zodiac sign?

Lena Horne zodiac sign was cancer.

Where does She lives?

She is living in Brooklyn.

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