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"The Love Boat" (1977): Season 1: Episode 14 -- Guest stars include F. William Parker, Pearl Bailey, Nanette Fabray, Kim Lankford, Allyn Ann McLerie, Tracy Reed, Louise Redknapp, Arthur Adams, Montana Smoyer
Carmen Jones (1954) -- Contemporary version of the Bizet opera, with new lyrics and an African-American cast.

Overview

Date of Death:
17 August 1990, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA more
Mini Biography:
Her father Joseph was a minister and her mother was named Ella Mae. Her... more
Trivia:
Born at 7:00am-EST more
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Awards:
3 wins & 1 nomination more

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actress, Soundtrack, Self, Archive Footage
Actress:
  1. Peter Gunn (1989) (TV) .... Mother
  2. "ABC Afterschool Specials" .... Martha Dermody (1 episode, 1985)
        - Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale (1985) TV episode .... Martha Dermody
  3. "Silver Spoons" .... Lulu Baker (2 episodes, 1984-1985)
        - What's Cookin'? (1985) TV episode .... Lulu Baker
        - Lulu's Back in Town (1984) TV episode .... Lulu Baker
  4. "As the World Turns" (1956) TV series .... Corinne Bailey (unknown episodes, 1982)
  5. The Member of the Wedding (1982) (TV) .... Bernice Sadie Brown
  6. The Fox and the Hound (1981) (voice) .... Big Mama

  7. "The Love Boat" .... Millie Washington (1 episode, 1978)
        - Isaac's Double Standard/One More Time/Chimpanzeeshines (1978) TV episode .... Millie Washington
  8. Norman... Is That You? (1976) .... Beatrice Chambers
  9. Tubby the Tuba (1975) (voice) .... Mrs. Elephant
  10. "Love, American Style" .... (segment "Love and High Spirits") (1 episode, 1973)
        - Love and the Games People Play/Love and High Spirits/Love and the Memento/Love and the Single Husband/Love and the Stutter (1973) TV episode .... (segment "Love and High Spirits")
  11. The Landlord (1970) .... Marge, Tenant

  12. All the Fine Young Cannibals (1960) .... Ruby

  13. Porgy and Bess (1959) .... Maria
  14. St. Louis Blues (1958) .... Aunt Hagar
  15. That Certain Feeling (1956) .... Augusta aka Gussie
  16. Carmen Jones (1954) .... Frankie
    ... aka Oscar Hammerstein's Carmen Jones (USA: complete title)
  17. "Cavalcade of Stars" .... Guest Vocalist (2 episodes, 1949-1951)
        - Episode #3.6 (1951) TV episode .... Guest Vocalist
        - Episode #1.7 (1949) TV episode .... Guest Vocalist
  18. "Your Show of Shows" (2 episodes, 1951)
    ... aka Sid Caesar's Show of Shows (UK: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 24 February 1951 (1951) TV episode
        - Episode dated 17 February 1951 (1951) TV episode

  19. Isn't It Romantic? (1948) .... Addie
Soundtrack:
  1. Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me (2009) (TV) (performer: "Something's Gotta Give")
  2. Mwah! The Best of the Dinah Shore Show (2003) (TV) (performer: "The Ballad of Mack the Knife" (originally "Moritat vom Mackie Messer"))

  3. The Fox and the Hound (1981) (performer: "Best of Friends", "Lack of Education", "Appreciate The Lady")

  4. Carol Channing and Pearl Bailey: On Broadway (1969) (TV) (performer: "A Little Girl From Little Rock", "Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home", "If My Friends Could See Me Now", "Little Green Apples", "Wives and Lovers", "The Oldest Established (Permanent Floating Crap Game in New York)", "Seventy-Six Trombones", "There is Nothin' Like a Dame", "The Two of Us", "Elegance", "Hello Dolly", "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free")
  5. The 22nd Annual Tony Awards (1968) (TV) (performer: "Put on Your Sunday Clothes/So Long, Dearie")
  6. "Toast of the Town" (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #14.27 (1961) TV episode (performer: "Two Ladies in de Shade of de Banana Tree")

  7. Porgy and Bess (1959) (performer: "Oh, I Can't Sit Down")
  8. "The Perry Como Show" (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Chesterfield Supper Club
        - Episode dated 26 April 1958 (1958) TV episode (performer: "It Figures" (uncredited), "Watchin' the Trains Go By" (uncredited), "Chattanooga Choo Choo" (uncredited))
  9. St. Louis Blues (1958) (performer: "Hush the Wind" (uncredited), "Saint Louis Blues")
  10. "The Steve Allen Show" (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #2.30 (1957) TV episode (performer: "Sweet Georgia Brown" (uncredited), "The Mambo, Tango, Samba, Calypso, Rhumba Blues" (uncredited))
  11. That Certain Feeling (1956) (performer: "Zing Went the Strings of My Heart") ("That Certain Feeling")
  12. Carmen Jones (1954) (performer: "BEAT OUT DAT RHYTHM ON A DRUM", "WHIZZIN' AWAY ALONG DE TRACK", "CARD SONG")
    ... aka Oscar Hammerstein's Carmen Jones (USA: complete title)
  13. "The Colgate Comedy Hour" (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
        - Episode #4.42 (1954) TV episode (performer: "Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo' Bye!)", "He's Gone")

  14. Isn't It Romantic? (1948) (performer: "I Shoulda Quit When I Was Ahead")
  15. Variety Girl (1947) (performer: "TIRED")
Self:
  1. In Performance at the White House: A Salute to Broadway - The Shows (1988) (TV) .... Herself
  2. Broadway Plays Washington on Kennedy Center Tonight (1982) (TV) .... Herself
  3. Night of 100 Stars (1982) (TV) .... Herself
  4. Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny (1982) (TV) .... Herself
    ... aka Bob Hope's Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny (USA: complete title)
  5. "Signature" .... Herself - Guest (2 episodes, 1982)
        - Pearl Bailey: Part 1 (1982) TV episode .... Herself - Guest
        - Pearl Bailey: Part 2 (1982) TV episode .... Herself - Guest
  6. All-Star Celebration Opening the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum (1981) (TV) .... Herself
    ... aka Bob Hope's All-Star Celebration Opening the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum (USA: complete title)
  7. "The John Davidson Show" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1981)
        - Episode dated 14 September 1981 (1981) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 5 February 1981 (1981) TV episode .... Herself
  8. "Disneyland" .... Herself (1 episode, 1981)
    ... aka Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
        - Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life (1981) TV episode .... Herself
  9. "Horas doradas" .... Herself (1 episode, 1980)
        - Episode dated 16 May 1980 (1980) TV episode .... Herself

  10. All-Star Salute to Pearl Bailey (1979) (TV) .... Herself
    ... aka The Third Annual Kraft All Star Salute: Pearl Bailey (USA: long title)
  11. Happy Birthday, Bob (1978) (TV) .... Herself
  12. "The Muppet Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1978)
        - Episode #3.5 (1978) TV episode .... Herself
  13. "The Hollywood Squares" .... Guest Appearance / ... (48 episodes, 1966-1977)
        - Episode dated 1 August 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
        - Episode dated 25 July 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
        - Episode dated 23 May 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
        - Episode dated 21 February 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
        - Episode dated 14 February 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
          (43 more)
  14. Music My Way (1977) (TV) .... Herself - Cameo
  15. The 49th Annual Academy Awards (1977) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film
  16. "Captain Kangaroo" .... Herself (1 episode, 1976)
        - Episode dated 22 October 1976 (1976) TV episode .... Herself
  17. "Donny and Marie" .... Herself (1 episode, 1976)
    ... aka The Osmond Family Show
        - Episode #1.7 (1976) TV episode .... Herself
  18. "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1975)
        - Salute to Tony Bennett (1975) TV episode .... Herself
  19. "The Dean Martin Show" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1965-1974)
    ... aka The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (USA: new title)
        - Celebrity Roast: Jack Benny (1974) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 14 October 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Herself
  20. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Herself / ... (5 episodes, 1964-1973)
    ... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 27 April 1973 (1973) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 17 October 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 27 September 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Herself - Guest
        - Episode dated 21 September 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 27 July 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Herself
  21. "Hollywood's Talking" .... Herself (1 episode, 1973)
        - Episode #1.1 (1973) TV episode .... Herself
  22. "The Flip Wilson Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1972)
        - Episode #2.27 (1972) TV episode .... Herself
  23. Bing Crosby and His Friends (1972) (TV) .... Herself
  24. "The Mike Douglas Show" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1967-1971)
        - Episode dated 22 October 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 1 June 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Herself
  25. "The Pearl Bailey Show" .... Herself - Host (1 episode, 1971)
        - Episode dated 13 February 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Herself - Host
  26. "This Is Your Life" .... Herself (1 episode, 1971)
        - Pearl Bailey (1971) TV episode .... Herself
  27. "The Dick Cavett Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1970)
        - Episode dated 24 November 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Herself

  28. The 23rd Annual Tony Awards (1969) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
  29. Carol Channing and Pearl Bailey: On Broadway (1969) (TV) .... Herself
  30. "Personality" .... Herself (1 episode, 1968)
        - Episode dated 18 November 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Herself
  31. "Toast of the Town" .... Herself / ... (21 episodes, 1949-1968)
    ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #22.3 (1968) TV episode .... Singer
        - Episode #21.14 (1967) TV episode .... Singer
        - Episode #20.24 (1967) TV episode .... Herself - Singer
        - Episode #19.26 (1966) TV episode .... Herself - Singer
        - Episode #16.10 (1962) TV episode .... Singer
          (16 more)
  32. The 22nd Annual Tony Awards (1968) (TV) .... Herself - Performer
  33. "I've Got a Secret" .... Guest star (1 episode, 1967)
        - Episode dated 23 January 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Guest star
  34. "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest (3 episodes, 1955-1966)
        - Episode dated 28 August 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
        - Episode dated 5 January 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
        - Episode dated 6 February 1955 (1955) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
  35. "The Danny Kaye Show" .... Herself-Guest (1 episode, 1965)
        - Episode dated 19 May 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Herself-Guest
  36. "The Andy Williams Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1963)
        - Episode dated 28 February 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Herself
  37. "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka The Dinah Shore Show (USA: sixth season title)
        - Episode #4.17 (1960) TV episode .... Herself

  38. "The Perry Como Show" .... Herself (3 episodes, 1956-1958)
    ... aka Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Chesterfield Supper Club
        - Episode dated 26 April 1958 (1958) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 15 February 1958 (1958) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 8 December 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Herself
  39. "The Pat Boone-Chevy Showroom" .... Herself (1 episode, 1958)
        - Episode #1.27 (1958) TV episode .... Herself
  40. "The Steve Allen Show" .... Herself - Singer (3 episodes, 1957)
    ... aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #2.46 (1957) TV episode .... Herself - Singer
        - Episode #2.30 (1957) TV episode .... Herself - Singer
        - Episode #2.17 (1957) TV episode .... Herself - Singer
  41. "The Nat King Cole Show" .... Herself - Singer (1 episode, 1957)
        - Episode #2.3 (1957) TV episode .... Herself - Singer
  42. "The Arthur Murray Party" .... Herself (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka Arthur Murray Party Time
    ... aka The Arthur Murray Show
        - Episode dated 21 May 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Herself
  43. "The Name's the Same" .... Herself - Contestant (1 episode, 1955)
        - Episode dated 21 February 1955 (1955) TV episode .... Herself - Contestant
  44. "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Herself - Singer (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
        - Episode #4.42 (1954) TV episode .... Herself - Singer
  45. "The George Jessel Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1954)
        - Episode #1.18 (1954) TV episode .... Herself
  46. "Songs for Sale" .... Herself (1 episode, 1951)
        - Episode dated 3 November 1951 (1951) TV episode .... Herself

  47. "The Milton Berle Show" .... Herself - Singer (1 episode, 1948)
    ... aka Texaco Star Theater (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka The Buick-Berle Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #1.1 (1948) TV episode .... Herself - Singer
  48. Variety Girl (1947) .... Herself (specialty singer)
Archive Footage:
  1. Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me (2009) (TV) .... Herself
  2. "The Bronx Is Burning"
        - Past Combatants (2007) TV episode (uncredited) .... Herself
  3. "American Masters"
        - The World of Nat King Cole (2006) TV episode .... Herself
  4. "Broadway: The American Musical"
        - Tradition: 1957-1979 (2004) TV episode .... Dolly Levi (in 'Hello, Dolly!')
  5. Andy Williams: My Favorite Duets (2004) (TV) .... Herself
  6. TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004) (V) .... Herself
  7. Mwah! The Best of the Dinah Shore Show (2003) (TV) .... Herself
  8. Passing the Baton (2003) (V) .... Herself
  9. The Best of Disney Music: A Legacy in Song - Part I (1993) (TV) .... Herself
  10. The Carol Burnett Show: A Reunion (1993) (TV) .... Herself
  11. Mo' Funny: Black Comedy in America (1993) (TV) .... Herself
  12. Johnny Carson's 29th Anniversary (1991) (TV) .... Herself
  13. Muppet Video: Muppet Moments (1985) (V) .... Herself
  14. The Last Generation (1971)


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Other Works:
1967: Replaced Carol Channing in a recast, all-black Broadway stage production of "Hello, Dolly!". Pearl won a special Tony Award that year for her performance. more
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