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Minnie Pearl (1912–1996)

Sarah Colley studied dramatics in Belmont College in Nashville, intending to be a serious actress, but while touring with an Atlanta company, she created the Minnie Pearl character that became her life's work. Her first Grand Old Opry appearance was on the radio show in 1940, followed by 27 years of touring... See full bio »

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Filmography

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Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
2010 Country's Greatest Stars Live: Vol. 1 (video) (performer: "Comedy Routine")
 
1988 Dolly (TV series)
Nashville Memories (1988) (performer: "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels")
 
Show ShowSelf (62 titles)
1969-1991 Hee Haw (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Comedienne
Episode #22.21 (1991) … Herself
Episode #22.20 (1991) … Herself
Episode dated 8 December 1990 (1990) … Herself
Episode #22.12 (1990) … Herself
Episode #21.16 (1990) … Herself
 
1991 Grand Ole Opry 65th Anniversary (TV special)
Herself
 
1990 An All Star Salute to Country Music (TV movie)
Herself
 
1990 Night of 100 Stars III (TV movie)
Herself
 
1990 Nashville Now (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 9 March 1990 (1990) … Herself
 
1988 Dolly (TV series)
Herself
Nashville Memories (1988) … Herself
 
1987 This Is Your Life (TV special)
Herself
 
1986 20th Annual Music City News Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
1986 Nashville Story (video)
Herself
 
1985 Grand Ole Opry (TV series)
Herself
Christmas Speicial (1985) … Herself
 
1982 Roy Acuff... 50 Years the King of Country Music (TV special)
Herself - Host
 
1981 Good Morning America (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 29 December 1981 (1981) … Herself
 
1981 The Nashville Palace (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.4 (1981) … Herself
 
1981 Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.9 (1981) … Herself
 
1980 George Burns in Nashville (TV special)
Herself
 
1980 14th Annual Music City News Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
1980 Johnny Cash: The First 25 Years (TV special)
Herself
 
1980 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 24 March 1980 (1980) … Herself
 
1978 12th Annual Music City News Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
1978 The 20th Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
1978 50 Years of Country Music (TV movie)
Herself
 
1977 That's Country
Herself
 
1977 Match Game 73 (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 6 September 1977 (1977) … Herself
 
1965-1977 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 6 September 1977 (1977) … Herself
Episode dated 12 February 1968 (1968) … Herself
Episode dated 4 May 1967 (1967) … Herself
Episode #3.52 (1965) … Herself
Episode #3.44 (1965) … Herself
 
1977 Ann-Margret... Rhinestone Cowgirl (TV movie)
Herself
 
1977 All You Need Is Love (TV series documentary)
Herself
Making Moonshine: Country Music (1977) … Herself
 
1976 Donny and Marie (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.11 (1976) … Herself
 
1970-1976 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 22 March 1976 (1976) … Herself
Episode dated 26 November 1971 (1971) … Herself
Episode dated 18 August 1970 (1970) … Herself
 
1975 Como Country: Perry and His Nashville Friends (TV special)
Herself
 
1973 Burt Reynolds' Late Show (TV movie)
Herself
 
1969-1971 The Johnny Cash Show (TV series)
Herself - Comedian / Herself - Comedan
Episode #2.19 (1971) … Herself - Comedian
History of Country Music: Part 2 (1971) … Herself - Comedian
The History of Country Music: Part 1 (1971) … Herself - Comedian
Episode #1.4 (1969) … Herself - Comedan
 
1970 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Herself - Comedian / Herself - Singer
Episode #24.10 (1970) … Herself - Singer
Episode #23.17 (1970) … Herself - Comedian
 
1969-1970 The Jim Nabors Hour (TV series)
Herself
Episode #2.8 (1970) … Herself
Episode #1.13 (1969) … Herself
 
1970 The Dick Cavett Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 29 October 1970 (1970) … Herself
 
1969-1970 The Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
Herself
Don Ho in Hawaii #3 (1969) … Herself
 
1970 The Bob Hope Show (TV series)
Herself
Bob Hope Looks at Women's Lib (1970) … Herself
 
1969-1970 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Co-Host
Episode dated 22 May 1970 (1970) … Herself
Episode dated 14 May 1970 (1970) … Herself
Episode dated 14 February 1969 (1969) … Herself - Co-Host
 
1969 This Is Tom Jones (TV series documentary)
Herself
Episode #2.9 (1969) … Herself
 
1969 The Hollywood Palace (TV series)
Herself - Comedian
Episode #7.5 (1969) … Herself - Comedian
 
1967-1969 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #4.34 (1969) … Herself
Episode #3.252 (1969) … Herself
Episode #3.67 (1968) … Herself
Episode #3.47 (1968) … Herself
Episode #3.31 (1968) … Herself
 
1969 Della (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.62 (1969) … Herself
 
1969 The Liberace Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.7 (1969) … Herself
 
1967-1969 The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 6 March 1969 (1969) … Herself
Episode #4.9 (1968) … Herself
Episode dated 22 February 1968 (1968) … Herself
Episode dated 21 September 1967 (1967) … Herself
 
1967-1969 The Jonathan Winters Show (TV series)
Herself - Guest
Episode dated 18 December 1968 (1968) … Herself - Guest
 
1968 The Carol Burnett Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.27 (1968) … Herself
 
1968 The Woody Woodbury Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 6 March 1968 (1968) … Herself
 
1968 Operation: Entertainment (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.4 (1968) … Herself
 
1967 The Pat Boone Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 26 December 1967 (1967) … Herself
 
1966 Swingin' Country (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 15 September 1966 (1966) … Herself
Episode dated 14 September 1966 (1966) … Herself
Episode dated 13 September 1966 (1966) … Herself
Episode dated 12 September 1966 (1966) … Herself
 
1965 The Steve Lawrence Show (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Guest
Episode dated 18 October 1965 (1965) … Herself
Episode dated 4 October 1965 (1965) … Herself - Guest
 
1965 Fanfare (TV series)
Herself - Comedienne
Episode #1.7 (1965) … Herself - Comedienne
 
1964 The Jimmy Dean Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 5 November 1964 (1964) … Herself
 
1964 Country Music Caravan
Herself
 
1958-1959 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #2.202 (1959) … Herself
Episode #1.208 (1958) … Herself
Episode #1.201 (1958) … Herself
Episode #1.139 (1958) … Herself
 
1957-1959 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #3.30 (1959) … Herself
Episode #1.11 (1957) … Herself
 
1957-1958 Country Style, U.S.A. (TV series short)
Herself - Comedian
Episode #2.9 (1958) … Herself - Comedian
Episode #1.5 (1957) … Herself - Comedian
 
1957 The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #2.7 (1957) … Herself
 
1957 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Herself
Minnie Pearl (1957) … Herself
 
1956 Grand Ole Opry (TV series)
Herself - Comedian
Episode dated 28 April 1956 (1956) … Herself - Comedian
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (17 titles)
2010 Country's Greatest Stars Live: Vol. 1 (video)
Herself
 
2009 Crook & Chase (TV series)
 
2006 My Music: Country Pop Legends (TV movie)
Herself
 
1995-2006 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
2005 CMT: Class of 1975 (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2004 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
2004 When Stand-Up Comics Ruled the World (TV documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
2003 CMT: 40 Greatest Fashion Statements (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2003 Our Country (documentary short)
Herself
 
2002 Inside Fame (TV series documentary)
 
2002 CMT: 40 Greatest Women of Country Music (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1996 America's Music: The Roots of Country (TV mini-series documentary)
Herself (1996)
 
1996 The Life and Times of Minnie Pearl (TV movie)
Herself
 
1993 The Women of Country (TV movie)
Herself
 

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Biography: :  -- Born August 28th, 1982 in Jackson Mississippi, Margaret LeAnn Rimes, began her career at the young age of fourteen with the break-out hit, "Blue", a song originally written for Patsy Cline.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

In 1969, she starred in an unsold sitcom pilot for CBS called "The Minnie Pearl Show". She played the proprietor of a country boarding house.

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | See more »

Official Sites:

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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Kissing a fella with a beard is like a picnic. You don't mind going through a little brush to get there. See more »

Trivia:

She was awarded the American National Medal of the Arts in 1992 by the National Endowment of the Arts in Washington, DC. See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio