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Mini Biography:
Donna Summer rocketed to international superstardom in the mid-1970s when... moreTrivia:
In 1979, Was nominated for 5 American Music Awards - winning three: Favorite... moreAwards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. moreNewsDesk:
(21 articles)
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Alternate Names:
Donna Gaines | Gayn PierreFilmography
Soundtrack:
- Frost/Nixon (2008) (writer: "I Feel Love") (performer: "I Feel Love")
... aka Frost/Nixon, l'heure de vérité (France) - Disco (2008) (performer: "Last Dance")
- "Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious" (1 episode, 2008)
- Style (2008) TV episode (writer: "Dim All the Lights") - Charlie Wilson's War (2007) (writer: "BAD GIRLS") (performer: "BAD GIRLS")
- "So You Think You Can Dance" (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
- Episode #3.6 (2007) TV episode (performer: "No More Tears (Enough is Enough)")
- Top 14 Perform (2006) TV episode (performer: "Hot Stuff") - X premios Max de las artes escénicas (2007) (TV) (performer: "Last Dance")
- "Entourage" (1 episode, 2007)
- Dog Day Afternoon (2007) TV episode (performer: "She Works Hard for the Money") - Madonna: The Confessions Tour Live from London (2006) (TV) (writer: "Future Lovers/I Feel Love")
- "Ugly Betty" (1 episode, 2006)
- Pilot (2006) TV episode (writer: "She Works Hard For the Money") (performer: "She Works Hard For the Money") - Prime (2005) (writer: "FREAKS OF THE INDUSTRY") (performer: "FREAKS OF THE INDUSTRY")
- Roll Bounce (2005) (writer: "Love to Love You Baby") (performer: "Love to Love You Baby")
- "Later with Jools Holland" (1 episode, 2004)
... aka "A Little Later" (USA: cut version)
- Episode #23.6 (2004) TV episode (performer: "Let It Be") - "Arrested Development" (1 episode, 2004)
- Whistler's Mother (2004) TV episode (writer: "Bad Girls") (performer: "Bad Girls") - "Cold Case" (1 episode, 2004)
- Disco Inferno (2004) TV episode (performer: "Last Dance") - EuroTrip (2004) (performer: "Hot Stuff")
- "The Simpsons" (1 episode, 2003)
- Today, I Am a Clown (2003) TV episode (performer: "Last Dance") - The Fighting Temptations (2003) ("Heaven Knows")
- Jeux d'enfants (2003) (performer: "La Vie en Rose")
... aka Love Me If You Dare (International: English title) - "Sex and the City" (2 episodes, 2000-2003)
- The Post-it Always Sticks Twice (2003) TV episode (writer: "I Got Your Love") (performer: "I Got Your Love")
- Where There's Smoke... (2000) TV episode (performer: "Hot Stuff", "Bad Girls") - Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) (performer: "Last Dance")
- Chasing Papi (2003) (writer: "Bad Girls")
- "Absolutely Fabulous" (1 episode, 2002)
... aka "Ab Fab" (Australia: short title)
- Gay (2002) TV episode (writer: "I Feel Love") (performer: "I Feel Love") - Door to Door (2002) (TV) (performer: "Hot Stuff")
- "The Bold and the Beautiful" (1 episode, 2002)
... aka "Belleza y poder" (USA: Spanish title)
- Episode #1.3763 (2002) TV episode ("Bad Girls") - My Own Private Oshawa (2002) (TV) (performer: "MacArthur Park")
- Zoolander (2001) ("Love to Love You Baby")
... aka Zoolander (Germany) - Amores Possíveis (2001) (performer: "MacArthur's Park")
... aka Possible Loves (International: English title) - "Periodistas" (1 episode, 2000)
- No dormirás (2000) TV episode ("She works hard for the money") - "Big Brother" (2000/V) TV series (performer: "Hot Stuff")
- The Replacements (2000) (performer: "Bad Girls")
- Pokémon: The Movie 2000 (2000) (performer: "The Power of One")
... aka Pokémon 2 (USA: short title)
... aka Pokémon: The Power of One (USA: literal title) - "Early Edition" (1 episode, 2000)
- Occasionally Amber (2000) TV episode ("Hot Stuff") - Strange Planet (1999) (writer: "I Feel Love")
- Superstar (1999) (performer: "HOT STUFF")
- "Friends" (1 episode, 1999)
- The One in Vegas: Part 1 (1999) TV episode (performer: "Love to Love You Baby") - The Out-of-Towners (1999) (writer: "Bad Girls") (performer: "Bad Girls")
- Victor's Place (1998) ("Hot Stuff")
- Modulations (1998) (producer: "I Feel Love")
- The Full Monty (1997) ("Hot Stuff" (1979))
- "Family Matters" (1 episode, 1997)
- Pound Foolish (1997) TV episode (performer: "She Works Hard for the Money") - Picture Perfect (1997) (writer: "Bad Girls") (performer: "Bad Girls")
- Selena (1997) (lyrics: "On the Radio" (1979))
- Daylight (1996) (performer: "Whenever There Is Love (From 'Daylight')")
- The Birdcage (1996) (writer: "SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY")
... aka Birds of a Feather - Let It Be Me (1995) (performer: "Ordinary Miracle")
... aka Love Dance (UK) - "Top of the Pops" (3 episodes, 1987-1994)
... aka "All New Top of the Pops" (UK)
... aka "TOTP"
- Episode dated 10 November 1994 (1994) TV episode (writer: "Melody of Love (Wanna Be Loved)") (performer: "Melody of Love (Wanna Be Loved)")
- Episode dated 9 March 1989 (1989) TV episode (writer: "This Time I Know It's For Real") (performer: "This Time I Know It's For Real")
- Episode dated 19 November 1987 (1987) TV episode (performer: "Dinner With Gershwin") - "Despedida de Solteiro" (1992) TV series ("Breakaway")
- Cool as Ice (1991) (writer: "Love 2 Love U")
- "Married with Children" (1 episode, 1990)
... aka "Married... with Children" (USA: promotional title)
- And Baby Makes Money (1990) TV episode (lyrics: "She Works Hard For the Money") - Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol (1990) (performer: "Last Dance")
- Vital Signs (1990) (writer: "Dinner With Gershwin") (performer: "Dinner With Gershwin")
- Stella (1990) (writer: "Love To Love You, Baby")
- Lost in America (1985) (performer: "LOVE IS IN CONTROL (FINGER ON THE TRIGGER)")
- The 56th Annual Academy Awards (1984) (TV) (performer: "Papa, Can You Hear Me?")
- Splash (1984) (performer: "She Works Hard for the Money")
- "Knight Rider" (1 episode, 1983)
- Brother's Keeper (1983) TV episode (writer: "She Works Hard For the Money") - Flashdance (1983) (performer: "Romeo")
- "Derrick" (1 episode, 1981)
- Der Kanal (1981) TV episode (performer: "Love to love you") - Foxes (1980) (lyrics: "On The Radio") (performer: "On The Radio")
- "The Guiding Light" (1 episode, 1980)
... aka "Guiding Light" (USA: new title)
- Episode #1.8320 (1980) TV episode (performer: "No More Tears (Enough is Enough)") - The 51st Annual Academy Awards (1979) (TV) (performer: "Last Dance")
- Thank God It's Friday (1978) (performer: "Love to Love You Baby", "Try with Your Love", "Je t'aime", "Last Dance")
- Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977) (writer: "Try Me, I Know We Can Make It") (performer: "Try Me, I Know We Can Make It", "Could It Be Magic")
- The Deep (1977) (performer: "THE DEEP" (MAIN THEME))
- "The Brady Bunch Hour" (1 episode, 1976)
- Pilot (1976) TV episode (writer: "Love to Love You Baby") - "Van Oekel's Discohoek" (3 episodes, 1974-1975)
- Episode #1.12 (1975) TV episode (performer: "Love tot love you")
- Episode #1.5 (1974) TV episode (performer: "The Hostage")
- Episode #1.4 (1974) TV episode (performer: "The Hostage")
Actress:
- "Family Matters" .... Aunt Oona (2 episodes, 1994-1997)
- Pound Foolish (1997) TV episode .... Aunt Oona
- Aunt Oona (1994) TV episode .... Aunt Oona - Thank God It's Friday (1978) .... Nicole Sims
- "Van Oekel's Discohoek" (3 episodes, 1974-1975)
- Episode #1.12 (1975) TV episode
- Episode #1.5 (1974) TV episode
- Episode #1.4 (1974) TV episode - "11 Uhr 20" .... Sänger in Kasbah (1 episode, 1970)
... aka "11 Uhr 20 - 1.Teil: Mord am Bosporus" (West Germany: first part title)
... aka "11 Uhr 20 - 2.Teil: Flucht in die Sahara" (West Germany: second part title)
... aka "11 Uhr 20 - 3.Teil: Tod in der Kasbah" (West Germany: third part title)
- Tod in der Kasbah (1970) TV episode (uncredited) .... Sänger in Kasbah
Producer:
- The Donna Summer Special (1980) (TV) (executive producer)
Self:
- "Entertainment Tonight" .... Herself (4 episodes, 2005-2008)
... aka "E.T." (USA: informal title)
... aka "ET Weekend" (Australia: weekend title)
... aka "Entertainment This Week" (weekend title)
... aka "This Week in Entertainment" (USA: weekend title)
- Episode dated 18 August 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 22 May 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 9 May 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 30 August 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Herself - "Late Show with David Letterman" .... Herself / ... (2 episodes, 1995-2008)
... aka "Late Show Backstage" (USA: title for episodes with guest hosts)
... aka "Letterman" (Australia)
... aka "The Late Show" (USA: informal short title)
- Episode #15.124 (2008) TV episode .... Herself - Musical Guest
- Episode dated 14 February 1995 (1995) TV episode .... Herself - "American Idol: The Search for a Superstar" .... Herself - Performer (2 episodes, 2004-2008)
... aka "American Idol 2" (USA: promotional title)
... aka "American Idol 3" (USA)
... aka "American Idol 4" (USA: fourth season title)
... aka "American Idol" (USA: new title)
- Finale (2008) TV episode .... Herself - Performer
- Episode #3.37 (2004) TV episode .... Herself - Performer - "Tavis Smiley" .... Herself (1 episode, 2008)
- Episode dated 19 May 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Herself - DiscoMania 2: Don't Stop the Music (2005) (TV) .... Herself
- "Biography" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1995-2005)
- Paula Abdul (2005) TV episode .... Herself
- Donna Summer (1995) TV episode .... Herself - Save the Music Concert (2005) (TV) .... Herself/Performer
- "2004 World Series" (2004) TV mini-series .... Herself
... aka "World Series 04" (USA: promotional abbreviation) - One Night with Barry Manilow (2004) (TV) .... Guest
- "Sex 'n' Pop" .... Herself (1 episode, 2004)
- Justify My Love (2004) TV episode .... Herself - Discomania (2004) (TV) .... Host/Performer
- Discomania: And the Beat Goes On (2004) (TV) .... Herself
- "Breakfast" .... Herself (1 episode, 2004)
- Episode dated 17 June 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Herself - "This Morning" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1999-2004)
... aka "This Morning with Richard and Judy" (UK: informal title)
- Episode dated 16 June 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 9 October 1999 (1999) TV episode .... Herself - "GMTV" .... Herself (1 episode, 2004)
- Episode dated 15 June 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Herself - "Later with Jools Holland" .... Herself (1 episode, 2004)
... aka "A Little Later" (USA: cut version)
- Episode #23.6 (2004) TV episode .... Herself - "On-Air with Ryan Seacrest" .... Herself (1 episode, 2004)
- Episode dated 11 May 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Herself - "Intimate Portrait" .... Herself (1 episode, 2004)
- Donna Summer (2004) TV episode .... Herself - "E! True Hollywood Story" .... Herself (1 episode, 2003)
- Rock Star Daughters (2003) TV episode .... Herself - "The Sharon Osbourne Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 2003)
... aka "Sharon" (USA: short title)
- Episode dated 5 December 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Herself - "Hollywood Squares" .... Guest Appearance / ... (2 episodes, 2001-2003)
... aka "H²" (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka "H2: Hollywood Squares" (USA: fifth season title)
- Episode dated 24 November 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 9 July 2001 (2001) TV episode .... Guest Appearance - "The Wayne Brady Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 2003)
- Episode dated 20 October 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Herself - "When I Was a Girl" .... Herself (1 episode, 2003)
- Singers (2003) TV episode .... Herself - "VH-1 Where Are They Now?" .... Herself (1 episode, 2002)
- Disco Kings and Queens (2002) TV episode .... Herself - "Say It Loud: A Celebration of Black Music in America" (2001) TV mini-series .... Herself
- "Behind the Music" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1999-2001)
... aka "VH1's Behind the Music" (USA)
- Hair (2001) TV episode .... Herself
- Donna Summer (1999) TV episode .... Herself - Race to Erase MS (2001) (TV)
- "100 Greatest Dance Songs of Rock & Roll" (2000) TV mini-series .... Herself
- VH1 Divas 2000: A Tribute to Diana Ross (2000) (TV) .... Herself
... aka VH1 Divas 2000 (USA: short title) - "The Oprah Winfrey Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1999)
... aka "Oprah" (USA: short title)
- Episode dated 18 July 1999 (1999) TV episode .... Herself - 1999 MLB All-Star Game (1999) (TV) .... National Anthem Performer
- "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1999)
- Episode dated 24 June 1999 (1999) TV episode .... Herself - VH1 Presents Donna Summer: Live and More... Encore! (1999) (TV) .... Herself
- Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's (1997) (also archive footage) .... Herself
- Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party (1997) (TV) .... Herself
- "VH1 Presents the 70's" (1996) TV mini-series .... Herself
- "Soul Train" .... Herself / ... (3 episodes, 1976-1995)
- Episode #24.29 (1995) TV episode .... Herself
- Staples Singers/Donna Summer (1984) TV episode .... Performer
- Donna Summer/Johnny Taylor (1976) TV episode .... Herself - "Top of the Pops" .... Herself (4 episodes, 1987-1994)
... aka "All New Top of the Pops" (UK)
... aka "TOTP"
- Episode dated 10 November 1994 (1994) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 25 May 1989 (1989) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 9 March 1989 (1989) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 19 November 1987 (1987) TV episode .... Herself - Gala TP de oro 1993 (1994) (TV) .... Herself - Performer
- A '70s Celebration: The Beat Is Back (1993) (TV) .... Herself
- "Pluja d'estrelles" .... Herself (1 episode, 1993)
- Episode dated 27 August 1993 (1993) TV episode .... Herself - Feliz cumpleaños, pantalla amiga (1992) (TV) .... Herself
- "The Word" .... Herself (1 episode, 1991)
- Episode #2.5 (1991) TV episode .... Herself - "Late Night with David Letterman" .... Herself (1 episode, 1989)
- Episode dated 6 June 1989 (1989) TV episode .... Herself - The Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park Grand Opening (1989) (TV) .... Herself
- "Sábado noche" .... Herself (1 episode, 1989)
- Episode dated 15 April 1989 (1989) TV episode .... Herself - Especial Nochevieja 1987: Super 88 (1988) (TV) .... Herself - Performer
- "Solid Gold" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1982-1987)
... aka "Solid Gold in Concert" (USA: new title)
- Episode #8.2 (1987) TV episode .... Herself
- A Solid Gold Christmas (1982) TV episode .... Herself - Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration (1985) (TV) .... Herself
- American Bandstand's 33 1/3 Celebration (1985) (TV) .... Herself
- "Bandstand" .... Herself / ... (3 episodes, 1976-1984)
... aka "AB" (USA: short title)
... aka "American Bandstand 1966" (USA: ninth season title)
... aka "American Bandstand" (USA: new title)
... aka "New American Bandstand 1965" (USA: new title)
... aka "VH1's Best of American Bandstand" (USA: rerun title)
- Episode #28.16 (1984) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode #21.34 (1978) TV episode .... Herself/Co-Host
- Episode #19.46 (1976) TV episode .... Herself - Donald Duck's 50th Birthday (1984) (TV) .... Herself
- The 56th Annual Academy Awards (1984) (TV) .... Herself - Performer
- The 26th Annual Grammy Awards (1984) (TV) .... Herself
- "Lou Rawls Parade of Stars" (1984) TV series .... Herself (unknown episodes)
- "Musikladen" (1 episode, 1983)
- Episode #1.83 (1983) TV episode - "The 1/2 Hour Comedy Hour" .... Herself (1 episode, 1983)
- Episode #1.1 (1983) TV episode .... Herself - "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Herself (3 episodes, 1978-1983)
... aka "The Best of Carson" (USA: rerun title)
- Episode dated 10 June 1983 (1983) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 25 January 1980 (1980) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 14 June 1978 (1978) TV episode .... Herself - Donna Summer: A Hot Summer Night (1983) (TV) .... Herself - Performer
- The American Music Awards (1982) (TV) .... Herself - Host
... aka The 9th Annual American Music Awards (USA)
... aka The 9th Annual American Music Awardsm (USA: alternative title) - "The Midnight Special" .... Herself / ... (9 episodes, 1976-1981)
- Episode #9.23 (1981) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode #8.15 (1980) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode #7.31 (1979) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode #7.18 (1979) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode #6.44 (1978) TV episode .... Herself
(4 more) - The 22nd Annual Grammy Awards (1980) (TV) .... Herself
- The American Movie Awards (1980) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
- The Donna Summer Special (1980) (TV) .... Herself
- The 51st Annual Academy Awards (1979) (TV) .... Herself - Performer
- The 21st Annual Grammy Awards (1979) (TV) .... Herself
- The Music for UNICEF Concert: A Gift of Song (1979) (TV) .... Song Performer "Mimi's Song"
... aka A Gift of Song: The Music for UNICEF Concert (USA) - "Aplauso" .... Herself (1 episode, 1978)
- Episode dated 4 November 1978 (1978) TV episode .... Herself - Mac Davis: Sounds Like Home (1977) (TV) .... Herself/Performer
- The 4th Annual American Music Awards (1977) .... Herself
- "Rock Concert" .... Herself (1 episode, 1977)
... aka "Don Kirshner's Rock Concert" (USA: complete title)
- Episode #4.18 (1977) TV episode .... Herself
Archive Footage:
- Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s (2002) (TV) .... Nicole Sims
- American Bandstand's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2002) (TV) .... Herself
- The American Music Awards 20th Anniversary Special (1993) (TV) .... Herself
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"Opzoek naar Yolanda"
- De gekgeworden bever (1984) TV episode .... Herself
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(album) "Lady of the Night" (1974) morePublicity Listings:
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