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Soundtrack:

• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s
• 1930s
• 1920s

1. Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990) (performer: "Jeepers Creepers")
   
   
2. Heart of Midnight (1988) (performer: "Baby, What Else Can I Do")
   
   
3. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) (performer: "Taking a Chance on Love")
4. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1 episode, 1972)
   ... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
       - Episode dated 27 October 1972 (1972) TV episode (performer: "Cabin in the Sky")
5. "The Barbara McNair Show" (1 episode, 1970)
       - Episode dated 19 April 1970 (1970) TV episode (writer: "Partners with God") (performer: "Partners with God", "Crying Holy Unto the Lord")
   
   
6. "The Hollywood Palace" (1 episode, 1969)
       - Episode #6.22 (1969) TV episode (performer: "Bread and Gravy", "Supper Time")
7. "Route 66" (1 episode, 1961)
       - Goodnight Sweet Blues (1961) TV episode (performer: "Good Night, Sweet Blues")
   
   
8. "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show" (1 episode, 1959)
   ... aka The Ford Show
       - Episode #3.31 (1959) TV episode (performer: "Cabin in the Sky", "Downhearted Blues", "Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe", "St. Louis Blues")
9. "Matinee Theatre" (1 episode, 1957)
       - Sing for Me (1957) TV episode (performer: "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child")
10. Carib Gold (1957) (performer: "Carib Gold")
11. "The Steve Allen Show" (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #2.11 (1956) TV episode (performer: "Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe", "Taking a Chance on Love")
12. The Member of the Wedding (1952) (performer: "His Eye Is on the Sparrow")
13. "The Milton Berle Show" (1 episode, 1951)
    ... aka Texaco Star Theater (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka The Buick-Berle Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #3.24 (1951) TV episode (performer: "Heat Wave", "Memories of You")
    
    
14. "Toast of the Town" (1 episode, 1949)
    ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #3.3 (1949) TV episode (performer: "Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe", "Stormy Weather")
15. Let's Sing a Song from the Movies (1948) (performer: "Am I Blue?")
16. Stage Door Canteen (1943) (performer: "Quick Sands" (1943))
17. Cabin in the Sky (1943) (performer: "Li'l Black Sheep", "Taking a Chance on Love", "Honey in the Honeycomb") ("Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe", "Cabin in the Sky")
18. The Voice That Thrilled the World (1943) (performer: "Am I Blue")
19. Cairo (1942) (performer: "Il bacio (The Kiss)", "Chi mi frena (The Sextet)" (1835), "Waiting for the Robert E. Lee" (1912), "There's No Place Like Home (Home, Sweet Home)" (1823), "Buds Won't Bud" (1937)) ("Buds Won't Bud" (1937))
    
    
20. Gift of Gab (1934) (performer: "I Ain't Gonna Sin No More")
21. Bubbling Over (1934) (performer: "Taking Your Time", "Darkies Never Dream")
22. Rufus Jones for President (1933) (performer: "Am I Blue?", "Underneath the Harlem Moon", "Lullaby")
    
    
23. On with the Show! (1929) (performer: "Am I Blue?", "Birmingham Bertha")
    

Actress:

• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s
• 1930s
• 1920s

1. "Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law" .... Aunt Harriet (1 episode, 1972)
       - Run, Carol, Run (1972) TV episode .... Aunt Harriet
2. "Daniel Boone" .... Rachel (1 episode, 1970)
       - Mamma Cooper (1970) TV episode .... Rachel
   
   
3. "Vacation Playhouse" .... Carrie (1 episode, 1967)
       - You're Only Young Twice (1967) TV episode .... Carrie
4. "The Great Adventure" .... Rit (1 episode, 1963)
       - Go Down, Moses (1963) TV episode .... Rit
5. "Route 66" .... Jenny Henderson (1 episode, 1961)
       - Goodnight Sweet Blues (1961) TV episode .... Jenny Henderson
   
   
6. "Whirlybirds" .... Sarah (1 episode, 1959)
   ... aka Copter Patrol (USA: syndication title)
       - The Big Lie (1959) TV episode .... Sarah
7. The Sound and the Fury (1959) .... Dilsey
8. The Heart Is a Rebel (1958) .... Gladys
9. "Matinee Theatre" (1 episode, 1957)
       - Sing for Me (1957) TV episode
10. Carib Gold (1957) .... Mom
11. Saturday Spectacular: Manhattan Tower (1956) (TV) .... Sunday School Teacher
12. "Playwrights '56" .... Dilsey (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka Pontiac Playwrights '56 (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka The Playwright Hour
        - The Sound and the Fury (1955) TV episode .... Dilsey
13. "General Electric Theater" .... Mother (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
    ... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
        - Winner by Decision (1955) TV episode .... Mother
14. "Climax!" .... Aunt Kate (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka Climax Mystery Theater (USA: alternative title)
        - The Dance (1955) TV episode .... Aunt Kate
15. The Member of the Wedding (1952) .... Berenice Sadie Brown
    
    
16. Pinky (1949) .... Pinky's Granny
17. Cabin in the Sky (1943) .... Petunia Jackson
18. Cairo (1942) .... Cleona Jones, Marcia's Maid
19. Tales of Manhattan (1942) .... Esther
    
    
20. Gift of Gab (1934) .... Ethel
21. Bubbling Over (1934) .... Ethel Peabody
22. Rufus Jones for President (1933) .... Mother of Rufus
    
    
23. On with the Show! (1929) .... Ethel Walters
    

Self:

• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s

1. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1972)
   ... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
       - Episode dated 27 October 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Herself
       - Episode dated 10 May 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Herself
2. Johnny Carson Presents the Sun City Scandals '72 (1972) (TV) .... Herself
3. "The Pearl Bailey Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1971)
       - Episode dated 13 February 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Herself
4. "This Is Your Life" .... Herself (1 episode, 1971)
       - Pearl Bailey (1971) TV episode .... Herself
5. "The Barbara McNair Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1970)
       - Episode dated 19 April 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Herself
   
   
6. "The Hollywood Palace" .... Herself - Singer (1 episode, 1969)
       - Episode #6.22 (1969) TV episode .... Herself - Singer
7. "The Joey Bishop Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1968)
       - Episode dated 17 April 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Herself
8. "The New Steve Allen Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1962)
       - Episode dated 13 September 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Herself
9. "House Party" .... Herself (1 episode, 1962)
   ... aka Art Linkletter's House Party (USA: complete title)
   ... aka The Linkletter Show (USA: new title)
       - Episode dated 14 June 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Herself
10. "Project XX" .... Herself (1 episode, 1961)
        - The World of Billy Graham (1961) TV episode .... Herself
    
    
11. "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka The Ford Show
        - Episode #3.31 (1959) TV episode .... Herself
12. "The Mike Wallace Interview" .... Herself (1 episode, 1959)
        - Ethel Waters (1959) TV episode .... Herself
13. "The Steve Allen Show" .... Herself - Singer (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #2.11 (1956) TV episode .... Herself - Singer
14. "The Dave Garroway Show" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1953-1954)
        - Episode #1.39 (1954) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode #1.4 (1953) TV episode .... Herself
15. "Person to Person" .... Herself (1 episode, 1954)
        - Episode #1.15 (1954) TV episode .... Herself
16. "This Is Show Business" .... Herself (5 episodes, 1950-1952)
    ... aka This Is Broadway (first episodes title)
        - Episode dated 7 December 1952 (1952) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 11 March 1951 (1951) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 11 June 1950 (1950) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 28 May 1950 (1950) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 5 March 1950 (1950) TV episode .... Herself
17. "The Jackie Gleason Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1952)
    ... aka The Honeymooners: The Lost Episodes (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 1 November 1952 (1952) TV episode .... Herself
18. "General Electric Guest House" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1951)
    ... aka Guest House
        - Episode dated 26 August 1951 (1951) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 22 July 1951 (1951) TV episode .... Herself
19. "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest (1 episode, 1951)
        - Episode dated 12 August 1951 (1951) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
20. "Songs for Sale" .... Herself (1 episode, 1951)
        - Episode dated 21 July 1951 (1951) TV episode .... Herself
21. "The Milton Berle Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1951)
    ... aka Texaco Star Theater (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka The Buick-Berle Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #3.24 (1951) TV episode .... Herself
22. "Toast of the Town" .... Herself / ... (2 episodes, 1949-1950)
    ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #4.4 (1950) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode #3.3 (1949) TV episode .... Herself - Singer
23. "The Perry Como Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1950)
    ... aka Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Chesterfield Supper Club
        - Episode dated 5 February 1950 (1950) TV episode .... Herself
    
    
24. "The Borden Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1947)
        - Ethel's Cabin (1947) TV episode .... Herself
25. Stage Door Canteen (1943) .... Herself
    

Archive Footage:

1. Bicentennial Nigger (2006)
2. "Broadway: The American Musical"
       - I Got Plenty o' Nuttin': 1929-1942 (2004) TV episode
3. "Great Performances"
       - The Great American Songbook (2003) TV episode
4. The Nightclub Years (2001) (TV) .... Herself
5. Blues Masters (1999) (V)
6. Classified X (1998) (TV) .... Herself
7. "American Masters"
       - Vaudeville (1997) TV episode .... Herself
8. "Entertainment Tonight"
       - Episode dated 16 May 1990 (1990) TV episode (uncredited) .... Mother of Rufus
9. That's Black Entertainment (1990) .... Herself
10. The Ladies Sing the Blues (1989) .... Herself
11. That's Dancing! (1985) .... Herself (clip from "Rufus Jones for President")
12. "The Mike Douglas Show"
        - Episode dated 25 October 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Herself
13. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) .... Clip from 'Cabin in the Sky'
14. "Toast of the Town"
        - Episode #11.39 (1958) TV episode .... Herself
15. Let's Sing a Song from the Movies (1948)
16. New Orleans (1947) (uncredited) .... Clip from 'Rufus Jones for President'
17. The Voice That Thrilled the World (1943) (uncredited) .... Herself (segment "On with the Show!")