Anita O'Day(1919-2006)

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Anita O'Day was born on 18 October 1919 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Shortbus (2006), Zig Zag (1970) and Beneath the Dark (2010). She was previously married to Carl Hoff and Don Carter. She died on 23 November 2006 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Louis Armstrong, Mahalia Jackson, Thelonious Monk, Gerry Mulligan, Anita O'Day, and Dinah Washington in Jazz on a Summer's Day (1959)

Known for:

Shortbus

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Soundtrack("Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby", "After You've Gone")

2006

Zig Zag

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Sheila Mangan

1970

Beneath the Dark

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Soundtrack("Anita's Blues")

2010

Plenilunio

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Soundtrack("Fly Me to the Moon")

1999

Credits

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Actress

Zig Zag
- Sheila Mangan
- 1970
Thanks for the Boogie Ride
- Self
- Singer (uncredited)
- Short
- 1942

Soundtrack

The Bad Guys
- performer: "Whisper Not"
- 2022
Sicko-Psychotic's Super Shock Show
- performer: "The Walls Keep Talking"
- writer: "The Walls Keep Talking"
- TV Series
- 2021
The Roth Show
- performer: "The New York Way (aka Massachusetts)"
- TV Series
- 2014
Magic City
- performer: "I'm Not Lonely" written by Dorothy Spence & Rodd Keith
- TV Series
- 2012
Beneath the Dark
- performer: "Anita's Blues"
- writer: "Anita's Blues"
- 2010
Shortbus
- performer: "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby", "After You've Gone"
- 2006
Keisarikunta
- performer: "Drumming Man"
- 2004
Urban Chaos Theory
- performer: "Anita's Blues"
- writer: "Anita's Blues"
- Short
- 2000
Plenilunio
- performer: "Fly Me to the Moon"
- 1999
Rich in Love
- performer: "Skylark"
- 1992
Torch Song Trilogy
- performer: "Can't We Be Friends?"
- 1988
Today
- performer: "Thanks for the Boogie Ride"
- TV Series
- 1982
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
- performer: "Lover, Come Back to Me"
- TV Series
- 1980
Over Easy
- performer: "Let's Fall in Love"
- TV Series
- 1978
The Outfit
- performer: "I Concentrate On You" (uncredited)
- 1973

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Personal details

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Born
- October 18, 1919
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died
- November 23, 2006
- Los Angeles, California, USA(pneumonia)
Spouses
Other works
Appeared on the WNBQ TV show "Here's Music" with host Norman Ross along with the Billy Taylor Trio, pianist Harry Slottag and Mort Sahl.
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Trivia
Fought off a severe heroin addiction during the 1960s and at one time nearly died. She successfully recovered and returned to music in the next decade.