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Little Eva(1943-2003)

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Little Eva was born on 29 June 1943 in Belhaven, North Carolina, USA. She was married to James Harris. She died on 10 April 2003 in Kinston, North Carolina, USA.
BornJune 29, 1943
DiedApril 10, 2003(59)
BornJune 29, 1943
DiedApril 10, 2003(59)
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Known for

Tom Arnold, Kristen Bell, Kristin Chenoweth, Bradley Cooper, and Dax Shepard in Hit and Run (2012)
Hit and Run
6.1
  • Soundtrack("He Is the Boy")
  • 2012
Peter Fonda in Easy Rider (1969)
Easy Rider
7.2
  • Soundtrack("Let's Turkey Trot")
  • 1969
Laura Dern in Inland Empire (2006)
Inland Empire
6.8
  • Soundtrack("The Loco-Motion")
  • 2006
Trading Places (1983)
Trading Places
7.5
  • Soundtrack("The Loco-Motion")
  • 1983

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  • Esme Young, Joe Lycett, and Patrick Grant in The Great British Sewing Bee (2013)
    The Great British Sewing Bee
    7.8
    TV Series
    • performer: "The Loco-Motion" (uncredited)
    • 2022
  • Bryony Hannah, Helen George, and Jessica Raine in Call the Midwife (2012)
    Call the Midwife
    8.6
    TV Series
    • performer: "The Loco-Motion" (uncredited)
    • 2016
  • Seth Green, Mila Kunis, Alex Borstein, and Seth MacFarlane in Family Guy (1999)
    Family Guy
    8.1
    TV Series
    • performer: "The Loco-Motion"
    • 2016
  • James Franco in 11.22.63 (2016)
    11.22.63
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • performer: "The Loco-Motion" (uncredited)
    • 2016
  • Tom Arnold, Kristen Bell, Kristin Chenoweth, Bradley Cooper, and Dax Shepard in Hit and Run (2012)
    Hit and Run
    6.1
    • performer: "He Is the Boy"
    • 2012
  • Eddie Cibrian and Amber Heard in The Playboy Club (2011)
    The Playboy Club
    6.2
    TV Series
    • performer: "The Loco-Motion"
    • 2011
  • Bert Newton and Catriona Rowntree in 20 to 1 (2005)
    20 to 1
    5.8
    TV Series
    • performer: "The Locomotion"
    • 2007
  • Laura Dern in Inland Empire (2006)
    Inland Empire
    6.8
    • performer: "The Loco-Motion"
    • 2006
  • Tohuwabohu (1990)
    Tohuwabohu
    7.7
    TV Series
    • performer: "Loco-Motion" (uncredited)
    • 1997
  • Dermot Mulroney and Ricky Schroder in There Goes My Baby (1994)
    There Goes My Baby
    6.3
    • performer: "Loco-Motion"
    • 1994
  • Florida Lady (1994)
    Florida Lady
    7.0
    TV Series
    • performer: "The Loco-Motion"
    • 1994
  • John Goodman in Matinee (1993)
    Matinee
    6.9
    • performer: "Loco-Motion"
    • 1993
  • River Phoenix and Lili Taylor in Dogfight (1991)
    Dogfight
    7.3
    • performer: "Turkey Trot"
    • 1991
  • Baby Songs Presents: Baby Rock
    Video
    • performer: "Loco Motion"
    • 1991
  • Waiting for the Light (1990)
    Waiting for the Light
    6.0
    • performer: "Loco-Motion"
    • 1990

Personal details

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  • Born
    • June 29, 1943
    • Belhaven, North Carolina, USA
  • Died
    • April 10, 2003
    • Kinston, North Carolina, USA(cervical cancer)
  • Spouse
    • James HarrisDecember 18, 1962 - November 5, 1983 (his death, 5 children)
  • Other works
    Single: "The Loco-Motion" (Dimension Records). NOTE: The backup singers were The Cookies.

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Got her "start" in the music business as the housekeeper for songwriter Carole King. She would sing as she worked in King's apartment, and King was impressed with her voice. King brought her to producer Don Kirshner at Dimension Records, who auditioned her and then commissioned King to write a song for her. The result was the #1 hit "The Loco-Motion".

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