Ella Fitzgerald

Acting

Born: 1917-04-25

Died: 1996-06-15

From: Newport News, Virginia, USA

Gender: Female

Popularity: 0.3

Also Known As

Ella Jane Fitzgerald

Biography

Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the First Lady of Song, Queen of Jazz, and Lady Ella. She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, timing, intonation, and a "horn-like" improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing.

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Awards & Nominations12 won · 0 nominated

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National Women's Hall of Fame

1995

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Presidential Medal of Freedom

1992

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NEA Jazz Masters

1985

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Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year

1982

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Kennedy Center Honors

1979

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Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

1967

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Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres

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Ordre des Arts et des Lettres

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National Medal of Arts

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honorary doctorate from Princeton University

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Los Angeles Times Women of the Year Silver Cup

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star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Ella Fitzgerald

Also Known As

Biography

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Awards & Nominations12 won · 0 nominated

Acting66 titles

Ella Fitzgerald - Live At The North Sea Jazz Festival

Rat Pack

60 Songs: BBC Two at 60

Quincy Jones, Music Man

Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs

Bambi

It's Black Entertainment

The Grammys

Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music + Ella + Jobim

Norman Granz’ Jazz in Montreaux presents Ella and Basie '79—"The Perfect Match"

Ella Fitzgerald - Live at Montreux 1969

Ella Fitzgerald at Ronnie Scott’s

Jazz Icons Ella Fitzgerald Live in 57 & 63

Pure Love: The Voice of Ella Fitzgerald

Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar

Ella Fitzgerald - Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 1975

Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro

Le Grand Échiquier

Previn and the Pittsburgh

The Bell Telephone Hour

President Kennedy's Birthday Salute

St. Louis Blues

The Carol Burnett Show

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Kennedy Center Honors

Omnibus

Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things

The White Shadow

Ella Fitzgerald Sings

…Sings Musicals

The Music According to Tom Jobim

Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

Dinah!

What's My Line?

The Danny Kaye Show

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Ed Sullivan Show

Ella Fitzgerald And Joe Pass - Duets In Hanover

The Apollo

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

Pete Kelly's Blues

Ride 'Em Cowboy

Let No Man Write My Epitaph

Soul Boys of the Western World

The Mike Douglas Show

Improvisation

The Hollywood Palace

Legends

The Flip Wilson Show

Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas

The Legendary Nat King Cole

Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.2

Life Is Bearable at Times...

Nat King Cole & Friends Unforgettable Hits

Ella Fitzgerald at the BBC

Ella Fitzgerald Swings

Ella Fitzgerald's Other Show

The Unforgettable Nat King Cole

Improvisation

Ella Fitzgerald Live in Australia

Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas

Ella Fitzgerald: Best of the BBC Vaults

Ella Fitzgerald: Live in Cologne

Ella Fitzgerald à l'Olympia

Jazz Legends in Their Own Words

The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)

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The Tender Game