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Ella Fitzgerald
Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 79
Also known asElla Jane FitzgeraldGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn25/04/1917Born inNewport News, Virginia, USADied15/06/1996 (aged 79)Died inBeverly HillsCausestrokeWikidataQ1768 ↗Buried atInglewood Park CemeteryTMDb#543105 ↗

Ella Jane Fitzgerald was an American improvisational vocal musician, singer, songwriter and composer, 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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Filmography51 titles

Importing filmography…
YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2025Quincy Jones, Music ManMovieSelf (archive footage)108
202460 Songs: BBC Two at 60MovieSelf (archive footage)107
2024Ella Fitzgerald at the BBCMovieSelf (archive footage)107
2023They All Came Out to MontreuxMovieSelf (archive footage)106
2022Rat PackMovieSelf (archive footage)105
2021A Life in Ten PicturesSeriesSelf (archive footage)104
2019The ApolloMovieSelf (archive footage)102
2017JFK: The Lost Inaugural GalaMovieSelf100
2014Soul Boys of the Western WorldMovie—97
2014Bing Crosby: RediscoveredMovieSelf (archive footage)97
2013Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz DivasMovieSelf (archive footage)96
2006LegendsSeriesSelf (archive footage)89
2005Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz DivasMovie—88
2004ImprovisationMovieSelf87
2004Ella Fitzgerald And Joe Pass - Duets In HanoverMovie—87
2002It's Black EntertainmentMovieSelf (archive footage)85
1995Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of OscarMovieSelf78
1990Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary CelebrationMovieSelf73
1990Benny Carter: Symphony in RiffsMovieSelf73
1978The Kennedy Center HonorsSeriesSelf61
1978The White ShadowSeriesMaxine Jefferies61
1977Previn and the PittsburghSeriesSelf60
1974Dinah!SeriesSelf57
1974Ella Fitzgerald: Live in CologneMovieSelf - Vocals57
1974Ella Fitzgerald's Other ShowMovieSelf57
1972Le Grand ÉchiquierSeriesSelf55
1971The Pearl Bailey ShowSeriesSelf54
1970The Flip Wilson ShowSeriesSelf53
1969Das SonntagskonzertSeriesSelf52
1968Night-ClubSeriesSelf51
1967The Carol Burnett ShowSeriesSelf - Guest50
1967OmnibusSeriesSelf50
1965Ella Fitzgerald SwingsMovieSelf (archive material)48
1964The Hollywood PalaceSeriesSelf - Singer47
1964Die DrehscheibeSeriesSelf47
1964EllaMovieSelf47
1963The Danny Kaye ShowSeriesSelf46
1962President Kennedy's Birthday SaluteMovieSelf45
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSeriesSelf44
1959The Bell Telephone HourSeriesSelf42
1959The GrammysSeriesSelf42
1959Playboy's PenthouseSeriesSelf42
1956The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSeriesSelf39
1955Pete Kelly's BluesMovieMaggie Jackson38
1950What's My Line?SeriesSelf - Mystery Guest33
1950The Colgate Comedy HourSeriesSelf33
1950ImprovisationMovieSelf33
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSeriesSelf31
1948BambiSeriesSelf31
1941Ride 'Em CowboyMovieRuby24
0Nat King Cole & Friends Unforgettable HitsMovieSelf (archive footage)—