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Lena Horne
Deceased

How Did Lena Horne Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 92
Also known asLena Mary Calhoun HorneGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn30/06/1917Born inBrooklyn, New York, USADied09/05/2010 (aged 92)Died inNew York CityCauseheart failureWikidataQ112307 ↗TMDb#92900 ↗

Lena Mary Calhoun Horne was an American singer, actress, dancer and civil rights activist. Horne's career spanned more than seventy years and covered film, television and theater.

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Filmography72 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2024Hollywood BlackSeriesSelf (archive footage)107
2021How It Feels to Be FreeMovieSelf (archival footage)104
2019Sid & JudyMovieSelf (archive footage)102
2019The Green Book: Guide to FreedomMovieSelf - Singer (archive footage)102
2010Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny DaysMovieSelf (uncredited) (archive footage)93
2005Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz DivasMovie—88
2004TV in Black: The First Fifty YearsMovieSelf (archive footage)87
2002It's Black EntertainmentMovieSelf (archive footage)85
2001Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDanielMovieSelf (archive footage)84
1999Paul Robeson: Here I StandMovieSelf82
1996The Rosie O'Donnell ShowSeriesSelf79
1995The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American MoviesMovieSelf (archive footage)78
1994That's Entertainment! IIIMovieSelf - Co-Host / Narrator77
1993Aretha Franklin: DuetsMovieSelf76
1990You're the Top: The Cole Porter StoryMovieSelf (archive footage)73
1990Benny Carter: Symphony in RiffsMovieSelf (archive footage)73
1987A Different WorldSeriesSelf70
1986American MastersSeriesSelf69
1985Night of 100 Stars IIMovieSelf68
1984The Cosby ShowSeriesLena Horne67
1984DTV: Golden OldiesMovieSelf67
1983Reading RainbowSeriesSelf - Narrator (voice)66
1982Night of 100 StarsMovieSelf65
1981Command Performance: The Stars Salute the PresidentMovieSelf64
1978The Kennedy Center HonorsSeriesSelf61
1976That's Entertainment, Part IIMovie(archive footage)59
1976The Muppet ShowSeriesSelf - Special Guest Star / Lola Bramswell59
1974That's Entertainment!Movie(archive footage)57
1972Sanford and SonSeries—55
1971Great PerformancesSeriesSelf54
1970The Flip Wilson ShowSeriesSelf53
1969Death of a GunfighterMovieClaire Quintana52
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InSeriesSelf (uncredited)51
1965The Dean Martin ShowSeries—48
1965Now!MovieSelf (voice)48
1964The Hollywood PalaceSeriesSelf47
1963The Judy Garland ShowSeriesSelf46
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeriesSelf45
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSeriesSelf44
1961The DuPont Show of the WeekSeriesSelf44
1961PasswordSeries—44
1960The Frank Sinatra Timex Show - To the LadiesMovieSelf - Singer43
1959The Bell Telephone HourSeriesSelf - Host42
1958Kraft Music HallSeries—41
1958The All-Star Christmas ShowMovieSelf41
1956The Steve Allen ShowSeriesSelf - Singer39
1956Meet Me in Las VegasMovieLena Horne39
1956The Perry Como ShowSeries—39
1955MGM ParadeSeriesSelf38
1955Music 55Series—38
1955A.N.T.A. Album of 1955MovieSelf38
1955Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London PalladiumSeries—38
1953The OscarsSeriesSelf36
1950What's My Line?SeriesSelf33
1950The Colgate Comedy HourSeriesSelf33
1950Your Show of ShowsSeries—33
1950Duchess of IdahoMovieLena Horne33
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSeriesSelf31
1948Words and MusicMovieLena Horne31
1946Till the Clouds Roll ByMovieJulie LaVerne / Lena Horne29
1946Swingtime JamboreeMovieHerself29
1945Ziegfeld FolliesMovieLena Horne (segment "Love")28
1945Harlem HotshotsMovie(archive footage)28
1944Two Girls and a SailorMovieSpecialty27
1944Broadway RhythmMovieFernway de la Fer27
1943Thousands CheerMovieLena Horne26
1943Stormy WeatherMovieSelina Rogers26
1943Cabin in the SkyMovieGeorgia Brown26
1943I Dood ItMovieHerself26
1942Panama HattieMovieAs self, Singer in Phil's Place (uncredited)25
1938The Duke Is TopsMovieEthel Andrews21
0Honor Coles, Le Danseur De Claquettes DistingueMovieSelf—