Deceased

How Did Tammy Wynette Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 55

Also known asVirginia Wynette Pugh, The First Lady of Country MusicGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn05/05/1942Born inItawamba County, Mississippi, USADied06/04/1998 (aged 55)Died inNashvilleCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ234017 ↗Buried atWoodlawn Memorial Park CemeteryTMDb#1229350 ↗

Tammy Wynette was an American country music singer and songwriter, considered among the genre's most influential and successful artists. Along with Loretta Lynn, Wynette helped bring a woman's perspective to the male-dominated country music field that helped other women find representation in the genre. Her characteristic vocal delivery has been acclaimed by critics, journalists and writers for conveying unique emotion. Twenty of her singles topped the US country chart during her career.

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Filmography30 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2014	Country Queens at the BBCMovie	Self (archive footage)	72
2011	Country at the BBCMovie	Self (archive footage)	69
2008	Tammy Wynette: Legendary PerformancesMovie	artist	66
2007	Opry Video Classics: DuetsMovie	Self (archive footage)	65
2007	Opry Video Classics: Queens of CountryMovie	Self (archive footage)	65
2007	Opry Video Classics: Love SongsMovie	—	65
2007	Opry Video Classics : LegendsMovie	Self (archive footage)	65
2007	Opry Video Classics: Hall of FameMovie	Self (archive footage)	65
2005	CMT: Inside FameSeries	Self	63
1997	King of the HillSeries	Tilly Hill (voice)	55
1994	George Jones: Golden HitsMovie	—	52
1993	Late Show with David LettermanSeries	Self - Musical Guest	51
1993	Intimate PortraitSeries	Self	51
1991	Stand On Your ManMovie	Self	49
1990	The WordSeries	—	48
1988	Michael Barrymore's Saturday Night OutSeries	Self	46
1987	Married... with ChildrenSeries	Tammy Wynette	45
1982	CapitolSeries	—	40
1982	WoganSeries	Self	40
1978	50 Years of Country MusicMovie	Self	36
1977	Nashville 99Series	—	35
1975	Numéro unSeries	Self	33
1974	Dinah!Series	Self	32
1974	Tony Orlando and DawnSeries	Self	32
1972	The Midnight SpecialSeries	Self	30
1969	The Johnny Cash ShowSeries	Self	27
1967	CMA AwardsSeries	Self	25
1964	Top of the PopsSeries	Self	22
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeries	Self	20
1961	The Mike Douglas ShowSeries	Self	19