Ethel Waters
Ethel Waters (October 31, 1896 – September 1, 1977) was an American blues, jazz and gospel vocalist and actress. She frequently performed jazz, big band, and pop music, on the Broadway stage and in concerts, although she began her career in the 1920s singing blues. Her best-known recordings includes, "Dinah", "Birmingham Bertha", "Stormy Weather" "Hottentot Potentate", and "Cabin in the Sky", as...
Ethel Waters (October 31, 1896 – September 1, 1977) was an American blues, jazz and gospel vocalist and actress. She frequently performed jazz, big band, and pop music, on the Broadway stage and in concerts, although she began her career in the 1920s singing blues. Her best-known recordings includes, "Dinah", "Birmingham Bertha", "Stormy Weather" "Hottentot Potentate", and "Cabin in the Sky", as...
Known For
Cast Credits
The Sound and the Fury
as Dilsey
The Heart is a Rebel
as Gladys
Saturday Spectacular: Manhattan Tower
as Sunday School Teacher
Carib Gold
as Mom
The Member of the Wedding
as Berenice Sadie Brown
Pinky
as Dicey Johnson
Stage Door Canteen
as Ethel Waters
Cabin in the Sky
as Petunia Jackson
Cairo
as Cleona Jones, Marcia's Maid
Tales of Manhattan
as Esther
Bubbling Over
as Ethel Peabody
Rufus Jones for President
as Mother of Rufus
On With the Show!
as Ethel