Ella Fitzgerald
Acting
Born 1917-04-25
Newport News, Virginia, USA
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.
Known For
Popular credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self (archive footage)
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest
The Grammys
Self
Pete Kelly's Blues
Maggie Jackson
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Ruby
Soul Boys of the Western World
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
The Apollo
Self (archive footage)
The Flip Wilson Show
Self
The White Shadow
Maxine Jefferies
Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things
Self (archive footage)
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
Flora
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Omnibus
Self
The Music According to Tom Jobim
Self (archive footage)
Improvisation
Self
St. Louis Blues
Singer