Ella Fitzgerald
1917-04-25 (1917)Newport News, Virginia, USAActing
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
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Bambi
TV • 1948
What's My Line?
TV • 1950
Dinah!
TV • 1974
Omnibus
TV • 1967
Le Grand Échiquier
TV • 1972
The Carol Burnett Show
TV • 1967
The Colgate Comedy Hour
TV • 1950
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV • 1948
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
TV • 1956
The Kennedy Center Honors
TV • 1978
The Danny Kaye Show
TV • 1963
Legends
TV • 2006
The Bell Telephone Hour
TV • 1959
The White Shadow
TV • 1978
The Flip Wilson Show
TV • 1970
The Hollywood Palace
TV • 1964