Pearl Bailey
Born: 1918-03-29 in Newport News, Virginia, USA
Died: 1990-08-17
Known For: Acting
Biography
Pearl Mae Bailey (March 29, 1918 – August 17, 1990) was an American actress, singer, comedian, and author. Her accolades include a Special Tony Award, a Daytime Emmy, and the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award, being the first African-American to receive the latter.
Filmography
2014
- Bing Crosby: Rediscovered as Self (archive footage)
2010
- Satan Claus as Animal
2004
- The World of Nat King Cole as Self
- TV in Black: The First Fifty Years as Self (archive footage)
2003
1989
- Peter Gunn as Mother
1985
- Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale as Martha Dermody
1982
- Silver Spoons as Lulu Baker
- Night of 100 Stars as Self
- The Member of the Wedding as Bernice Sadie Brown
1981
- The Fox and the Hound as Big Mama (voice)
- Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life as Self
1977
- The Love Boat as Millie Washington
1976
- The Muppet Show as Self - Special Guest Star
- Donny & Marie as Self
- Norman... Is That You? as Beatrice Chambers
1975
- Tubby the Tuba as Mrs. Elephant (voice)
1974
- One More Time as Self
1971
- The Pearl Bailey Show as Self - Host
1970
- The Flip Wilson Show as Self
- The Landlord as Marge
1969
1968
- The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
1967
- The Carol Burnett Show as Self - Guest / Various Characters
1966
- Hollywood Squares as Self
1963
- The Danny Kaye Show as Self
1962
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
1960
- All the Fine Young Cannibals as Ruby
1959
- The Big Party as Self
- Porgy and Bess as Maria
1958
- St. Louis Blues as Aunt Hagar
1956
- Tony Awards as Self - Recipient / Performer
- The Steve Allen Show as Self - Singer
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
- That Certain Feeling as Gussie
1954
- Carmen Jones as Frankie
1953
- The Oscars as Self
1950
- What's My Line? as Self
- Your Show of Shows
1948
- The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
- Isn't It Romantic? as Addie
1947
- Variety Girl as Pearl Bailey