Ethel Waters

Actress:

• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s
• 1930s
• 1920s

1. "Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law" .... Aunt Harriet (1 episode, 1972)
       - Run, Carol, Run (1972) TV episode .... Aunt Harriet
2. "Daniel Boone" .... Rachel (1 episode, 1970)
       - Mamma Cooper (1970) TV episode .... Rachel
   
   
3. "Vacation Playhouse" .... Carrie (1 episode, 1967)
       - You're Only Young Twice (1967) TV episode .... Carrie
4. "The Great Adventure" .... Rit (1 episode, 1963)
       - Go Down, Moses (1963) TV episode .... Rit
5. "Route 66" .... Jenny Henderson (1 episode, 1961)
       - Goodnight Sweet Blues (1961) TV episode .... Jenny Henderson
   
   
6. "Whirlybirds" .... Sarah (1 episode, 1959)
   ... aka Copter Patrol (USA: syndication title)
       - The Big Lie (1959) TV episode .... Sarah
7. The Sound and the Fury (1959) .... Dilsey
8. The Heart Is a Rebel (1958) .... Gladys
9. Carib Gold (1957)
10. Saturday Spectacular: Manhattan Tower (1956) (TV) .... Sunday School Teacher
11. "Playwrights '56" .... Dilsey (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka Pontiac Playwrights '56 (USA)
    ... aka The Playwright Hour
        - The Sound and the Fury (1955) TV episode .... Dilsey
12. "General Electric Theater" .... Mother (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
    ... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
        - Winner by Decision (1955) TV episode .... Mother
13. "Climax!" .... Aunt Kate (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka Climax Mystery Theater (USA)
        - The Dance (1955) TV episode .... Aunt Kate
14. The Member of the Wedding (1952) .... Berenice Sadie Brown
15. "Beulah" (1950) TV series .... Beulah (1950-52)
    ... aka The Beulah Show
    
    
16. Pinky (1949) .... Pinky's Granny
17. Cabin in the Sky (1943) .... Petunia Jackson
18. Cairo (1942) .... Cleona Jones, Marcia's Maid
19. Tales of Manhattan (1942) .... Esther
    
    
20. Gift of Gab (1934) .... Ethel
21. Bubbling Over (1934)
22. Rufus Jones for President (1933) .... Mother of Rufus
    
    
23. On with the Show! (1929) .... Ethel Walters
    

Soundtrack:

• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1950s
• 1940s
• 1930s

1. Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990) (performer: "Jeepers Creepers")
   
   
2. Heart of Midnight (1988) (performer: "Baby, What Else Can I Do")
   
   
3. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) (performer: "Taking a Chance on Love")
4. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1 episode, 1972)
   ... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
       - Episode dated 27 October 1972 (1972) TV episode (performer: "Cabin in the Sky")
   
   
5. "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show" (1 episode, 1959)
   ... aka The Ford Show
       - Episode #3.31 (1959) TV episode (performer: "Cabin in the Sky")
6. Carib Gold (1957) (performer: "Carib Gold")
   
   
7. Let's Sing a Song from the Movies (1948) (performer: "Am I Blue?")
8. Stage Door Canteen (1943) (performer: "Quicksand" (1943))
9. Cabin in the Sky (1943) (performer: "Li'l Black Sheep", "Taking a Chance on Love", "Honey in the Honeycomb") ("Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe", "Cabin in the Sky")
10. The Voice That Thrilled the World (1943) (performer: "Am I Blue")
11. Cairo (1942) (performer: "Il bacio (The Kiss)", "Chi mi frena (The Sextet)" (1835), "Waiting for the Robert E. Lee" (1912), "There's No Place Like Home (Home, Sweet Home)" (1823), "Buds Won't Bud" (1937)) ("Buds Won't Bud" (1937))
    
    
12. Bubbling Over (1934) (performer: "Taking Your Time", "Darkies Never Dream")
13. Rufus Jones for President (1933) (performer: "Am I Blue?", "Underneath Our Harlem Moon", "Lullaby")
    

Self:

• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s

1. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1972)
   ... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
       - Episode dated 27 October 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Herself
       - Episode dated 10 May 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Herself
   
   
2. "The Hollywood Palace" .... Herself - Singer (1 episode, 1969)
       - Episode #6.22 (1969) TV episode .... Herself - Singer
3. "Project XX" .... Herself (1 episode, 1961)
       - The World of Billy Graham (1961) TV episode .... Herself
   
   
4. "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1959)
   ... aka The Ford Show
       - Episode #3.31 (1959) TV episode .... Herself
5. "The Mike Wallace Interview" .... Herself (1 episode)
       - Ethel Waters (????) TV episode .... Herself
6. "The Steve Allen Show" .... Herself - Singer (1 episode, 1956)
   ... aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
       - Episode #2.11 (1956) TV episode .... Herself - Singer
7. "Person to Person" .... Herself (1 episode, 1954)
       - Episode #1.15 (1954) TV episode .... Herself
8. "The Jackie Gleason Show" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1952)
       - Episode dated 7 November 1952 (1952) TV episode .... Herself
       - Episode dated 2 November 1952 (1952) TV episode .... Herself
9. "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest (1 episode, 1951)
       - Episode #2.46 (1951) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
10. "Songs for Sale" .... Herself (1 episode, 1951)
        - Episode dated 21 July 1951 (1951) TV episode .... Herself
11. "Toast of the Town" .... Herself / ... (2 episodes, 1949-1950)
    ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #4.4 (1950) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode #3.3 (1949) TV episode .... Herself - Singer
12. "This Is Show Business" .... Herself (1 episode, 1950)
    ... aka This Is Broadway (first episodes title)
        - Episode dated 28 May 1950 (1950) TV episode .... Herself
13. "The Perry Como Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1950)
    ... aka Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Chesterfield Supper Club
        - Episode dated 5 February 1950 (1950) TV episode .... Herself
    
    
14. Stage Door Canteen (1943) .... Herself
    

Archive Footage:

1. Bicentennial Nigger (2006)
2. "Broadway: The American Musical"
       - I Got Plenty o' Nuttin': 1929-1942 (2004) TV episode
3. "Great Performances"
       - The Great American Songbook (2003) TV episode
4. The Nightclub Years (2001) (TV) .... Herself
5. Blues Masters (1999) (V)
6. Classified X (1998) (TV) .... Herself
7. "American Masters"
       - Vaudeville (1997) TV episode .... Herself
8. That's Black Entertainment (1990)
9. The Ladies Sing the Blues (1989) .... Herself
10. That's Dancing! (1985) .... Herself (clip from "Rufus Jones for President")
11. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) .... Clip from 'Cabin in the Sky'
12. "Toast of the Town"
        - Episode #11.39 (1958) TV episode .... Herself
13. Let's Sing a Song from the Movies (1948)
14. New Orleans (1947) (uncredited) .... Clip from 'Rufus Jones for President'
15. The Voice That Thrilled the World (1943) (uncredited) .... Herself (segment "On with the Show!")