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25 de mar. de 2021 · For decades, Ethel Waters was a commanding presence, trailblazing Broadway, radio programs, television shows and Hollywood films. She was a household name. And yet off the stage, the blues singer and actress shrank back. Whenever she attended events, she preferred to sit on the back row. That way she could slip out unnoticed.
Ethel Waters. Actress: Cabin in the Sky. The child of a teenage rape victim, Ethel Waters grew up in the slums of Philadelphia and neighboring cities, seldom living anywhere for more than a few weeks at a time. "No one raised me, " she recollected, "I just ran wild." She excelled not only at looking after herself, but also at singing and ...
Ethel Waters (Chester, Pensilvania, 31 de octubre de 1896-California, 1 de septiembre de 1977) fue una actriz y cantante estadounidense de blues, jazz, musicales y gospel. Como actriz fue nominada a un Óscar , siendo la segunda afroamericana en conseguirlo después de Hattie McDaniel .
Ethel Waters (1896 – 1977) was an American singer and actress. Ethel Waters first entered the entertainment business in the 1920s as a blues singer but made history for her television work. She was the first African-American to star in their own TV show in 1939, The Ethel Waters Show. Waters was born in Chester, Pennsylvania, she had a very ...
Waters, Ethel (1896–1977)Oscar-nominated African-American singer and actress, enormously popular on both stage and screen, who brought black art into the white world and was a towering presence in American entertainment for decades .
Ethel Waters. Actress: Cabin in the Sky. The child of a teenage rape victim, Ethel Waters grew up in the slums of Philadelphia and neighboring cities, seldom living anywhere for more than a few weeks at a time. "No one raised me, " she recollected, "I just ran wild." She excelled not only at looking after herself, but also at singing and dancing; she began performing at church functions, and...
31 de out. de 2020 · Waters held three jobs: in “As Thousands Cheer”, as a singer for Jack Denny & His Orchestra on a national radio program, and in nightclubs. Due to these three jobs, she became the highest-paid performer on Broadway. Even with her success she still had difficulty finding work. Waters moved to Los Angeles in 1942 to appear in “Cairo”.
