Ella Fitzgerald
Acting
Born: 1917-04-25 · Newport News, Virginia, USA
Died: 1996-06-15
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.
🎬 Movies (30)
Quincy Jones, Music Man
2025
Self (archive footage)
Ella Fitzgerald at the BBC
2024
Self (archive footage)
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
2024
Self (archive footage)
They All Came Out to Montreux
2023
Self (archive footage)
Rat Pack
2022
Self (archive footage)
Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things
2019
Self (archive footage)
The Apollo
2019
Self (archive footage)
Pure Love: The Voice of Ella Fitzgerald
2017
Self (archive footage)
JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala
2017
Self
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
2014
Self (archive footage)
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
2014
Self (archive footage)
Soul Boys of the Western World
2014
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong: Ella and Louis & Ella and Louis Again
2013
Self
Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas
2013
Self (archive footage)
…Sings Musicals
2012
Self (archive footage)
The Music According to Tom Jobim
2012
Self (archive footage)
Life Is Bearable at Times...
2010
Ella Fitzgerald: Best of the BBC Vaults
2010
Self
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.2
2006
Self (archive footage)
Jazz Icons Ella Fitzgerald Live in 57 & 63
2006
Self
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
2005
The Legendary Nat King Cole
2004
Self
Ella Fitzgerald And Joe Pass - Duets In Hanover
2004
Improvisation
2004
Self
It's Black Entertainment
2002
Self (archive footage)
Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar
1995
Self
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
1991
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
1990
Self
Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
1990
Self
The Unforgettable Nat King Cole
1989
Self
📺 TV Shows (25)
Legends
2006
Self (archive footage)
The White Shadow
1978
Maxine Jefferies
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
Self
Previn and the Pittsburgh
1977
Self
Dinah!
1974
Self
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
Self
The Pearl Bailey Show
1971
Self
The Flip Wilson Show
1970
Self
Das Sonntagskonzert
1969
Self
Night-Club
1968
Self
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
Self - Guest
Omnibus
1967
Self
The Hollywood Palace
1964
Self - Singer
Die Drehscheibe
1964
Self
The Danny Kaye Show
1963
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Self (archive footage)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Self
Playboy's Penthouse
1959
Self
The Grammys
1959
Self
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
Self
What's My Line?
1950
Self - Mystery Guest
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Self
Bambi
1948
Self