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Portrait of Lena Horne

Acting

Lena Horne

Career

Active from 1938 to 1973, with a break from 1947 to 1968, busiest in 1943 and 1946 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
4
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Stormy Weather
Stormy Weather
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Lena Horne Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.9, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.0, average 5.5
  • Tension
    3.4, average 6.0
  • Mystery
    1.5, average 4.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic Charm 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

31
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title · average score 74
The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show (1984)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Lena Horne

1970s

5 titles · average score 65
The Wiz
The Wiz (1978)
GoodWatch score 55

as Glinda the Good

That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
GoodWatch score 70

as (archive footage)

That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment! (1974)
GoodWatch score 84

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Keep US Beautiful
Keep US Beautiful (1973)

TV show

Sanford and Son
Sanford and Son (1972)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show

1960s

4 titles · average score 69
Death of a Gunfighter
Death of a Gunfighter (1969)
GoodWatch score 59

as Claire Quintana

The Dean Martin Show
The Dean Martin Show (1965)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show

Now!
Now! (1965)
GoodWatch score 65

Music

Password
Password (1961)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show

1950s

9 titles · average score 63
Kraft Music Hall
Kraft Music Hall (1958)

TV show

The Twentieth Century
The Twentieth Century (1957)

TV show

The Perry Como Show
The Perry Como Show (1956)

TV show

Meet Me in Las Vegas
Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956)
GoodWatch score 57

as Lena Horne

MGM Parade
MGM Parade (1955)

TV show · as Self

Music 55
Music 55 (1955)

TV show

Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium
Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium (1955)

TV show

Your Show of Shows
Your Show of Shows (1950)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show

Duchess of Idaho
Duchess of Idaho (1950)
GoodWatch score 53

as Lena Horne

1940s

11 titles · average score 64
Words and Music
Words and Music (1948)
GoodWatch score 38

as Lena Horne

Till the Clouds Roll By
Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)
GoodWatch score 78

as Julie LaVerne / Lena Horne

Mantan Messes Up
Mantan Messes Up (1946)

as Lene

Ziegfeld Follies
Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
GoodWatch score 64

as Lena Horne (segment "Love")

Harlem Hotshots
Harlem Hotshots (1945)

as (archive footage)

Broadway Rhythm
Broadway Rhythm (1944)
GoodWatch score 44

as Fernway de la Fer

Two Girls and a Sailor
Two Girls and a Sailor (1944)
GoodWatch score 82

as Lena Horne

Cabin in the Sky
Cabin in the Sky (1943)
GoodWatch score 76

as Georgia Brown

Stormy Weather
Stormy Weather (1943)
GoodWatch score 84

as Selina Rogers

Thousands Cheer
Thousands Cheer (1943)
GoodWatch score 60

as Lena Horne

Panama Hattie
Panama Hattie (1942)
GoodWatch score 50

as As self, Singer in Phil's Place (uncredited)

1930s

1 title · average score 62
The Duke Is Tops
The Duke Is Tops (1938)
GoodWatch score 62

as Ethel Andrews