Ethel Waters
ActressSoundtrack
- Born
- October 31, 1896
- Died
- September 1, 1977
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…
Actress
| Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law(1971)as Aunt Harriet |
| Daniel Boone(1964)as Rachael |
| Vacation Playhouse(1963)as Carrie |
| The Great Adventure(1963)as Rit |
| Route 66(1960)as Jennie Henderson |
Soundtrack
| The American Society of Magical Negroes(2024) |
| The Color Purple(2023) |
| Ridley Road(2021) |
| Penny Dreadful: City of Angels(2020) |
| Double Vision(2015) |
Self
| Jazz(2001)as Self |
| Dinah!(1974)as Self - Guest |
| The Mike Douglas Show(1961)as Self - Guest |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson(1962)as Self - Guest |
| The Merv Griffin Show(1962)as Self - Guest |
Archive Footage
| Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan(2025)as Self - Singer & Actress |
| See It Loud: The History of Black Television(2023)as Self |
| History of the Sitcom(2021)as Beulah Brown |
| Count Basie: Through His Own Eyes(2018)as Self |
| Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me(2017)as Mother of Rufus Lee - Rufus Jones for President |
Credit Score: Ethel Waters
| # | Name | Score | Year | Win | Nom | Known | ★ | Wins | Noms | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Route 66 | 25.00 | 1960 | • | • | 7.7 | 0 | 2 | 2189 | |
| 2 | Pinky | 24.38 | 1949 | • | • | 7.2 | 0 | 3 | 3732 | |
| 3 | Beulah | 6.50 | 1950 | • | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 173 | ||
| 4 | Cabin in the Sky | 4.88 | 1943 | • | 7.1 | 0 | 1 | 3837 | ||
| 5 | Tales of Manhattan | 3.75 | 1943 | • | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 2774 | ||
| 6 | The Member of the Wedding | 3.25 | 1953 | • | 6.7 | 0 | 1 | 1688 | ||
| 7 | Cairo | 3.25 | 1942 | • | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 595 | ||
| 8 | The Sound and the Fury | 2.50 | 1959 | • | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 1109 | ||
| 9 | On with the Show! | 2.38 | 1929 | • | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 439 |