Ella Fitzgerald
Known for ActingBorn 1917-04-25 — died 1996-06-15Newport News, Virginia, USA
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.
Known for
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
2014 · as Self (archive footage)
St. Louis Blues
1958 · as Singer
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1941 · as Ruby
Rat Pack
2022 · as Self (archive footage)
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
1991
The Apollo
2019 · as Self (archive footage)
Pete Kelly's Blues
1955 · as Maggie Jackson
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
2024 · as Self (archive footage)
Improvisation
2004 · as Self
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
1990 · as Self
Life Is Bearable at Times...
2010
It's Black Entertainment
2002 · as Self (archive footage)
The Legendary Nat King Cole
2004 · as Self
Quincy Jones, Music Man
2025 · as Self (archive footage)
Soul Boys of the Western World
2014
Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
1990 · as Self
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
1960 · as Flora
Ella Fitzgerald à l'Olympia
1963 · as Self