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Lena Horne
American singer, actress, civil rights activist and dancer (1917-2010)

Lena Horne

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American singer, actress, civil rights activist and dancer (1917-2010)
Awards Received
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical
Special Tony Award
NAACP Image Award – Hall of Fame Award
Kennedy Center Honors
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Jazz Artist
Grammy Hall of Fame
Spingarn Medal
Paul Robeson Award
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Nominated For
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Jazz Artist
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Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010) was an American dancer, actress, Grammy-winning singer, and civil rights activist. Horne's career spanned over 70 years, appearing in film, television, and theater. Horne joined the chorus of the Cotton Club at the age of 16 and became a nightclub performer before moving to Hollywood.

Horne advocated for human rights and took part in the March on Washington in August 1963. Later she returned to her roots as a nightclub performer and continued to work on television, while releasing well-received record albums. She announced her retirement in March 1980, but the next year starred in a one-woman show, Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music, which ran for more than 300 performances on Broadway. She then toured the country in the show, earning numerous awards and accolades. Horne continued recording and performing sporadically into the 1990s, retreating from the public eye in 2000. Horne died of congestive heart failure on May 9, 2010, at the age of 92.