Ethel Waters | |
Job | Actress |
Years active | 1918-1977 |
Top Roles | Petunia Jackson, Pinky's Granny, Cleona Jones, Marcia's Maid, Dilsey, Berenice Sadie Brown |
Top Genres | Musical, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Film Adaptation, Short Films |
Top Topics | Book-Based, Based on Play, Prejudice |
Top Collaborators | Béla Lugosi, Joe E. Brown, Jack Lambert, Sammy Davis Jr. |
Shares birthday with | Barbara Bel Geddes, Dale Evans, Lee Grant see more.. |
Ethel Waters Overview:
Legendary actress, Ethel Waters, was born on Oct 31, 1896 in Chester, PA. Waters died at the age of 80 on Sep 1, 1977 in Chatsworth, CA .
HONORS and AWARDS:
.Although Waters was nominated for one Oscar, she never won a competitive Academy Award.
Academy Awards
Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
1949 | Best Supporting Actress | Pinky (1949) | Granny | Nominated |
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Ethel Waters Quotes:
John Henry:
Berenice, which eye's your mind's eye?
Berenice Sadie Brown: Don't yank my head back like that, Candy. Frankie and I aren't going to go flying through the ceiling.
John Henry: Mean old bossy Frankie!
Berenice Sadie Brown: Just what is she doing that's so mean? Just trying to get some rest.
Petunia Jackson: [after she runs Jim Henry and his crony off] Oh, Lord! Please forgive me for backsliding, but sometimes when you fight the Devil you've got to jab him with his own pitchfork!
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Berenice Sadie Brown: Don't yank my head back like that, Candy. Frankie and I aren't going to go flying through the ceiling.
John Henry: Mean old bossy Frankie!
Berenice Sadie Brown: Just what is she doing that's so mean? Just trying to get some rest.
Petunia Jackson: [after she runs Jim Henry and his crony off] Oh, Lord! Please forgive me for backsliding, but sometimes when you fight the Devil you've got to jab him with his own pitchfork!
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