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- Ethel Waters - Wikipedia
In 1950, Waters was the first African-American actress to star in a television series, Beulah, which aired on ABC television from 1950 through 1952 [29] It was the first nationally broadcast weekly television series starring an African American in the leading role
- Ethel Waters - IMDb
She later became the first African-American star of a national radio show In middle age, first on Broadway and then in the movies, she successfully recast herself as a dramatic actress Devoutly religious but famously difficult to get along with, Waters found few roles worthy of her talents in her later years
- Ethel Waters - National Museum of African American History and Culture
Ethel Waters (1896–1977) was a blues singer and actress who was the first African American to star in her own television show and to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award
- As an African American, LGBTQ+ Woman, Ethel Waters Shaped U. S . . .
Throughout her career, Waters led the way for future African American artists She was the second African American to be nominated for an Academy Award She became the first African American to star in her own television show
- Meet Ethel Waters, The First African American to Star in Her Own . . .
In 1950, Waters was the first African American actress to star in a television series, Beulah, which aired on ABC television from 1950 through 1952 It was the first nationally broadcast weekly television series starring an African-American in the leading role
- Ethel Waters: Remembering the Pioneering Black Singer and Actress
In 1950, Waters was the first African-American actress to star in a television series, Beulah, which aired on ABC from 1950 through 1952 It was the first nationally broadcast weekly television series starring a Black in the leading role
- Waters, Ethel (1896–1977) - Encyclopedia. com
Oscar-nominated African-American singer and actress, enormously popular on both stage and screen, who brought black art into the white world and was a towering presence in American entertainment for decades Born Ethel Perry on October 31, 1896, in Chester, Pennsylvania; died on September 1, 1977, in Chatsworth, California; illegitimate
- Ethel Waters - The Kennedy Center
Known as “Sweet Mama Stringbean” for her slender figure, Ethel Waters could sing the blues beyond compare Her soft, refined voice, theatrical style, and signature shimmy captivated Black and white audiences alike
- BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Blues singer Ethel Waters paved the way for Black . . .
In 1939, Ethel Waters — a blues singer and actress — became the first Black person to host a show on television “The Ethel Waters Show,” as described by the author Donald Bogle in his book
- Ethel Waters: A barrier breaker in TV, film, stage, sound, lifestyle
Waters’ talent as a singer and actress stormed the theatre, television, and recording world, opening the, still very racially biased, floodgates of the entertainment industry for Black Americans
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