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Ella Fitzgerald

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1917-04-25

Day of Death

1996-06-15

Place of Birth

Newport News, Virginia, USA

Ella Fitzgerald

Biography

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.

Filmography (51)

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Quincy Jones, Music Man

2025
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60 Songs: BBC Two at 60

2024
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Ella Fitzgerald at the BBC

2024
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They All Came Out to Montreux

2023
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Rat Pack

2022
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The Apollo

2019
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Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things

2019
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JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala

2017
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Pure Love: The Voice of Ella Fitzgerald

2017
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Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

2014
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Soul Boys of the Western World

2014
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Jazz Legends in Their Own Words

2014
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Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong: Ella and Louis & Ella and Louis Again

2013
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Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas

2013
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The Music According to Tom Jobim

2012