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ChannelDate & TimeTitleBuy
TCMSun, Nov 22, 6:15 PMThe Member of the WeddingBuy
TCMFri, Dec 4, 9:15 AMThe Member of the WeddingBuy
TCMSat, Dec 5, 6:00 AMStage Door CanteenBuy

Ethel Waters Biography

  • Birth Place: Chester, PA
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: October 31, Scorpio
  • Date of Death: 09/01/1977
  • Profession: Singer; actor
Ethel Waters Fast Facts:
  • Grew up in Philadelphia.
  • Married the first of her three husbands when she was 13.      
  • Was one of the first African-Americans to appear on television, in a 1939 special, The Ethel Waters Show, on NBC. 
  • Penned two autobiographies: His Eye Is on the Sparrow, which was a best seller, and To Me It's Wonderful.  
  • Won a New York Drama Critics Award in 1950 for her role in The Member of the Wedding.
  • Toured with evangelist Billy Graham's crusades from 1960 to '75.
  • Made TV history when she became the first African-American woman to receive an Emmy nomination, for her 1961 appearance on Route 66
  • U.S. Postal Service issued a commemorative stamp in her honor in September 1994.
    Ethel Waters Relationships:
  • Clyde Edward Matthews - Ex-husband
  • Edward Mallory - Ex-husband
  • Genevieve Howard - Half Sister
  • John Waters - Father
  • Louise Anderson - Mother
  • Merritt 'Buddy' Purnsley - Ex-husband
  • Norman Joseph Howard - Stepfather
  • Sally Anderson - Grandmother

  • Ethel Waters Awards:
  • 1962 Emmy: Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1949 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee

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