Pearl Bailey

Pearl Bailey

Active - 1947 - 2023  |   Birth - Mar 29, 1918  |   Death - Aug 17, 1990  |   Genres - Comedy, Music, Documentary, Drama, Family | Subgenres - Musical, Buddy Film, Comedy Drama, Coming-Of-Age Fiction, Family Film

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Pearl Mae Bailey was an American actress and singer. After appearing in vaudeville she made her Broadway debut in St. Louis Woman in 1946. She won a Tony Award for the title role in the all-black production of Hello, Dolly! in 1968. In 1986, she won a Daytime Emmy award for her performance as a fairy godmother in the ABC Afterschool Special, Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale.

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