- (1997) TV commercial: The Gap clothing store chain.
- (1988) TV commercial for: Bran Flakes cereal.
- CD: "Seasons of a Life" (Capitol)
- (1980s) TV commercial: Sanka coffee.
- (11/9/44) Radio: Appeared on the drama "Suspense!" in the episode "You Were Wonderful".
- (1934) Stage: Appeared (as "A Quadronne Girl"; Broadway debut) in "Dance With Your Gods" on Broadway. Drama. Written by Kenneth Perkins. Directed by Robert B. Sinclair. Mansfield Theatre: 6 Oct 1934-Oct 1934 (closing date unknown/9 performances). Cast: John Antiga, Oliver Barbour (as "William Simpson"), Edna Barr, Cuto Beauchamp, Amelia Benskina, William Bodkin, Anita Bogart, Louis Broges, Dewey Brown (as "Jeffries"), Teddy Brown, Olive Burgoyne (as "Madame Chou"), Peter Clark, Iodilo Coker, Cecil Cunningham, Beatrice Elegore, H. Webster Elkins, Marjorie Fowlkes, John Gordon, Olive Gordon, Georgette Harvey (as "Mother Bouche"), George Hayes, Eleanor Hines, Charles Hollis, Rex Ingram (as "Maitre Livers"), Lulu B. King, Clifton Lamb, Moses Mainns, Diafmore Martin, Joseph Maxwell, Pauline Moore (as "Ninon Juvenal"), Ethel Purbello, Muriel Robert (as "A Tourist"), Wardell Saunders (as "Ensemble"), Archie Savage (as "Ensemble"), Joseph Scott, Ben Smith, Ella Smith, Al Stokes (as "Maitre Buffon"), Barclay Trigg (as "Baptiste"), O.J. Vanasse (as "Bartender"), Jacques Vanderhouse, Charles Waldron (as "Amos Juvenal"), Grayson Walker, Althea Weston, Musa Williams. Produced by Laurence Schwab.
- (1939) Stage: Appeared (as "Performer") in "Lew Leslie's Blackbirds of 1939" on Broadway. Musical revue. Book by / produced by Lew Leslie. Lyrics by Johnny Mercer. Choreographed by Rube Bloom. Hudson Theatre: 11 Feb 1939-18 Feb 1939 (9 performances). Cast: Gilbert Adkins (as "Baritones and Basses, J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir"), Leona Avery (as "Alto, J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir"), Joyce Beasley (as "Performer"), Verona Blackburn (as "Van Grona's Swing Ballet"), Atta Blake (as "Performer"), Al Bledger (as "Van Grona's Swing Ballet"), Juanita Boisseau (as "Dancing Chorus"), Eva Bradley (as "Dancing Chorus"), Marion Brown (as "Van Grona's Swing Ballet"), Ralph Brown (as "Performer"), Joe Byrd (as "Performer"), Beryl Clarke (as "Van Grona's Swing Ballet"), Robert Clarke (as "Baritones and Basses, J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir"), Gladys Clayton (as "Dancing Chorus"), Marian Coleman (as "Soprano, J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir"), Muriel Cook (as "Dancing Chorus"), Gaylord Crawford (as "Tenor, J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir"), Rosetta Crawford (as "Alto, J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir"), Gladys Crowder (as "Whitey's Lindy Hoppers"), Joe Daniels (as "Whitey's Lindy Hoppers"), Madelyn Donable (as "Dancing Chorus"), William Downes (as "Whitey's Lindy Hoppers/Dr. Sausage and His Five Pork Chops" / "Specialty"), Shorty Eddie (as "Whitey's Lindy Hoppers"), Horatio Edwards (as "Baritones and Basses, J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir"), Marion Egber (as "Dancing Chorus"), Bobby Evans (as "Performer"), Mae Francis (as "Blackbirds Beauties"), Billie French (as "Blackbirds Beauties"), Richard Grant (as "Tenor, J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir"), Violet Gray (as "Van Grona's Swing Ballet"), George Greenidge (as "Whitey's Lindy Hoppers"), Kate Hall (as "Soprano, J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir"), Hamtree Harrington (as "Performer"), Cleo Hayes (as "Dancing Chorus"), Coleman Hill (as "Van Grona's Swing Ballet"), Walter Hilliard (as "Tenor, J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir"), Louisa Howard (as "Soprano, J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir"), Edith Hurd (as "Van Grona's Swing Ballet"), Joyce James (as "Whitey's Lindy Hoppers"), Ann Johnson (as "Whitey's Lindy Hoppers"), Dorothy Jones (as "Van Grona's Swing Ballet"), Mickey Jones (as "Whitey's Lindy Hoppers"), Rosalie King (as "Alto, J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir"), Larri Lauria (as "Baritones and Basses, J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir"), Jerry Laws (as "Tenor, J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir"), James Logan (as "Tenor, J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir"), Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham (as "Performer"), Ruthena Matson (as "Alto, J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir"), Norman McConny (as "Performer"), Norma Miller (as "Performer, Whitey's Lindy Hoppers"), Tim Moore (as "Performer"), Lucia Moses (as "Dancing Chorus"), Beryl Murray (as "Van Grona's Swing Ballet"), Frank Riley (as "Baritones and Basses, J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir"), Lorenza Roberson (as "Performer"), Marguerite Robinson (as "Soprano, J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir"), Marie Robinson (as "Dancing Chorus"), Renu Roma (as "Van Grona's Swing Ballet"), Edith Ross (as "Van Grona's Swing Ballet"), Zelda Shelton (as "Soprano, J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir"), Evelyn Sheppard (as "Dancing Chorus"), Peggy Sheppard (as "Dancing Chorus"), Baby Simmons (as "Dancing Chorus"), Edna Slatten (as "Blackbirds Beauties"), Hazel Spence (as "Van Grona's Swing Ballet"), Hettie Stephens (as "Van Grona's Swing Ballet"), Catherine Stevenson (as "Blackbirds Beauties"), Wahneta Talley (as "Van Grona's Swing Ballet"), Jennie Taylor (as "Alto, J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir"), Williard Taylor (as "Van Grona's Swing Ballet"), Mary Tennant (as "Van Grona's Swing Ballet"), Elizabeth Thompson (as "Van Grona's Swing Ballet"), Thelma Walton (as "Blackbirds Beauties"), Charles Welch (as "Tenor. J. Rosamund Johnson's Choir"), Billy Williams (as "Whitey's Lindy Hoppers"), Lavinia Williams (as "Van Grona's Swing Ballet"), Rosetta Williams (as "Blackbirds Beauties").
- (1957) Stage: Appeared (as "Savannah") in "Jamaica" on Broadway. Musical. Book by E.Y. Harburg (also lyrics) and Fred Saidy. Music by Harold Arlen. Musical Direction / Continuity / Vocals by Lehman Engel. Dance Music / Additional Vocals by Peter Matz. Music orchestrated by Philip J. Lang. Choreographed by Jack Cole. Production Stage Manager: Neil Hartley. Stage Manager: Charles Blackwell. Directed by Robert Lewis. Imperial Theatre: 31 Oct 1957-11 Apr 1959 (555 performances). Cast: Ricardo Montalban (as "Koli"), Adelaide Hall, Josephine Premice, Joe Adams, Alvin Ailey, Ethel Ayler, Adelaide Boatner, George Boreland, Hugh Bryant, Herb Coleman, Jayne Craddock, Ossie Davis (as "Cicero"), Hugh Dilworth, Norma Donaldson, Patricia Dunn, Doris Galiber, Frank Glass, Harold Gordon, Lavinia Hamilton, Sandra Hinton, Nat Horne [Broadway debut], Albert Johnson, Chailendra Jones, Cristyne Lawson, Tony Martinez, Audrey Mason, Jim McMillan, Charles Moore, Sally Neal, Pearl Reynolds, Erik Rhodes (as "The Governor"), Allen Richards, Augustine Rios, Alan Shayne, Christine Spencer, Carolyn Stanford, Claude Thompson, Roy Thompson, Ben Vargas, Jacqueline Walcott, James E. Wall, Billy Wilson, Barbara Wright, Michael Wright. Understudies: Ethel Ayler (as "Savannah"), Charles Blackwell ("Joe Nashua"), Adelaide Boatner (as "Grandma Obeah"), Hugh Bryant (as "Koli, Radio Announcer"), Virginia Capers (as "Grandma Obeah"), Herb Coleman (as "Quico"), Alan Shayne (as "Koli, The Governor"), Roy Thompson (as "Joe Nashua"), Jacqueline Walcott (as "Ginger"), James E. Wall (as "Cicero"). Produced by David Merrick. NOTE: Lena Horne was nominated for a Tony Award as Best Actress (Dramatic).
- (1964) Stage: Appeared (as Herself) in ""Lena Horne at the Famous London Palladium", at the London Palladium in London, England. Also in cast: The Bachelors, Des O'Connor, Bill Finch.
- (1984) Stage: Appeared (as Herself) in "Lena Horne -The Lady and Her Music," at the Adelphi Theatre in London, England.
- (1981) Stage: Appeared (as Herself) in "Lena Horne - The Lady and Her Music," at the Nederlander Theatre in New York City. NOTE: She received a special Tony Award for her performance.
- (5/23/43) Radio: Appeared in "The Free World Theatre" production of "Something About Joe".
- (April 21 to July 8, 1978) She acted in the musical, "Pal Joey '78'," at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California with Clifton Davis in the cast. Lorenz Hart was lyricist. Richard Rodgers was composer. Michael Kidd was director. John O'Hara wrote the book and music.
- (2018 to 2019 season) The musical revue, "Style and Grace" A Tribute to Lena Horne and Nancy Wilson," was performed at the Black Ensemble Theater in Chicago, Illinois with Rhonda Preston (Mature Nancy) and Aeriel Williams (Young Lena) in the cast.
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