Born: March 29, 1918
Birthplace: Newport News, VA
Died: August
17, 1990
Zodiac Sign:
Aries
Pearl Mae Bailey was an American actress,
singer, and author.
After appearing in vaudeville, she made her
Broadway debut in St. Louis Woman in 1946.
She received a Special Tony Award for the
title role in the all-black Hello, Dolly! Production 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.
Her rendition of "Takes Two to
Tango" hit the top ten in 1952.
In 1976, she became the first African-American
to receive the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award.
She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom
on October 17, 1988.