Dee Dee Bridgewater

Dee Dee Bridgewater is, simply put, a master whose career commands deep respect. Three Grammys, a Tony, and France's Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres only begin to capture her stature. What moves me most is the breadth of her life: she sang, she acted, she hosted NPR's jazz program for 23 years, and she served as a UN goodwill ambassador. That refusal to stay in a single lane is, to me, the mark of a true artist. She has spent decades not just performing jazz but passing it forward to new generations, and that legacy is what I admire most.

Name (English)

Dee Dee Bridgewater

Name (Japanese)

ディー・ディー・ブリッジウォーター

Reading

でぃー・でぃー・ぶりっじうぉーたー

Born

May 27, 1950 (age 76)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Tiger

Origin

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Occupation

actor / composer / jazz musician / singer / singer-songwriter

University

Michigan State University

Awards & achievements

• Knight of the National Order of Merit
• Officer of Arts and Letters
• Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎
• NEA Jazz Masters
• Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical
• Doris Duke Performing Artist Award

• Official sitehttps://www.deedeebridgewater.com/
• Xhttps://x.com/ddbprods
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dee%20Dee%20Bridgewater
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%96%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q233529

Tags

• Tennessee
• actor
• composer
• jazz musician

Last updated

2026-06-21

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