Lena Horne

Lena Horne was never merely a great voice, and that is what makes her extraordinary. Joining the Cotton Club at sixteen, she carved out a seventy-year career across film, Broadway, and television during an era of brutal segregation. She refused to be a decorative presence, fighting openly as a civil rights activist while collecting Grammys, a Tony, and Kennedy Center Honors. I find her blend of beauty, talent, and conviction deeply moving; she used her glamour as a platform rather than a cage. To me she stands among those rare artists who changed the world through both their voice and their principles.

Name (English)

Lena Horne

Name (Japanese)

レナ・ホーン

Reading

れな・ほーん

Born

June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Snake

Origin

New York City, New York, United States

Occupation

actor / dancer / singer / pin-up model / activist

High school

Boys and Girls High School

Awards & achievements

• 1989 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
• 1981 Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
• 1981 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical
• 1981 Special Tony Award
• 1982 NAACP Image Award – Hall of Fame Award
• 1984 Kennedy Center Honors
• 1995 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album
• 1999 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Jazz Artist

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lena%20Horne
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q112307

Tags

• New York
• actor
• dancer
• singer

Last updated

2026-06-17

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