Ella Fitzgerald
Biography
Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the First Lady of Song, Queen of Jazz, and Lady Ella. She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, timing, intonation, and a "horn-like" improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing.
Filmography
Quincy Jones, Music Man
2025
as Self (archive footage)
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Ella Fitzgerald at the BBC
2024
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They All Came Out to Montreux
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Rat Pack
2022
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The Apollo
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things
2019
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JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala
2017
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Pure Love: The Voice of Ella Fitzgerald
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Soul Boys of the Western World
2014
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
2014
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Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong: Ella and Louis & Ella and Louis Again
2013
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Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas
2013
as Self (archive footage)
The Music According to Tom Jobim
2012
as Self (archive footage)
…Sings Musicals
2012
as Self (archive footage)
Ella Fitzgerald: Best of the BBC Vaults
2010
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Life Is Bearable at Times...
2010
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.2
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Jazz Icons Ella Fitzgerald Live in 57 & 63
2006
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Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
2005
The Legendary Nat King Cole
2004
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Ella Fitzgerald And Joe Pass - Duets In Hanover
2004
Improvisation
2004
as Self