Celebrities » Ethel Waters
Ethel Waters

Ethel Waters

Highest Rated:
86% The Member of the Wedding (1952)
Lowest Rated:
67% Pinky (1949)
Birthday:
Oct 31, 1896
Birthplace:
Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Bio:
Ethel Waters was raised by her grandmother in the dismal ghettoes of South Philadelphia. She began working as a hotel chambermaid for $4.75 a week, and at age 12 she married the first of three husbands. Her goal at that time was to become a maid/companion to a wealthy white woman; instead, she…

Ethel Waters Photos

View All

Community Photos (3)

Highest Rated Movies

Filmography

Range of Movie T-meters: 67% - 86%
Number of Movies: 11
Box Office Since 2001: --
Year Rating Title Credit Box Office
2004 Black Divas of Yesteryear
  • Actor
--
1997 Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
  • Actor
--
1989 The Ladies Sing the Blues
  • Actor
--
1971 Something Special
  • Actor
--
1952 86% The Member of the Wedding
  • Berenice Sadie Brown
--
1949 67% Pinky
  • Granny Dysey Johnson
--
1943 80% Cabin in the Sky
  • Petunia Jackson
  • Director
--
1943 Stage Door Canteen
  • Actor
--
1942 Tales of Manhattan
  • Esther
--
1942 Cairo
  • Cleona Jones
--
1929 Black Artists Short Subjects V. 1
  • Actor
--

Ethel Waters Trivia

View All
No trivia approved yet. Logged in RT and Facebook users can submit celebrity trivia.

Quotes from Ethel Waters's Characters

View All
No quotes approved yet. Logged in RT and Facebook users can submit movie quotes.

Ethel Waters News

View All

Big-Screen Pioneers Opens in new window
February 8

Help | About | Jobs | Newsletter | Critics Submission | API | Licensing | Blog | Developers | Mobile
Copyright © Flixster, Inc. All rights reserved. Terms of Service | Privacy Policy