Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos

Pearl Bailey: Quick Facts

Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Also Known As Pearl Mae Bailey
Born March 29, 1918 • Newport News • Virginia
Died August 17, 1990 (aged 72) • Philadelphia • Pennsylvania
Awards And Honors Presidential Medal of Freedom (1988)

Photos

Pearl Bailey in a 1952 portrait, smiling slightly and wearing a dark jacket with a white blouse and hoop earrings.
Pearl Bailey, dressed as a runaway slave in a long dress and shawl, stands on a wooden porch with a concerned expression in the Broadway production of Arms and the Girl, 1950.
See All Images →
Mr. Entertainment
Sammy Davis, Jr.
American entertainer
American singer and film actress Dorothy Dandridge, c. 1960
Dorothy Dandridge
American singer and actress
default image
Bette Midler
American actress and singer
Judy Garland
Judy Garland
American singer and actress
Bernadette Peters
Bernadette Peters
American singer and actress
Liza Minnelli
Liza Minnelli
American actress and singer
Ruth Brown, c. 1955.
Ruth Brown
American singer and actress
Barbra Streisand in 2010, wearing a layered necklace and a black jacket, with straight shoulder-length hair, smiling slightly at an event.
Barbra Streisand
American singer and actress
Janet Jackson poses with hands in pockets, wearing a gray suit and white shirt, in front of a blue backdrop with Grammy Hall of Fame Gala and Warner Records logos.
Janet Jackson
American entertainer
Six-time Tony winner
Audra McDonald
American actress and singer
Queen Latifah smiles at the camera, wearing a black jacket with white lapels and a large jeweled heart necklace at the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
Queen Latifah
American musician and actress
Jennifer Hudson smiling at the camera, wearing sparkling earrings and a dark, shimmering outfit, with her hair pulled back.
Jennifer Hudson
American actress and singer
Eartha Kitt
Eartha Kitt
American musician and actress
Isaac Hayes wearing sunglasses and a vest made of chains sings into a microphone onstage in a scene from the 1972 film Wattstax.
Isaac Hayes
American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor
Actor Brock Peters smiling in a suit and tie at an event, with a softly blurred background.
Brock Peters
American actor
default image
Patti Page
American singer
Paul Williams
Paul Williams
American singer, songwriter, composer, and actor
Lady Gaga performing onstage in a sparkling blue outfit with dramatic shoulders, long platinum blonde hair, pink glitter mask, and holding a gold microphone.
Lady Gaga
American singer-songwriter and actress
Demi Lovato
Demi Lovato
American singer and actress
Jennifer Lopez smiles while holding a golden popcorn trophy on stage at the MTV Movie & TV Awards, standing behind a microphone in a black dress.
Jennifer Lopez
American actress and singer

Related Quizzes

USA 2006 - 78th Annual Academy Awards. Closeup of giant Oscar statue at the entrance of the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Hompepage blog 2009, arts and entertainment, film movie hollywood
Pop Culture Quiz
USA 2006 - 78th Annual Academy Awards. Closeup of giant Oscar statue at the entrance of the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Hompepage blog 2009, arts and entertainment, film movie hollywood
Pop Culture Quiz
American singer and political activist Joan Baez performing at the Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C., August 28, 1963. Photo by Rowland Scherman. See Content Notes.
Who Said It? Women Musicians, Artists, and Writers