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Pearl Mae Bailey (March 29, 1918 – August
17, 1990) was an American singer and actress.  She
made her Broadway debut in St. Louis Woman  in
1946.  She won a Tony Award for the title role in
Hello, Dolly! (play/movie)|Hello, Dolly! in 1970. 
Her rendition of "Takes Two to Tango" hit the top
ten in 1952.

Born in Southampton County, Virginia, to Rev.
Joseph & Ella Mae Bailey.  In 1954, she took the
role of Frankie in the film version of Carmen
Jones, and her rendition of "Beat Me That Rhythm
on the Drum" is one of the highlights of the film.
 In 1959, she played the role of Maria in the film
version of Porgy and Bess starring Sidney Poitier
and Dorothy Dandridge.  Also that year the played
the role of "Aunt Hagar" in the movie St. Louis
Blues alongside Mahalia Jackson, Eartha Kitt, and
Nat King Cole to name a few.  During the 1970s she
had her own television show, and she also provided
voices for animations such as Tubby the Tuba
(1976) and Walt Disney|Disney's The Fox and the
Hound (1981).  Later in life, she earned a
Bachelor's degree from Georgetown University in
Washington, DC.

She was awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom on
October 17, 1988.

She was married to jazz drummer Louie Bellson.

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