Cast & creator

Pearl Bailey

1918-03-29 (died at 72) Newport News, Virginia, USAIMDb

Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Mike Douglas Show, The Mike Douglas Show

Also known as: Pearl Mae Bailey

Movies

film credits

Series

television credits

Career

1947–2014 · acting roles

Credit score

6.7

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

★ 7.6

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self · 1962

★ 5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

Self - Co-Host · 1961

★ 5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

Self - Co-Hostess · 1961

★ 5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

Self · 1961

★ 6.3

The Love Boat

Millie Washington · 1977

Across film & television

Filmography (48)

Showing 48 of 48 credits

Series

★ 7.6

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

1962

Series

★ 5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

Self - Co-Host

1961

Series

★ 5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

Self - Co-Hostess

1961

Series

★ 5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

Self

1961

Series

★ 6.3

The Love Boat

Millie Washington

1977

Series

★ 7.0

What's My Line?

Self

1950

Series

★ 6.8

The Dick Cavett Show

Self - Guest

1968

Series

Tony Awards

Self - Recipient / Performer

1956

Series

Tony Awards

Self - Presenter

1956

Series

★ 7.7

The Carol Burnett Show

Self - Guest / Various Characters

1967

Series

★ 6.8

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self

1948

Series

★ 6.2

The Steve Allen Show

Self - Singer

1956

Series

★ 6.4

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

Self

1956

Series

★ 7.1

The Oscars

Self

1953

Series

★ 5.1

The Flip Wilson Show

Self

1970

Series

★ 7.0

The Danny Kaye Show

Self

1963

Series

★ 8.0

The Muppet Show

Self - Special Guest Star

1976

Series

★ 7.2

Your Show of Shows

1950

Series

★ 6.3

Silver Spoons

Lulu Baker

1982

Series

★ 7.5

Hollywood Squares

Self

1966

Series

★ 6.8

Donny & Marie

Self

1976

Movie

★ 7.2

The Fox and the Hound

Big Mama (voice)

1981

Series

★ 8.0

The Pearl Bailey Show

Self - Host

1971

Series

The Big Party

Self

1959

Movie

★ 6.2

Carmen Jones

Frankie

1954

Movie

★ 5.8

Night of 100 Stars

Self

1982

Movie

The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s

2002

Movie

★ 6.3

Porgy and Bess

Maria

1959

Movie

★ 5.5

Norman... Is That You?

Beatrice Chambers

1976

Movie

★ 7.7

Isn't It Romantic?

Addie

1948

Movie

★ 5.9

All the Fine Young Cannibals

Ruby

1960

Movie

★ 5.3

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

Self (archive footage)

2004

Movie

The World of Nat King Cole

Self

2004

Movie

★ 9.0

Satan Claus

Animal

2010

Movie

★ 7.7

St. Louis Blues

Aunt Hagar

1958

Movie

★ 6.0

The Landlord

Marge

1970

Movie

★ 6.5

Variety Girl

Pearl Bailey

1947

Movie

Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show

Self

2003

Movie

★ 9.0

Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale

Martha Dermody

1985

Passing the Baton: The Making of The Fox and the Hound

Movie

★ 7.3

Passing the Baton: The Making of The Fox and the Hound

Self

2003

Movie

★ 5.0

The Member of the Wedding

Bernice Sadie Brown

1982

Movie

★ 5.4

Peter Gunn

Mother

1989

Movie

★ 5.6

That Certain Feeling

Gussie

1956

Movie

★ 7.0

Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

Self (archive footage)

2014

Movie

★ 7.0

Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life

Self

1981

Carol Channing and Pearl Bailey: On Broadway

Movie

★ 8.0

Carol Channing and Pearl Bailey: On Broadway

Self

1969

Movie

One More Time

Self

1974

Movie

★ 8.0

Tubby the Tuba

Mrs. Elephant (voice)

1975