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Nancy Wilson

Nancy Wilson

Known for

Acting

Born

February 20, 1937

Birthplace

Chillicothe, Ohio, USA

Died

December 13, 2018 (aged 81)

Biography

Nancy Sue Wilson (February 20, 1937 – December 13, 2018) was an American singer whose career spanned over five decades, from the mid–1950s until her retirement in the early–2010s.

She was notable for her single "(You Don't Know) How Glad I Am" and her version of the standard "Guess Who I Saw Today". Wilson recorded more than 70 albums and won three Grammy Awards for her work. During her performing career Wilson was labeled a singer of blues, jazz, R&B, pop, and soul, a "consummate actress", and "the complete entertainer". The title she preferred, however, was "song stylist".[1] She received many nicknames including "Sweet Nancy", "The Baby", "Fancy Miss Nancy" and "The Girl With the Honey-C...

Best known work

The Cosby Show

The Cosby Show

1984
The Meteor Man

The Meteor Man

1993
Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

1969
The View

The View

1997
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962
The Oscars

The Oscars

1953
The Carol Burnett Show

The Carol Burnett Show

1967
Moesha

Moesha

1996
Nowhere Man

Nowhere Man

1995
New York Undercover

New York Undercover

1994

Filmography

  1. 2012

    …Sings Musicals

    as Self (archive footage)

  2. 2005

  3. 2000

    Soul FoodTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  4. 1999

  5. 1997

    The ViewTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  6. 1996

    MoeshaTV

    as Nancy Wilson (1 episode)

  7. 1995

    Nowhere ManTV

    as Female Guard (1 episode)

  8. 1995

  9. 1994

  10. 1994

    New York UndercoverTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  11. 1993

  12. 1993

    The Meteor Man

    as Principal Laws

  13. 1984

    The Cosby ShowTV

    as Lorraine Kendall (1 episode)

  14. 1983

    The Big Score

    as Angie Hooks

  15. 1977

    The Last Dinosaur

    Theme Song Performance

  16. 1973

  17. 1973

  18. 1972

  19. 1970

    The Don Knotts ShowTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  20. 1969

    Hawaii Five-OTV

    as Eadie Jordan (1 episode)

  21. 1969

    The Glen Campbell Goodtime HourTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  22. 1968

    The Dick Cavett ShowTV

    as Self - Guest (1 episode)

  23. 1967

    The Carol Burnett ShowTV

    as Self (5 episodes), as Various Characters (1 episode)

  24. 1965

  25. 1965

    The F.B.I.TV

    as Darlene Clark (1 episode)

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