Lena Horne
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Lena Horne (b. 1917) is an actress and singer. Horne came into the spotlight with her rendition of Stormy Weather, but because of the "production code" for films of the time, she was never cast in a leading role. Horne instead focused on her nightclub career, civil rights, and various Broadway endeavors. One of her last film roles was that of Glinda in the African-American version of The Wizard of Oz, The Wiz.
She was the guest star on Episode 111 of The Muppet Show, where she performed the jazz standard "I'm Glad There Is You" and "Sing" (among others).
Horne is also a multiple Grammy award winner, has been nominated for a Tony and an Emmy, has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and received the Kennedy Center Honor in 1984.
Horne recorded several inserts for Sesame Street:
- "How Do You Do?" with Grover (EKA: Episode 0536)
- A gospel version of "The Alphabet Song" with The Anything Muppets (EKA: Episode 0739)
- "Bein' Green" with Kermit the Frog (EKA: Episode 0871)
"Strawberry and Champagne Sorbet" was a recipe that Horne also contributed for Miss Piggy's 1996 cookbook, In the Kitchen with Miss Piggy.
