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Mable Lee

Mable Lee

Known for
Acting
Born
July 2, 1921
Died
February 7, 2019 (aged 97)

Biography

Mable Lee (August 2, 1921 – February 7, 2019), sometimes spelled Mabel Lee, was an American jazz tap dancer, singer, and entertainer. Lee appeared on Broadway, at the Apollo Theater, and was known as "Queen of the Soundies" due to her numerous performances in the films.

Known For

Reet, Petite, and Gone poster

Reet, Petite, and Gone

Baby Don't Go Away from Me poster

Baby Don't Go Away from Me

Swanee Showboat poster

Swanee Showboat

The Dreamer poster

The Dreamer

O'Voutie O'Rooney poster

O'Voutie O'Rooney

Ebony Parade poster

Ebony Parade

I Want a Big Fat Mama poster

I Want a Big Fat Mama

Cats Can't Dance poster

Cats Can't Dance

Half-Past Jump Time poster

Half-Past Jump Time

Babbling Bess poster

Babbling Bess

Sizzle with Sissle poster

Sizzle with Sissle

Chicken Shack Shuffle poster

Chicken Shack Shuffle

Filmography

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Ebony Parade poster

Ebony Parade

Movie · as (archive footage)

1948
The Dreamer poster

The Dreamer

Movie

1947
Swanee Showboat poster

Swanee Showboat

Movie

1947
O'Voutie O'Rooney poster

O'Voutie O'Rooney

Movie

1947
Reet, Petite, and Gone poster

Reet, Petite, and Gone

Movie · as Mabel (as Mabel Lee)

1946
Baby Don't Go Away from Me poster

Baby Don't Go Away from Me

Movie

1946
Sizzle with Sissle poster

Sizzle with Sissle

Movie · as Self / Dancer

1945
Cats Can't Dance poster

Cats Can't Dance

Movie

1945
Pigmeat Throws the Bull

Pigmeat Throws the Bull

Movie

1945
Half-Past Jump Time poster

Half-Past Jump Time

Movie

1943
Babbling Bess poster

Babbling Bess

Movie · as Dancer

1943
Chicken Shack Shuffle poster

Chicken Shack Shuffle

Movie

1943
Rhythmania

Rhythmania

Movie

1941
I Want a Big Fat Mama poster

I Want a Big Fat Mama

Movie

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