Patti LaBelle

Patti LaBelle

Known for
Acting
Born
May 24, 1944 (age 82)
Birthplace
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

Patti LaBelle, born Patricia Louise Holte, is an American singer, actress, and author who rose to fame in the 1960s as the lead singer of Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles. The group later changed their name to Labelle and released the iconic disco hit “Lady Marmalade”, which was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. LaBelle became a solo star in 1984 with the success of singles like “If Only You Knew” and “New Attitude”.

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

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Patti Labelle | Live In New York poster

Patti Labelle | Live In New York

Movie · as Self

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Denyce Graves | Breaking the Rules poster

Denyce Graves | Breaking the Rules

Movie · as Self

2025
KPOPPED poster

KPOPPED

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2024
The World According to Allee Willis poster

The World According to Allee Willis

Movie · as Self

2024
The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful poster

The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful

Movie · as Patti LaBelle (voice)

2023
The Philly Sound... Heard 'Round the World

The Philly Sound... Heard 'Round the World

Movie · as Self

2023
National Memorial Day Concert poster

National Memorial Day Concert

Movie · as Self

2023
Let the Canary Sing poster

Let the Canary Sing

Movie · as Self

2022
Soul of a Nation Presents: Sound of Freedom – A Juneteenth Celebration poster

Soul of a Nation Presents: Sound of Freedom – A Juneteenth Celebration

Movie · as Self

2022
A New Orleans Noel poster

A New Orleans Noel

Movie · as Loretta Brown

2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show poster

The Jennifer Hudson Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2022
Sherri poster

Sherri

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

2021
That's My Jam poster

That's My Jam

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2021
The Wonder Years poster

The Wonder Years

TV · as Mother Williams · 2 eps

2020
VERZUZ poster

VERZUZ

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2020
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's poster

Bottomless Brunch at Colman's

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2019
The Apollo poster

The Apollo

Movie · as Self

2019
A Family Christmas Gift poster

A Family Christmas Gift

Movie · as Dora

2019
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration poster

Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration

Movie · as Self

2019
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" poster

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"

Movie · as Self - Performer

2019
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting poster

Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2019
The Tamron Hall Show poster

The Tamron Hall Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

2019
The Masked Singer poster

The Masked Singer

TV · as Flower (archive footage), Self

2019
A Black Lady Sketch Show poster

A Black Lady Sketch Show

TV · as Patti LaBelle · 1 ep

2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2018
Christmas Everlasting poster

Christmas Everlasting

Movie · as Mrs. Swinson

2018
Mr. SOUL! poster

Mr. SOUL!

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2018
The Neighborhood poster

The Neighborhood

TV · as Marilyn · 1 ep

2018
The Kominsky Method poster

The Kominsky Method

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2018
American Idol poster

American Idol

TV · as Self - Performer · 1 ep

2016
A Tale of James Brown poster

A Tale of James Brown

Movie · as Self

2016
VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night poster

VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night

Movie · as Self

2016
National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony poster

National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony

Movie · as Self

2016
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party poster

Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2016
Greenleaf poster

Greenleaf

TV · as Maxine Patterson · 6 eps

2016
Star poster

Star

TV · as Christine Brown · 5 eps

2016
To Tell the Truth poster

To Tell the Truth

TV · as Self - Panelist · 1 ep

2015
Celebrity Family Feud poster

Celebrity Family Feud

TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep

2015
Empire poster

Empire

TV · as Patti LaBelle · 1 ep

2013
Six by Sondheim poster

Six by Sondheim

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2013
Beat Bobby Flay poster

Beat Bobby Flay

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2011
Mama, I Want to Sing! poster

Mama, I Want to Sing!

Movie · as Sister Carrie

2011
American Horror Story poster

American Horror Story

TV · as Dora Ross · 4 eps

2011
The Voice poster

The Voice

TV · as Self - Mentor · 4 eps

2010
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days poster

Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days

Movie · as Self (uncredited) (archive footage)

2010
The Marriage Ref

The Marriage Ref

TV · as Self - Panelist · 1 ep

2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

TV · as Self - Guest · 11 eps

2008
Semi-Pro poster

Semi-Pro

Movie · as Jackie's Mom

2007
Cover poster

Cover

Movie · as Mrs. Persons

2007
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade poster

Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade

Movie · as Self

2007
Clash of the Choirs

Clash of the Choirs

TV · as Self · 4 eps

2006
Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy poster

Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy

Movie · as Moneisha

2006
Idlewild poster

Idlewild

Movie · as The Real Angel Davenport

2006
The Who: Tommy Live With Special Guests poster

The Who: Tommy Live With Special Guests

Movie · as Self

2006
Celebrity Cooking Showdown

Celebrity Cooking Showdown

TV · as Self · 5 eps

2005
Preaching to the Choir poster

Preaching to the Choir

Movie · as Sister Jasmine

2005
Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation poster

Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation

Movie · as Self

2005
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today poster

Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today

Movie · as Self

2005
The Who | Tommy and Quadrophenia Live poster

The Who | Tommy and Quadrophenia Live

Movie · as The Acid Queen

2005
Hi-Jinks poster

Hi-Jinks

TV · 1 ep

2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson poster

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2005
Dancing with the Stars poster

Dancing with the Stars

TV · as Self - Contestant · 6 eps

2004
Celia Cruz | ¡Azúcar! poster

Celia Cruz | ¡Azúcar!

Movie · as Self

2004
VH1 Divas 2004 poster

VH1 Divas 2004

Movie · as Self

2004
Live Aid poster

Live Aid

Movie · as Self

2004
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? poster

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?

Movie · as Self

2004
Dog Whisperer poster

Dog Whisperer

TV · as Self - Owner of Nasir · 1 ep

2003
Britney Spears: In the Zone poster

Britney Spears: In the Zone

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2003
All of Us poster

All of Us

TV · 1 ep

2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2002
Sylvester: Mighty Real

Sylvester: Mighty Real

Movie · as Self

2002
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' poster

The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'

Movie · as Self

2001
Santa, Baby! poster

Santa, Baby!

Movie · as Melody Songbird (voice)

2001
Michael McDonald: A Gathering of Friends

Michael McDonald: A Gathering of Friends

Movie · as Self

2001
Good Day Live poster

Good Day Live

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2001
BET Awards poster

BET Awards

TV · as Self - Performer · 1 ep

1999
Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales poster

Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales

Movie · as Self

1999
The Early Show poster

The Early Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1998
Patti Labelle | Live One Night Only poster

Patti Labelle | Live One Night Only

Movie · as Self

1998
VH1 Divas poster

VH1 Divas

TV · as Self -Performer · 1 ep

1998
Hollywood Squares poster

Hollywood Squares

TV · as Self - Panelist · 5 eps

1998
The Roseanne Show poster

The Roseanne Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1997
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life

Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life

Movie · as Self

1997
The View poster

The View

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show poster

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1995
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way poster

Sinatra: 80 Years My Way

Movie · as Self - Performer

1995
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II poster

Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II

Movie · as Self

1995
Queen: Champions of the World poster

Queen: Champions of the World

Movie · as Self

1994
Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue! poster

Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!

Movie

1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! poster

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1993
For Our Children poster

For Our Children

Movie · as Self

1993
The Nanny poster

The Nanny

TV · as Patti LaBelle · 1 ep

1993
Intimate Portrait poster

Intimate Portrait

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1992
Out All Night

Out All Night

TV · as Chelsea Paige · 20 eps

1991
A Party For Richard Pryor

A Party For Richard Pryor

Movie · as Self

1990
Fire and Rain poster

Fire and Rain

Movie · as Lucille Jacobson

1990
Night of 100 Stars III poster

Night of 100 Stars III

Movie · as Self

1990
Parker Kane poster

Parker Kane

Movie · as Cartier

1990
The Real Story of Itsy Bitsy Spider poster

The Real Story of Itsy Bitsy Spider

Movie · as Miss Widow (voice)

1990
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music poster

Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music

Movie · as Self

1989
Sing poster

Sing

Movie · as Mrs. DeVere

1989
The Who | Live, Featuring the Rock Opera Tommy poster

The Who | Live, Featuring the Rock Opera Tommy

Movie · as The Acid Queen

1989
The Arsenio Hall Show poster

The Arsenio Hall Show

TV · 1 ep

1988
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie poster

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

Movie · as Self

1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood poster

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Movie · as Self

1987
A Different World poster

A Different World

TV · as Adele Wayne · 8 eps

1986
Unnatural Causes poster

Unnatural Causes

Movie · as Jeanette Thompson

1986
Sisters In The Name of Love poster

Sisters In The Name of Love

Movie · as Self

1986
Patti Labelle | Look To The Rainbow Tour poster

Patti Labelle | Look To The Rainbow Tour

Movie · as Self

1986
An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

Movie

1985
Live Aid poster

Live Aid

Movie · as Self

1985
Night of 100 Stars II poster

Night of 100 Stars II

Movie · as Self

1985
Musical Comedy Tonight III poster

Musical Comedy Tonight III

Movie

1985
All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular

All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular

Movie · as Self

1985
Motown Returns to the Apollo poster

Motown Returns to the Apollo

Movie

1984
A Soldier's Story poster

A Soldier's Story

Movie · as Big Mary

1982
Working poster

Working

Movie · as Cleaning Woman

1982
American Playhouse poster

American Playhouse

TV · as Cleaning Woman · 1 ep

1980
Solid Gold poster

Solid Gold

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1977
Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary poster

Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary

Movie · as Self - Performer

1973
Rock Concert poster

Rock Concert

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1972
The Midnight Special poster

The Midnight Special

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1971
Great Performances poster

Great Performances

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1961
The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1959
The Grammys poster

The Grammys

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1952
Today poster

Today

TV · as Self · 1 ep