Biography
Marie Dionne Warwick (born December 12, 1940) is an American singer, actress, and television host.
Warwick ranks among the 40 biggest U.S. hit makers between 1955 and 1999, based on her chart history on Billboard's Hot 100 pop singles chart. She is the second-most charted female vocalist during the rock era (1955–1999). She is also one of the most-charted vocalists of all time, with 56 of her singles making the Hot 100 between 1962 and 1998 (12 of them Top Ten), and 80 singles in total – either solo or collaboratively – making the Hot 100, R&B and/or adult contemporary charts. Dionne ranks #74 on the Billboard Hot 100's "Greatest Artists of all time".
During her career, she has sold more than 100 million records worldwide and she has won many awards, including six Grammy Awards. Warwick has been inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Grammy Hall of Fame, the R&B Music Hall of Fame and the Apollo Theater Walk of Fame. In 2019 she won the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Three of her songs ("Walk On By", "Alfie" and "Don't Make Me Over") have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. She is a former Goodwill Ambassador for the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization.
Marie Dionne Warrick, later Warwick, was born in Orange, New Jersey to Lee Drinkard and Mancel Warrick. Her mother was manager of the Drinkard Singers, and her father was a Pullman porter, chef, record promoter and CPA. Dionne was named after her aunt on her mother's side. She had a sister, Delia ("Dee Dee"), who died in 2008, and a brother, Mancel Jr., who was killed in an accident in 1968 at age 21. Her parents were both African American, and she also has Native American and Dutch ancestry.
She was raised in East Orange, New Jersey and was a Girl Scout for a time. After finishing East Orange High School in 1959, Warwick pursued her passion at the Hartt College of Music in West Hartford, Connecticut. She landed some work with her group singing backing vocals for recording sessions in New York City. During one session, Warwick met Burt Bacharach, who hired her to record demos featuring songs written by him and lyricist Hal David. She later landed her own record deal.
Many of Warwick's family were members of the Drinkard Singers, a family gospel group and RCA recording artists who frequently performed throughout the New York metropolitan area. The original group, known as the Drinkard Jubilairs, consisted of Cissy, Anne, Larry, and Nicky, and later included Warwick's grandparents, Nicholas and Delia Drinkard, and their children: William, Lee (Warwick's mother) and Hansom. When the Drinkard Singers performed on TV Gospel Time, Dionne Warwick had her television performance debut.
Marie instructed the group, and they were managed by Lee. As they became more successful, Lee and Marie began performing with the group, and they were augmented by pop/R&B singer Judy Clay, whom Lee had unofficially adopted. Elvis Presley eventually expressed an interest in having them join his touring entourage. Dionne began singing gospel as a child at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey. ...
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Filmography
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self 100
TV Shows 62
Movies 60
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Gospel (2024)
Luther: Never Too Much (2024)
The Greatest Night in Pop (2024)
Glisten and the Merry Mission (2023)
Unstuffed: A Build-A-Bear Story (2023)
Sunday Best (2023)
Love to Love You, Donna Summer (2023)
Heartbreakers at the BBC (2023)
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace? (2022)
The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022)
Sherri (2022)
Whitney, a Look Back (2022)
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over (2021)
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts (2021)
François Mitterrand & Anne Pingeot: Pieces of a Love Story (2021)
My Name is Lopez (2021)
Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All (2021)
Frank and Ava (2020)
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (2020)
I Can See Your Voice (2020)
Find Your Groove (2020)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
Tamron Hall (2019)
House of Cardin (2019)
Maui Kitty's Play Day (2019)
What the World Needs Now: Words by Hal David (2019)
ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke (2019)
The Masked Singer (2019)
Armed (2018)
Whitney (2018)
Let There Be Light (2017)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Killing Me Softly: The Roberta Flack Story (2014)
The Big Interview With Dan Rather (2013)
Dionne Warwick - Music Will Keep Us Together (2011)
Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon (2011)
All-Star Jazz Show: Live From The Ed Sullivan Theater (2011)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
The One Show (2006)
Dionne Warwick: Live in Concert (2005)
The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest (2004)
Original Up-Town Divas (2004)
Dionne Warwick Live (2004)
Ladies Night - Most Famous Hits (2003)
American Idol (2002)
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' (2002)
A Tribute To Burt Bacharach & Hal David (2001)
Rhythm and Blues 40: A Soul Spectacular (2001)
Lesley Gore: It's Her Party (2001)
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration (2000)
The Early Show (1999)
So Weird (1999)
Ein Herz für Kinder (1998)
Vivement dimanche (1998)
Burt Bacharach: One Amazing Night (1998)
The View (1997)
Johnny Bravo (1997)
Men in Black (1997)
Viva Variety (1997)
Keppel Road: The Life and Music of the Bee Gees (1997)
MADtv (1995)
The Drew Carey Show (1995)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)
The Wayans Bros. (1995)
Dusty (1994)
Intimate Portrait (1993)
Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
Out All Night (1992)
Detective Extralarge (1991)
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story (1990)
Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul (1988)
Family Feud (1988)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (1988)
Rent-a-Cop (1987)
American Masters (1986)
Sisters In The Name of Love (1986)
Live Aid (1985)
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song (1985)
I Love Quincy (1984)
Do It Debbie's Way (1983)
Live From Her Majesty's (1983)
Debby Boone... One Step Closer (1982)
I Love Liberty (1982)
Champs-Elysées (1982)
Boo! (1980)
Solid Gold (1980)
The Big Show (1980)
Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip (1979)
Happy Birthday, Las Vegas (1977)
The People's Command Performance: '77 (1977)
Auf los geht's los (1977)
The Day the Music Died (1977)
In Concert Classics Featuring Dionne Warwick (1977)
The Wolfman Jack Show (1976)
The Captain and Tennille (1976)
Switch (1975)
Numéro un (1975)
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975)
The Rockford Files (1974)
Free to Be… You and Me (1974)
Music Country USA (1974)
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts (1973)
Le Grand Échiquier (1972)
Disco (1971)
The Flip Wilson Show (1970)
Dionne Warwick: Souled Out (1969)
Slaves (1969)
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (1969)
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show (1968)
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
The Carol Burnett Show (1967)
Malibu U (1967)
Goldene Kamera Verleihung (1966)
Hullabaloo (1965)
Dionne Warwick: Live at the 27 Club (1964)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
The Merv Griffin Show (1962)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
The Grammy Awards (1959)
Kraft Music Hall (1958)
The Oscars (1953)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1940-12-12 (83 years old)
Birth NameMarie Dionne Warrick
Birth PlaceEast Orange, United States of America
ChildrenDamon Elliott
SiblingsDee Dee Warwick
RelativesWhitney Houston, Cissy Houston (singer)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsMarie Dionne Warrick
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Marian Anderson Award, Kennedy Center Honors
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