Biography
Anita Belle Colton (October 18, 1919 – November 23, 2006), known professionally as Anita O'Day, was an American jazz singer and self proclaimed “song stylist” widely admired for her sense of rhythm and dynamics, and her early big band appearances that shattered the traditional image of the "girl singer". Refusing to pander to any female stereotype, O'Day presented herself as a "hip" jazz musician, wearing a band jacket and skirt as opposed to an evening gown. She changed her surname from Colton to O'Day, pig Latin for "dough", slang for money.
Filmography
all 12
Movies 10
self 8
TV Shows 2
Anita O'Day
Jazz Icons: Anita O’Day Live in '63 & '70 (2009)
Movie
Self
Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer (2007)
Movie
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1 (2006)
Movie
Self
The Outfit (1973)
Movie
Sheila Mangan
Zig Zag (1970)
Movie
Sez Les (1969)
TV
Self
Jazz on a Summer's Day (1960)
Movie
2
Herself
The Gene Krupa Story (1959)
Movie
Startime (1959)
TV
Self / Singer
Thanks for the Boogie Ride (1945)
Movie
Self - Vocalist
Artistry in Rhythm (1944)
Movie
Self / Singer
Let Me Off Uptown (1942)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.75
Based on 8.56 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1942
1959
1969
2006
2009
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1919-10-18
Deathday2006-11-23 (87 years old)
Birth NameAnita Belle Colton
Birth PlaceChicago, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsNEA Jazz Masters
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