Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 12, 1940
Place of Birth
East Orange, Newark, New Jersey, USA
Credits
131 titles
Dionne Warwick
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. ... Source: Article "Dionne Warwick" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For
Filmography
I Was Born This Way
Self
Hollywood Squares
Self
Luther: Never Too Much
Self
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
Self (archive footage)
The Greatest Night in Pop
Self
Glisten and the Merry Mission
Sage Evergreen (voice)
Unstuffed: A Build-A-Bear Story
Self
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
Self
Heartbreakers at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
Impact x Nightline
Musician
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
Sherri
Self - Guest
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
Self
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
Self
François Mitterrand & Anne Pingeot: Pieces of a Love Story
Self (archive footage)
Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All
Self (archive footage)
Frank and Ava
Lady Singing the Blues
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
Self (archive footage)
I Can See Your Voice
Self - Guest Panelist & Performer
Find Your Groove
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest
House of Cardin
Self
Harlem to Hollywood
Self
Maui Kitty's Play Day
Namaka Hawaiian Spirit
What the World Needs Now: Words by Hal David
Self
ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke
Self
The Masked Singer
Mouse
Armed
Shirley
Whitney
Self - Whitney's Cousin (archive footage)
Let There Be Light
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
Killing Me Softly: The Roberta Flack Story
Self
Finding Your Roots
Dionne Warwick - Music Will Keep Us Together
Self - vocals
Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon
Self
All-Star Jazz Show: Live from The Ed Sullivan Theater
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
Self (archive footage)
Dionne Warwick: Live in Concert
Self - vocals
The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest
Self
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Self
Original Up-Town Divas
Self (archive footage)
Dionne Warwick Live
Vocals
Ladies Night - Most Famous Hits
Self (archive footage)
American Idol
Self - Guest
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'
Self
A Tribute To Burt Bacharach & Hal David
Self
Rhythm and Blues 40: A Soul Spectacular
Self - Host