Ethel Waters broke barriers as a jazz and blues singer, performer, and actress. #BlackHistoryMonth | IMDb

Take a moment today to celebrate the groundbreaking work of Ethel Waters. This phenomenal artist lent her talent to music and the screen across multiple genres. Starting in vaudville and a popular performer in the Harlem Renaissance, for decades her songs sat at the top of the charts, and she was the first Black woman to integrate Broadway, star on her own TV show, and be nominated for a Primetime Emmy. Red Table Talk is what it is thanks to Ethel's impact. 👏🏽❣️ | Red Table Talk

Ethel Waters performs the Oscar-nominated "Happiness is a Thing Called Joe" in Vincente Minnelli's CABIN IN THE SKY ('43). #BlackHistoryMonth #31DaysOfOscar | Turner Classic Movies: TCM

Ethel Waters received her sole Oscar nomination for her role in PINKY ('49). The film was Twentieth Century Fox's top-grossing film of 1949. #31DaysOfOscar #BlackHistoryMonth | Turner Classic Movies: TCM