Annie Ross
British-American actress, singer and vocalist · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Lived 1930 to 2020 · aged 89
Annie Ross was a British-born American singer and actress, best known as a member of the influential jazz vocal trio Lambert, Hendricks & Ross. She helped pioneer the vocalese style of jazz singing, with a style described by critic Dave Gelly as "a kind of dreamy watchfulness that is a definition of 1950s hip."
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Count Basie: Through His Own EyesFilm, 20202012
No One But MeFilm2007
Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz SingerFilm, Herself2002
Sue Thomas: F.B.EyeSeries, Receptionist1994
Blue SkyFilm, Lydia1992
Basket Case 3Film, Granny Ruth1988
Witchcraft (Evil Encounters)Film, Rose Brooks1985Function RoomSeries1983
Superman IIIFilm, Vera Webster1982Month of the DoctorsSeries, Penny Pinneo
Funny MoneyFilm, 1982Diana Sharman1978Send in the GirlsSeries, Velma Hardy1977The Sunday DramaSeries, Kitty1976
Salon KittyFilm, Kitty Kellermann (singing voice)1974
The Beast Must DieFilm, Caroline Newcliffe (uncredited/voice)1972
Straight On Till MorningFilm, Liza1967
One Pair of EyesSeries1965Notes for a Film on JazzFilm1962
The SaintSeries, Annie Ross1959
No Hiding PlaceSeries1956
The Steve Allen ShowSeries1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries1943
Presenting Lily MarsFilm, Rosie1937
Our Gang Follies of 1938Film, Loch Lomond Singer1930Born25 July 1930People around Annie
Frank Henenlotter Directed Basket Case 2 (1990)
James Glickenhaus Produced Basket Case 2 (1990)
Robert Altman Directed The Player and Short Cuts- Al Matthews Also in Yanks, Funny Money and Superman III
Kevin Van Hentenryck Also in Basket Case 3: The Progeny (1991)
Britt Ekland Duets: Willow MacGregor
Joe D'Amato Produced Witchery (1989)
Danny DeVito Directed Throw Momma from the Train (1988)
Jack Lemmon Also in The Player and Short Cuts
David Hasselhoff Also in Witchery (1990)
Lily Tomlin Also in The Player and Short Cuts
Linda Blair Also in Witchery (1990)
Tinto Brass Directed Salon Kitty (1977)
Tony Richardson Directed Dead Cert (1974)- Fred Ward Also in The Player and Short Cuts
Peter Gallagher Also in The Player and Short Cuts
Lyle Lovett Also in The Player and Short Cuts
David Brown Produced The Player (1992)
David Newman Wrote Superman III (1984)
Ken Hughes Directed Alfie Darling (1975)
Joe Pasternak Produced Presenting Lily Mars (1943)
Alexander Salkind Produced Bluebeard (1973)
Joe Renzetti Wrote Basket Case 2 (1990)
Pierre Spengler Produced Superman III (1984)
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The Wicker Man 1973
Short Cuts 1993
The Player 1992
Pump Up the Volume 1990
Throw Momma from the Train 1987
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In 2010, she was named a Jazz Master by the National Endowment for the Arts.
