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name: "Marilyn Horne"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/marilyn-horne"
fi1m_id: "marilyn-horne"
imdb_id: "nm0395047"
tmdb_id: 153625
wikidata_id: "Q186514"
roles: []
born: "16 January 1934"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-25T06:52:14.596528+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Marilyn Horne

## Identity

Marilyn Horne

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/marilyn-horne
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** marilyn-horne
- **IMDb ID:** nm0395047
- **TMDB ID:** 153625
- **Wikidata ID:** Q186514
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Horne, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q186514, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0395047/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/153625

Actor. Born 16 January 1934 in Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA.

## Details

- **Born:** 16 January 1934, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Horne, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q186514, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0395047/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/153625

## Biography

Marilyn Horne is an American operatic mezzo-soprano. Born on 16 January 1934 in Bradford, Pennsylvania, she provided the singing voice for Dorothy Dandridge as Carmen Jones in the 1954 film *Carmen Jones*.

Horne made her professional opera debut in the 1950s and became known for bel canto and opera seria roles. She received the National Medal of Arts, Kennedy Center Honors and four Grammy Awards.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Carmen Jones* (1954), Fi1m 65, as Carmen Jones (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/carmen-jones.md)

## Complete filmography (12)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *In Concert at The Met* (2010), as Mezzo soprano
- *Bernstein in Paris: The Ravel Concerts* (2006), as Voice
- *Vivaldi Orlando Furioso* (2001), Actor
- *Falstaff* (1993), as Mistress Quickly
- *The Ghosts of Versailles* (1992), as Samira
- *Die Fledermaus* (1990), as Party's Guest singer
- *Semiramide* (1990), as Arsace
- *L'italiana in Algeri* (1986), as Isabella
- *The Odd Couple* (1970), series, as Jackie
- *The Jim Nabors Hour* (1969), series, Actor
- *Carmen Jones* (1954), as Carmen Jones (voice) — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/carmen-jones.md)
- *O let me weep*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Marilyn Horne](https://film.one/media/person/3872756/gallery-cb2323c3c168.jpg) Marilyn Horne — PBS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/Marilyn_Horne_1972_PBS_publicity.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Marilyn Horne, American opera singer (1961)](https://film.one/media/person/3872756/gallery-43b1c92c28ff.jpg) Marilyn Horne, American opera singer (1961) — Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/Marilyn_Horne_1961.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Marilyn Horne, American opera singer (left), and Henry Lewis, American conductor and bassist (1961)](https://film.one/media/person/3872756/gallery-e4c05f3be040.jpg) Marilyn Horne, American opera singer (left), and Henry Lewis, American conductor and bassist (1961) — Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Marilyn_Horne_and_Henry_Lewis.jpg/1280px-Marilyn_Horne_and_Henry_Lewis.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![La Mignon di A.Thomas Beniamino Prior con Marilyn Horne Canadian Opera Edmonton (CAN) 1978 (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/3872756/gallery-869d216563b1.jpg) La Mignon di A.Thomas Beniamino Prior con Marilyn Horne Canadian Opera Edmonton (CAN) 1978 (2013) — Crupisignar, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/La_Mignon_di_A.Thomas_con_Marilyn_Horne_Canadian_Opera_Edmonton_1978.jpg/1280px-La_Mignon_di_A.Thomas_con_Marilyn_Horne_Canadian_Opera_Edmonton_1978.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 3 won

- International Opera Award 2023: International Opera Award (won)
- Gramophone Award for Lifetime Achievement 2005: Gramophone Award for Lifetime Achievement (won)
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres 1995: Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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