Lena Horne: Singer and Actress Who Broke Barriers Dies at 92

Lena Horne was an American singer, actress and civil rights activist. Born on June 30, 1917, in Brooklyn, New York, she started dancing in the chorus at Harlem's Cotton Club as a teenager.

She signed with MGM and starred in Cabin in the Sky and Stormy Weather (1943), whose title song became her signature. She was often cut out of films shown in the South because of her race. She was blacklisted in the 1950s but returned to success with the album Lena Horne at the Waldorf-Astoria.

She won a Tony Award for her one-woman show Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music (1981) and Grammy Awards. She died in New York City on May 9, 2010, at age 92.

Achievements: Tony Award (1981), Grammy Awards, Kennedy Center Honors.

Birth: June 30, 1917 - Brooklyn, New York.

Profession: Singer and actress.

Interesting Facts: She was a civil rights activist who marched on Washington in 1963.