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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

133

Gender

Female

Birthday

1940-12-12 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

East Orange, Newark, New Jersey, USA

Also Known As

Marie Dionne Warrick

狄昂‧華薇克

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

Acting

Boo!

1980

Boo!

as

Self

Heartbreakers at the BBC

2023

Heartbreakers at the BBC

as

Self (archive footage)

I Love Liberty

1982

I Love Liberty

as

Self

I Love Quincy

1984

I Love Quincy

as

Self

Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip

1979

Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip

as

Self (archive footage)

Glisten and the Merry Mission

2023

Glisten and the Merry Mission

as

Sage Evergreen (voice)

Rent-a-Cop

1987

Rent-a-Cop

as

Beth

Frank and Ava

2020

Frank and Ava

as

Lady Singing the Blues

Slaves

1969

Slaves

as

Cassy

Armed

2018

Armed

as

Shirley

Live Aid

1985

Live Aid

as

Self

Whitney

2018

Whitney

as

Self - Whitney's Cousin (archive footage)

Dusty

1994

Dusty

as

Self - Interviewee

Men in Black

1997

Men in Black

as

Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)

House of Cardin

2019

House of Cardin

as

Self

60 Songs: BBC Two at 60

2024

60 Songs: BBC Two at 60

as

Self (archive footage)

The Drew Carey Show

The Drew Carey Show

as

Dionne Warwick

The One Show

The One Show

as

Self - Guest

The Wayans Bros.

The Wayans Bros.

as

Mrs. Jackson

So Weird

So Weird

as

Effy - Special Guest Star

Johnny Bravo

Johnny Bravo

as

Self (voice)

The View

The View

as

Self

Tamron Hall

Tamron Hall

as

Self - Guest

Walker, Texas Ranger

Walker, Texas Ranger

as

Dionne Berry

Solid Gold

Solid Gold

as

Self -Host

American Idol

American Idol

as

Self - Guest

MADtv

MADtv

as

Self

Switch

Switch

as

Sheri

Malibu U

Malibu U

as

Self

The Masked Singer

The Masked Singer

as

Mouse (archive footage)

Disco

Disco

as

Self

Sherri

Sherri

as

Self - Guest

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

as

Theda Moran / Theda Best

Maui Kitty's Play Day

Maui Kitty's Play Day

as

Namaka Hawaiian Spirit

Switch

Switch

as

Sherry

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self - Cameo (uncredited)

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

as

Self - Guest

Parkinson

Parkinson

as

Self

Dinah!

Dinah!

as

Self

Production

Crew

Directing