Person

Mable Lee

Acting · 1921–2019

Mable Lee (August 2, 1921 – February 7, 2019), sometimes spelled Mabel Lee, was an American jazz tap dancer, singer, and entertainer. Lee appeared on Broadway, at the Apollo Theater, and was known as "Queen of the Soundies" due to her numerous performances in the films.

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  Babbling Bess

  Dancer

• Rhythmania

  1943

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  Everybody's Jumpin' Now

  1947

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  The Dreamer

  1948

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  Ebony Parade

  (archive footage)

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  Baby Don't Go Away from Me

  1946

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  Sizzle with Sissle

  Self / Dancer

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  O'Voutie O'Rooney

  1947

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  Chicken Shack Shuffle

  1943

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  Reet, Petite, and Gone

  Mabel (as Mabel Lee)

• 1948The Dreamer
• 1947O'Voutie O'Rooney
• 1947Everybody's Jumpin' Now
• 1947Swanee Showboat
• 1947Reet, Petite, and GoneMabel (as Mabel Lee)
• 1946Sizzle with SissleSelf / Dancer
• 1946Baby Don't Go Away from Me
• 1945Pigmeat Throws the Bull
• 1945Half-Past Jump Time
• 1945Cats Can't Dance
• 1943Rhythmania
• 1943Chicken Shack Shuffle
• 1943Babbling BessDancer
• 1941I Want a Big Fat Mama
• —Ebony Parade(archive footage)