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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  Baby Don't Go Away from Me

  1946

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  Babbling Bess

  Dancer

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  Ebony Parade

  (archive footage)

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  The Dreamer

  1948

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  Reet, Petite, and Gone

  Mabel (as Mabel Lee)

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  Everybody's Jumpin' Now

  1947

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  I Want a Big Fat Mama

  1941

• Rhythmania

  1943

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  O'Voutie O'Rooney

  1947

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  Sizzle with Sissle

  Self / Dancer

• 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)