Dionne Warwick
As the voice of some of Burt Bacharach and Hal David's best songs in the 1960s, Dionne Warwick became a pop icon of the era, with a cool, classy style and plenty of pure vocal power. She was born Marie Dionne Warrick (a record label error eventually inspired a permanent spelling change) in Orange, New Jersey on December 12, 1940. Before beginning her solo career, Warwick sang with The Drinkard Singers, a family gospel group that at various points included her mother, grandparents, aunt Cissy Houston, and other relatives. She also sang with The Gospelaires, who later became The Sweet Inspirations. Their sideline in providing backup vocals for pop records led Warwick to the mainstream pop scene. She came to the attention of composer/producer Burt Bacharach while singing on a Drifters record, and was invited to sing on demos of Bacharach and David's songs. This led to her signing with Scepter Records as a solo artist, under the production/songwriting wing of Bacharach and David. Her first single, 1962's "Don't Make Me Over," was also Bacharach & David's first visit to the Pop Top 40. Warwick's well schooled voice was the perfect match for the songwriting team's sophisticated-but-infectious material, and they enjoyed a long string of hits together that came to define '60s pop. "Walk On By," "I Say a Little Prayer," "Do You Know the Way to San Jose," and "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" are just a few of the many smashes Warwick scored with Bacharach and David. But in the early '70s, the songwriting duo split up, leaving Warwick to fend for herself. Her career suffered, though she did subsequently score two big hits in the '70s: 1974's "Then Came You" with The Spinners, and 1979's "I'll Never Love This Way Again." In 1982, Warwick returned to the Top 10 with the help of The Bee Gees, who wrote her hit single "Heartbreaker." And three years later she had the biggest smash of her career with "That's What Friends Are For," fittingly co-written by Bacharach. For much of the '90s, Warwick had a strange sideline as a TV infomercial host for the Psychic Friends Network, but she never abandoned performing and recording, remaining active through the 2010s.
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Filmography
Movies
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98% |
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The Greatest Night in Pop | Self | - | 2024 |
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Glisten and the Merry Mission | Sage Evergreen (Voice) | - | 2023 |
91% |
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Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over | Self | - | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Find Your Groove | Self | - | 2020 |
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Armed | Shirley (Character) | - | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Tribute to Burt Bacharach & Hal David | Unknown (Character) | - | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | ExtraLarge: Black Magic | Mama Limbo (Character) | - | 1991 |
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Rent-A-Cop | Beth (Character) | $294.3K | 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Slaves | Cassy (Character) | - | 1969 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Celebrity Wheel of Fortune | Guest | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Finding Your Roots | Guest | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | I Can See Your Voice | Music Performer | 2024 |
No Score Yet | 54% | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Guest | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Jennifer Hudson Show |
Music Performer, Guest |
2022-2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Turning the Tables With Robin Roberts | Self | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen | Guest | 2015 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Nick Cannon | Guest | 2022 |
No Score Yet | 48% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Guest | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Who's Talking to Chris Wallace? | Guest | 2021 |
No Score Yet | 28% | The Drew Barrymore Show | Guest | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 60 Minutes+ | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Home & Family | Guest | 2018-2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk |
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2011 2014 2019-2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Great Performances | Music Performer | 2017 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Big Interview With Dan Rather | Guest | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Apprentice | Contestant | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Walker, Texas Ranger | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Unknown (Voice) | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Drew Carey Show | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
0% | No Score Yet | Pauly | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Wayans Bros. | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996 |
No Score Yet | 78% | The New Adventures of Captain Planet | Dr. Russell (Guest Voice) | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Super Password | Guest | 1986-1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Rockford Files |
Theda Moran / |
1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tattletales | Guest | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Carol Burnett Show | Guest | 1968 1971 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Name of the Game | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1970 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Red Skelton Show | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1966 |