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Ella Fitzgerald

Actor · 46 credits · 4 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Unforgettable Nat King Cole (1989)

Frequent collaborators: Nat King Cole, Oscar Peterson, Sarah Vaughan, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr.

Movies (46 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Unforgettable Nat King Cole

    1989

    Documentary, Music

    1

  2. Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things

    2019 · ★ 7.1 (13 votes)

    Documentary, Music, History

    2

  3. Life Is Bearable at Times...

    2010

    Documentary

    3

  4. Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music + Ella + Jobim

    1967 · ★ 8.0 (2 votes)

    Music, TV Movie

    4

  5. St. Louis Blues

    1958 · ★ 7.7 (7 votes)

    Drama, History

    5

  6. Quincy Jones, Music Man

    2025 · ★ 9.0 (2 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    6

  7. The Apollo

    2019 · ★ 6.4 (19 votes)

    Documentary

    7

  8. President Kennedy's Birthday Salute

    1962 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)

    TV Movie, History, Documentary

    8

  9. Ella Fitzgerald - Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 1975

    1975 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Music

    9

  10. Jazz Icons Ella Fitzgerald Live in 57 & 63

    2006 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Music

    10

  11. Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas

    2013

    Documentary, Music

    11

  12. Norman Granz’ Jazz in Montreaux presents Ella and Basie '79—""The Perfect Match""

    1979 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Music

    12

  13. Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration

    1990 · ★ 8.7 (6 votes)

    Comedy, Music, Documentary

    13

  14. Improvisation

    2004

    Music, Documentary

    14

  15. Jazz Legends in Their Own Words

    2014

    Documentary, Music

    15

  16. Ella Fitzgerald - Live At The North Sea Jazz Festival

    1979 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Music

    16

  17. Pete Kelly's Blues

    1955 · ★ 6.1 (28 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Music

    17

  18. Ride 'Em Cowboy

    1941 · ★ 6.1 (28 votes)

    Comedy, Western

    18

  19. …Sings Musicals

    2012 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    19

  20. Pure Love: The Voice of Ella Fitzgerald

    2017 · ★ 8.0 (2 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    20

  21. They All Came Out to Montreux

    2023 · ★ 8.5 (2 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    21

  22. Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro

    1966 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Music

    22

  23. Improvisation

    1950 · ★ 5.0 (6 votes)

    Music

    23

  24. The Music According to Tom Jobim

    2012 · ★ 7.0 (7 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    24

  25. Ella Fitzgerald And Joe Pass - Duets In Hanover

    2004 · ★ 6.5 (2 votes)

    Music

    25

  26. Ella Fitzgerald at Ronnie Scott’s

    1974

    Music, Documentary

    26

  27. Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar

    1995

    Documentary, Music

    27

  28. Ella Fitzgerald - Live at Montreux 1969

    1969 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Music

    28

  29. Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs

    1990

    Documentary, Music

    29

  30. Ella Fitzgerald Live in Australia

    1960

    Music, TV Movie

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.