Dionne Warwick
Biography
Dionne Warwick, an American singer and actress, launched her career as a teenager with the gospel group the Gospelaires. She went solo in 1962, teaming with songwriters Burt Bacharach and Hal David on a string of hits that included Don't Make Me Over, Walk on By, and the Grammy-winning Do You Know the Way to San Jose. After a slump at Warner Bros Records, she revived her career at Arista Records under Clive Davis, scoring hits such as I'll Never Love This Way Again and That's What Friends Are For. She hosted the music program Solid Gold and in the 1990s was spokesperson for the Psychic Friends Network. Warwick has won six competitive Grammy Awards, received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019, and entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2024. She placed 56 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1962 and 1998.
85years old
Turns 86 on December 12in 32 days
- Born East Orange
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Marie Dionne Warrick (birth name)Also credited as Dionne Warwicke
Movie Career
- Films
- 9
- Career span
- 39 years1985 to 2024
Genres
- Documentary67%, 6 films
- Music56%, 5 films
- Action22%, 2 films
- Biography22%, 2 films
- Drama22%, 2 films
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First role
Warwick's first solo single, "Don't Make Me Over," got its title from a phrase she snapped in anger at Burt Bacharach and Hal David after learning that a song she had demoed was given to Jerry Butler.
Big break
While recording "Mexican Divorce" with the Drifters, Warwick met Burt Bacharach, who then hired her to record demos of songs he and lyricist Hal David had written.
About the name
Warrick's name was misspelled on the label of her first single, so she started using the new spelling, Warwick, in both her professional and personal life.
Behind the award
Warwick was the first female solo artist to win Grammys for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance in the same year, taking both at the 1980 ceremony.
A first
Warwick's 1974 duet with the Spinners, "Then Came You," became the first number one Hot 100 hit for both her and the group.
Behind the award
Warwick's "Do You Know the Way to San Jose?" won her a first Grammy in 1969 for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. She was the first female contemporary pop artist to take the category after it moved from vocal music to contemporary pop.
Dionne Warwick movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Tina Turner appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Also two films together10 more actors
- Bruce SpringsteenThe Greatest Night in Pop (2024) and We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song (1985)
- Quincy JonesThe Greatest Night in Pop (2024) and We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song (1985)
- Whitney HoustonWhitney (2018) and Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon (2011)
- Kenny RogersThe Greatest Night in Pop (2024) and We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song (1985)
- Paul SimonThe Greatest Night in Pop (2024) and We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song (1985)
- Ray CharlesSunday Best (2021) and We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song (1985)
- Kenny LogginsThe Greatest Night in Pop (2024) and We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song (1985)
- Smokey RobinsonThe Greatest Night in Pop (2024) and Sunday Best (2021)
- James IngramThe Greatest Night in Pop (2024) and We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song (1985)
- Tito JacksonSunday Best (2021) and Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon (2011)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Awards
Six awards and honors from 1970 to 2023.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2023 | Kennedy Center Honors | Won | |
| 2017 | Marian Anderson Award | Won | |
| 2013 | New Jersey Hall of Fame | Won | |
| 1970 | Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year | Won | |
| Ellis Island Medal of Honor | Won | ||
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.