7.7
TV
Acting
Bobbie Gentry
- Born
- (age 84)
- Birthplace
- Chickasaw County, Mississippi, USA
- Credits
- 16 titles
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bobbie Lee Gentry (born Roberta Lee Streeter; July 27, 1942) is an American singer-songwriter who was one of the first female artists to compose and produce her own material.
Gentry rose to international fame with her intriguing southern gothic narrative "Ode to Billie Joe" in 1967. The track spent four weeks as the No. 1 pop song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was fourth in the Billboard year-end chart of 1967, earning Gentry Grammy awards for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1968.
Gentry charted 11 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and four singles on the United Kingdom Top 40. Her album Fancy brought her a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. After her first albums, she had a successful run of variety shows on the Las Vegas Strip. In the late 1970s Gentry lost interest in performing.
Signature work
Known For
7.7
TV
5.8
TV
The Mike Douglas Show
Acting credits 16
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Country Queens at the BBC Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2011 | Country at the BBC Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 1974 | Dinah! TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1973 | The Bobby Goldsboro Show TV | (1 ep) |
| 1971 | Disco TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1969 | The Jim Nabors Hour TV | (1 ep) |
| 1969 | The Johnny Cash Show TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1969 | The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour TV | Self (3 ep) |
| 1968 | Bobbie Gentry TV | (6 ep) |
| 1967 | The Carol Burnett Show TV | Self - Guest (3 ep) |
| 1966 | 4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1964 | The Hollywood Palace TV | Self (2 ep) |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV | Self (4 ep) |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show TV | Self - Co-Host (1 ep) |
| 1958 | Kraft Music Hall TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show TV | Self (3 ep) |