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Biography

Aretha Franklin (born March 25, 1942 in Memphis, Tennessee) is a legendary, nineteen-time Grammy Award winning American soul, R&B, and gospel singer, songwriter, and…more

Born

3/25/1942, Memphis, Tennessee

Birth Name

Aretha Louise Franklin

Gender

Female

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Recurring Role (7)

Role
- Soul Train
  herself
  - S 34: Ep 9 The 7th Annual Sears Soul Train Christmas Starfest
    12/4/04
  - S 6: Ep 13 Aretha Franklin / Ronnie Dyson
    11/13/76
- Soul Train
  Guest
  - S 9: Ep 12 Tribute to Aretha Franklin
    12/1/79
  - S 9: Ep 10 Salute to Smokey Robinson / Keith & Darrell
    11/17/79
- The Midnight Special
  Herself, host
  - S 6: Ep 18 Host: Aretha Franklin
    1/27/78
  - S 5: Ep 23 Host: Aretha Franklin
    3/25/77
- The Midnight Special
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 17 Host: Helen Reddy (4th Anniversary Show)
    1/28/77
  - S 3: Ep 19 Host: Helen Reddy (2nd Anniversary Show)
    1/31/75
  - S 1: Ep 10 Host: Ray Charles
    3/30/73
- The Midnight Special
  Host
  - S 4: Ep 43 Host: Aretha Franklin
    9/10/76
- The Midnight Special
  Herself, tribute
  - S 3: Ep 44 Helen Reddy / Glen Campbell / Uriah Heep
    8/15/75
- Soul Train
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 37 The Best of Soul Train (1972-73 season)
    8/11/73
Guest Star (49)

Role
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
  Musical Guest
  - S 3: Ep 1468 Late Night With Jimmy Fallon 12/09/2011
    12/9/11
- Live! with Kelly
  Herself
  - S 23: Ep 207 July 21, 2011
    7/21/11
  - S 5: Ep 55 November 20, 1992
    11/20/92
- The Today Show
  Herself
  - S 57: Ep 258 December 25, 2008
    12/25/08
- Live! with Kelly
  Musical Guest
  - S 21: Ep 67 December 3, 2008
    12/3/08
- Dancing With The Stars
  Performer
  - S 7: Ep 19 Episode 709A
    11/18/08
- TMZ
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 62 Episode #2.062
    11/18/08
  - S 1: Ep 298 August 21, 2008
    8/21/08
- WWE Pay-Per-View
  Herself
  - S 23: Ep 4 Wrestlemania 23
    4/1/07
- Emeril Live
  Herself
  - S 10: Ep 21 Company's Coming
    4/12/06
- Martha
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 125 Aretha Franklin
    3/27/06
- Soul Train
  Herself
  - S 32: Ep 14 The 5th Annual Sears Soul Train Christmas Starfest
    12/14/02
- VH-1 Legends
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 2 Sam Cooke
    12/17/01
- Top Ten (1999)
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 7 Sixties Soul
    3/11/00
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 6: Ep 155 Show #1220
    5/18/99
  - S 5: Ep 104 Show #0966
    2/25/98
  - S 2: Ep 8 Show #0227
    9/7/94
  - S 1: Ep 125 Show #0125
    3/14/94
- Behind the Music
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 2 1968
    8/30/98
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 152 Show #394
    4/30/98
  - S 2: Ep 49 Show #291
    11/13/97
- Great Performances
  Performer
  - S 25: Ep 14 The Story of Gospel Music
    2/5/97
- Saturday Night Live
  Herself
  - S 19: Ep 15 Nancy Kerrigan/Aretha Franklin
    3/12/94
  - S 6: Ep 3 Ellen Burstyn/Aretha Franklin, Keith Sykes
    12/6/80
- Murphy Brown
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 9 The Queen of Soul
    11/11/91
- The Joan Rivers Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 200 August 16, 1991
    8/16/91
  - S 1: Ep 207 August 8, 1990
    8/8/90
- Omnibus (UK)
  Herself - Interviewee
  - S 21: Ep 6 Aretha Franklin: Queen Of Soul
    6/12/87
- American Bandstand
  Herself, music video
  - S 28: Ep 47 Billy Ocean / Aretha Franklin (video)
    8/10/85
- Solid Gold
  Co-Host
  - S 1: Ep 29 co-host Aretha Franklin
    4/12/81
- The John Davidson Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 34 August 14, 1980
    8/14/80
- Dinah!
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 69 December 18, 1979
    12/18/79
  - S 3: Ep 214 September 8, 1977
    9/8/77
  - S 2: Ep 160 May 13, 1976
    5/13/76
  - S 1: Ep 128 May 1, 1975
    5/1/75
- Dick Clark's Live Wednesday
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 7 November 8, 1978
    11/8/78
- American Music Awards
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 5 The 5th American Music Awards
    1/16/78
  - S 4: Ep 4 The 4th American Music Awards
    1/31/77
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Herself
  - S 11: Ep 68 May 2-8, 1977 (2)
    5/2/77
  - S 11: Ep 12 October 11-17, 1976 (2)
    10/11/76
- American Bandstand
  Guest
  - S 19: Ep 34 Aretha Franklin / Cate Brothers / Norm Crosby
    6/5/76
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Herself - Co-host
  - S 12: Ep 224 August 11, 1975
    8/11/75
- The Bob Hope Show
  Herself
  - S 25: Ep 5 April 17, 1975
    4/17/75
- Soul Train
  Guest
  - S 2: Ep 28 Aretha Franklin
    4/28/73
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 80 January 24, 1972
    1/24/72
- Room 222
  Inez Jackson
  - S 3: Ep 16 Where is it Written?
    1/14/72
- The David Frost Show
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 41 November 23, 1970
    11/23/70
- This is Tom Jones
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 3 October 9, 1970
    10/9/70
- The Oprah Winfrey Show
  Herself
  - S 13: Ep 192 Aretha Franklin
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 160 April 17, 1969
    4/17/69
  - S 1: Ep 71 July 24, 1967
    7/24/67
- The Academy Awards
  Herself - Performer
  - S 41: Ep 1 The 41st Annual Academy Awards
    4/14/69
  - S 50: Ep 1 The 50th Annual Academy Awards
    4/3/78
  - S 47: Ep 1 The 47th Annual Academy Awards
    4/8/75
- The Hollywood Palace
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 6 Host: Sammy Davis Jr. / Aretha Franklin / Spanky and Our Gang
    11/2/68
- Happening '68
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 11 James Brown / Aretha Franklin / Bill Medley
    3/16/68
- The Jonathan Winters Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 4 January 17, 1968
    1/17/68
- Kraft Music Hall
  Guest
  - S 10: Ep 12 Woody Allen Looks At 1967
    12/27/67
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 81 Week of December 25, 1967
    12/25/67
  - S 2: Ep 185 June 26, 1964
    6/26/64
  - S 18: Ep 47 November 7, 1979
    11/7/79
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 41 October 30, 1967
    10/30/67
  - S 14: Ep 19 September 30, 1976
    9/30/76
  - S 8: Ep 174 May 21, 1971
    5/21/71
- Where The Action Is
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 25 July 30, 1965: Sonny & Cher, Aretha Franklin
    7/30/65
- Shindig
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 43 Show 47: July 7, 1965 (Aretha Franklin, Marianne Faithfull, The Gauchos, The Kinks, Sonny & Cher)
    7/7/65
  - S 1: Ep 27 Dobie Gray / Drifters / Beau Brummels / Tony Bennett
    3/10/65
  - S 1: Ep 21 Little Anthony / Duane Eddy / Zombies / Aretha Franklin
    1/27/65
  - S 1: Ep 13 Show 13: December 2, 1964 - Bobby Vinton, Aretha Franklin, Freddy Canon
    12/2/64
- Hollywood A Go-Go
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 27 Show 27: June 26, 1965 (Syndicated Show 21)
    6/26/65
- Shivaree
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 21 June 19, 1965
    6/19/65
- American Bandstand
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 239 AB-1314: Aretha Franklin
    8/2/62
  - S 5: Ep 41 AB-1117: Aretha Franklin
    10/30/61
  - S 21: Ep 20 Aretha Franklin / Gene Cotton
    2/18/78
Cameo (1)

Role
- Deal or No Deal
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 1 Episode 401
    8/25/08
Special Guest Star (1)

Role
- WWE Pay-Per-View
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 1 Wrestlemania III
    3/29/87

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Trivia
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- Although she is a singer, Aretha can't read music.
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- At the 1998 Grammy Awards, Aretha replaced an ill Luciano Pavarotti, and sang the Puccini aria Nessum Dorma for which she received a rousing standing ovation.
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- The University of Detroit presented Aretha with an honorary doctorate in musicology. In 1997, she was accepted at the Juilliard School of Music to study classical piano but as of 2007, she had not registered for courses.
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- Aretha: If a song's about something I've experienced or that could've happened to me it's good. But if it's alien to me, I couldn't lend anything to it. Because that's what soul is all about.
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- Aretha: I'm a big woman. I need big hair.
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- Aretha: I sing to the realists; people who accept it like it is.
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