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Brenda Lee

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Biography

Brenda was born in the charity ward of Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia to Grayce and Ruben Tarpley on December 11, 1944. Before…more

Born

12/11/1944, Georgia

Birth Name

Brenda Mae Tarpley

Gender

Female

Credits

Recurring Role (4)

Role
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Herself
  - S 19: Ep 27 The Young Rascals / Brenda Lee / Walter Cronkite / Abbe Lane
    3/20/66
  - S 16: Ep 16 Brenda Lee / Jackie Mason / Robert Goulet
    1/13/63
  - S 15: Ep 9 Pearl Bailey / Brenda Lee / Ames Brothers / Frank Gorshin / Myron Cohen
    11/12/61
- Hullabaloo!
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 15 Show #33 Host: Alan King
    12/27/65
  - S 2: Ep 9 Show #27 Host: Barry McGuire
    11/15/65
  - S 2: Ep 3 Show #21 Host: Dave McCallum
    9/27/65
  - S 1: Ep 16 Show #16 Host: George Hamilton
    4/27/65
- Hullabaloo!
  herself
  - S 1: Ep 4 Show #4 Host: Paul Anka
    2/2/65
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Herself, audience bow
  - S 16: Ep 31 Lucille Ball & Bob Hope / Ella Fitzgerald / Jackie Mason
    5/5/63
Guest Star (33)

Role
- Crook and Chase (2008)
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 6 Episode 26
    6/11/09
- Lost Highway
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 4 Sweethearts of the Rodeo
    3/15/03
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Road to Nashville
    3/1/03
- The Joan Rivers Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 99 February 20, 1991
    2/20/91
- Hee-Haw
  Herself
  - S 21: Ep 14 Brenda Lee (co-host) / Mel Tillis / Ricky Van Shelton
    1/14/89
  - S 21: Ep 4 Brenda Lee (co-host) / The Bellamy Brothers / Wolfman Jack
    10/22/88
  - S 6: Ep 21 Brenda Lee / Chet Atkins / Johnny Carver / Gordie Tapp
    2/1/75
  - S 3: Ep 20 Ep. 71: 2-19-72: Brenda Lee, Hank Thompson, George Lindsey
    2/19/72
- Pop! Goes the Country
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 18 Marty Robbins III
    1/5/80
- Hee Haw Honeys
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 17 January 14, 1979
    1/14/79
- Dinah!
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 209 August 15, 1978
    8/15/78
- The Midnight Special
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 9 Helen Reddy / David Essex / Brenda Lee / Jimmie Walker
    11/21/75
- Kraft Music Hall
  Guest
  - S 13: Ep 13 The Eve Before Christmas Eve
    12/23/70
- The Everly Brothers Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 4 July 29, 1970
    7/29/70
- The Johnny Cash Show
  singer
  - S 1: Ep 31 May 6, 1970
    5/6/70
  - S 1: Ep 22 March 4, 1970
    3/4/70
- Dolly
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 15 Episode 15 (Unknown Title)
- Austin City Limits
  Herself
  - S 12: Ep 10 Brenda Lee followed by Sweethearts of the Rodeo
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 78 December 18, 1969
    12/18/69
- The David Frost Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 37 October 21, 1969
    10/21/69
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 161 April 15, 1968
    4/15/68
  - S 15: Ep 225 August 10, 1978
    8/10/78
  - S 12: Ep 229 August 18, 1975
    8/18/75
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 159 April 11, 1968
    4/11/68
  - S 5: Ep 127 February 28, 1967
    2/28/67
  - S 16: Ep 202 July 28, 1978
    7/28/78
  - S 11: Ep 173 May 3, 1973
    5/3/73
  - S 10: Ep 135 March 3, 1972
    3/3/72
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 43 April 8-12, 1968
    4/8/68
  - S 1: Ep 41 July 24-28, 1967
    7/24/67
- The Woody Woodbury Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 157 April 2, 1968
    4/2/68
- American Bandstand
  Herself, on film
  - S 10: Ep 48 AB's 10th Anniversary Show, Part 1
    8/5/67
- Where The Action Is
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 241 Brenda Lee / Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels
    8/16/66
  - S 2: Ep 225 July 25, 1966: Brenda Lee, The Spiders
    7/25/66
  - S 2: Ep 210 July 4, 1966: Brenda Lee, The Robbs
    7/4/66
- Thank Your Lucky Stars (UK)
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 9 November 28, 1964
    11/28/64
  - S 3: Ep 29 April 13, 1963
    4/13/63
  - S 3: Ep 25 March 16, 1963
    3/16/63
  - S 2: Ep 31 April 7, 1962
    4/7/62
- Top of the Pops (UK)
  Repeat Performance
  - S 1: Ep 39 24th September 1964
    9/24/64
  - S 1: Ep 34 19th August 1964
    8/19/64
- Ready Steady Go!
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 56 21 August 1964: Cherokees, Brenda Lee, P.J. Proby, others.
    8/21/64
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Herself
  - S 16: Ep 32 Vivien Leigh / Brenda Lee / Al Hirt / Myron Cohen / Rip Taylor
    5/12/63
- The Bob Hope Show
  Herself
  - S 13: Ep 5 March 13, 1963
    3/13/63
- The Red Skelton Show
  Guest
  - S 12: Ep 3 The Mayor of Central Park
    10/9/62
- American Bandstand
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 204 AB-1279: Brenda Lee
    6/14/62
  - S 5: Ep 116 AB-1191: Brenda Lee
    2/12/62
  - S 4: Ep 208 AB-1024: Brenda Lee
    6/21/61
- The Perry Como Show
  Herself
  - S 13: Ep 34 May 31, 1961
    5/31/61
  - S 13: Ep 11 December 14, 1960
    12/14/60
  - S 9: Ep 17 January 5, 1957
    1/5/57
  - S 9: Ep 10 November 17, 1956
    11/17/56
  - S 9: Ep 7 October 27, 1956
    10/27/56
- The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 19 February 2, 1961
    2/2/61
- The Dick Clark Saturday Night Beechnut Show
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 44 From Chicago: Brenda Lee, Freddy Cannon, Tommy Edwards. Jack Scott
    7/2/60
  - S 3: Ep 24 Brenda Lee, Paul Anka, Annette Funicello, The Crew-Cuts, Ernie Fields
    2/13/60
- Navy Log
  Korean Girl
  - S 3: Ep 7 The Commander and the Kid
    10/31/57
- The Steve Allen Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 43 Brenda Lee; The Diamonds; Jack E. Leonard; Marie McDonald; Don Rondo
    8/4/57
  - S 2: Ep 32 Ann Sothern, Bert Lahr, Brenda Lee
    5/19/57
  - S 2: Ep 29 Don Adams; Brenda Lee; Jack Carson; Xavier Cugat and Abbe Lane
    4/28/57
  - S 2: Ep 21 Arlene Dahl; Robert Ryan and Aldo Ray; Brenda Lee; Yehudi Menuhin; The Hilltoppers
    2/24/57
Special Guest Star (1)

Role
- Make Room for Daddy
  Janine Poloka
  - S 8: Ep 30 Teenage Thrush
    5/15/61

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- At a young age, Brenda was invited to sing for such television personalities like Ed Sullivan, Steve Allen, and Red Skelton.
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- At the age of 7, Brenda had already become a regular on an Atlanta radio show "Starmaker's Revue."
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