Pearl Bailey Biography Pearl Mae Bailey, born in Virginia on March 29, 1918, was an American actress and singer. Bailey began by singing and dancing in Philadelphia’s black nightclubs in the ...

And America loves Pearl Bailey, for her songs and for her soul,” Reagan said. Bailey died in 1990 at Thomas Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia at the age of 72, after a career that spanned decades.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- "AAMP Presents: The Pearl Bailey Showcase" documents the rise of a dynamic American entertainer. "Though she was born in Newport News, Virginia, she really started her ...