Ethel Waters was a major singing and acting star during the Harlem Renaissance period, and was the second African American to be nominated for an Academy Award. At a time when opportunities in entertainment were few for blacks, Ethel made the most of every opportunity she was offered. She performed regularly on Broadway beginning with the show "Hello 1919", and then in Hollywood films including "Rufus Jones for President", "Cotton Club", and Director Vincente Minelli's "Cabin in the Sky". Her classic phrasing as a singer on such songs as "Stormy Weather" and her best-known recording of the spiritual "His Eye is on the Sparrow" cemented her legacy, earning her a Grammy Hall of Fame Award.
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