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Kitty Wells(1919-2012)

  • Actress
  • Music Department
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Kitty Wells
Kitty Wells was born on 30 August 1919 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. She was an actress, known for The Blues Brothers (1980), Mississippi Burning (1988) and Crazy Heart (2009). She was married to Johnny Wright. She died on 16 July 2012 in Madison, Tennessee, USA.
BornAugust 30, 1919
DiedJuly 16, 2012(92)
BornAugust 30, 1919
DiedJuly 16, 2012(92)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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Known for

John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd in The Blues Brothers (1980)
The Blues Brothers
7.9
  • Soundtrack("Your Cheatin' Heart")
  • 1980
Willem Dafoe and Gene Hackman in Mississippi Burning (1988)
Mississippi Burning
7.8
  • Soundtrack("Making Believe")
  • 1988
Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart (2009)
Crazy Heart
7.2
  • Soundtrack("Searching (for Someone Like You)" (1955), "Searching (For Someone Like You)")
  • 2009
Robert De Niro and Cuba Gooding Jr. in Men of Honor (2000)
Men of Honor
7.2
  • Soundtrack("It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels")
  • 2000

Credits

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Actress

  • Kitty Wells: There's Poison in Your Heart
    Music Video
    • Kitty Wells
    • 1957

Music Department

  • Thierry Genovese, Rcn, and Yossi Benavraham in Il était une fois (2024)
    Il était une fois
    Podcast Series
    • singer
    • 2024

Soundtrack

  • Nicholas Alexander Chavez and Cooper Koch in Monsters (2022)
    Monsters
    7.8
    TV Series
    • performer: "Jingle Bells" (uncredited)
    • 2022
  • Frances McDormand in Nomadland (2020)
    Nomadland
    7.3
    • performer: "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels"
    • 2020
  • Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, and Kayli Carter in Let Him Go (2020)
    Let Him Go
    6.7
    • performer: "All the Time"
    • 2020
  • Pose (2018)
    Pose
    8.6
    TV Series
    • performer: "Jingle Bells"
    • 2018
  • Pottersville (2017)
    Pottersville
    5.5
    • performer: "Silent Night"
    • 2017
  • Woody Harrelson and Brie Larson in The Glass Castle (2017)
    The Glass Castle
    7.1
    • performer: "I Can't Stop Loving You"
    • 2017
  • Joe Purdy and Amber Rubarth in American Folk (2017)
    American Folk
    6.5
    • performer: "Jambalaya (On The Bayou)"
    • 2017
  • Jim Howick, Michael Socha, and Michaela Coel in The Aliens (2016)
    The Aliens
    6.2
    TV Mini Series
    • performer: "The Things I Might Have Been"
    • 2016
  • Malcolm McDowell, Meg Foster, Richard Brake, Elizabeth Daily, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Kevin Jackson, Sheri Moon Zombie, Jeff Daniel Phillips, Lew Temple, Torsten Voges, Pancho Moler, and David Ury in 31 (2016)
    31
    5.1
    • performer: "We Buried Her Beneath The Willows"
    • 2016
  • The Heart of Country: How Nashville Became Music City USA (2014)
    The Heart of Country: How Nashville Became Music City USA
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • performer: "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels"
    • 2014
  • The Marty Stuart Show (2008)
    The Marty Stuart Show
    8.7
    TV Series
    • performer: "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels"
    • 2010
  • Dolly Parton, Glen Campbell, Johnny Cash, and Loretta Lynn in Country's Greatest Stars Live: Vol. 1 (2010)
    Country's Greatest Stars Live: Vol. 1
    8.4
    Video
    • performer: "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels"
    • 2010
  • Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart (2009)
    Crazy Heart
    7.2
    • performer: "Searching (for Someone Like You)" (1955), "Searching (For Someone Like You)"
    • 2009
  • Wicked Lake (2008)
    Wicked Lake
    3.0
    • performer: "It Wasn't God Who Made Honkey Tonk Angels"
    • 2008
  • Opry Video Classics: Queens (2007)
    Opry Video Classics: Queens
    9.0
    Video
    • performer: "Makin' Believe"
    • 2007

Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • Last.fm
    • MySpace
  • Alternative name
    • Kitty Wells Show
  • Born
    • August 30, 1919
    • Nashville, Tennessee, USA
  • Died
    • July 16, 2012
    • Madison, Tennessee, USA(complications from a stroke)
  • Spouse
    • Johnny WrightOctober 30, 1937 - September 27, 2011 (his death, 3 children)
  • Other works
    CD: "Country Music Hall of Fame" (USP)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 1 Interview
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    In 1952, became the first female country singer to have a solo No. 1 hit on Billboard magazine's country charts, with "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky-Tonk Angels." The song was a response to Hank Thompson's No. 1 hit that same year, "The Wild Side of Life."
  • Nickname
    • The Queen of Country Music

FAQ

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  • When did Kitty Wells die?
    July 16, 2012
  • How did Kitty Wells die?
    Complications from a stroke
  • How old was Kitty Wells when she died?
    92 years old
  • Where did Kitty Wells die?
    Madison, Tennessee, USA
  • When was Kitty Wells born?
    August 30, 1919

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