American actress and singer. After appearing in vaudeville, she made her Broadway debut in St. Louis Woman in 1946. She won a Tony Award for the title role in the all-black production of Hello, Dolly! in 1968. In 1986, she won a Daytime Emmy award for her performance as a fairy godmother in the ABC Afterschool Special, Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale. Her rendition of "Takes Two to Tango" hit the top ten in 1952.
“Never, never rest contented with any circle of ideas, but always be certain that a wider one is still possible.”
“a crown, if it hurts us is not worth wearing”
“You must change in order to survive..”
“There is a way to look at the past. Don't hide from it. It will not catch you if you don't repeat it.”
“You never find yourself until you face the truth.”
“The sweetest joy, the wildest woe is love.”
“What the world really needs is more love and less paperwork”
“People see God every day, they just don't recognize him. ”