Jo Stafford filmography

The following is a list of film and television appearances by American singer Jo Stafford. Although primarily a singer, Stafford made many film and television appearances throughout her career. Her filmography includes both guest spots and acting roles, spanning the decades from the 1930s when she appeared with her sisters in films such as Avenging Waters (1936) and Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938) through to her final appearance in the Frank Sinatra tribute Sinatra 75: The Best Is Yet to Come in 1990. Along the way Stafford appeared in series such as What's My Line? and Shower of Stars, as well as presenting two separate series titled The Jo Stafford Show which were recorded on two opposite sides of the Atlantic, in 1954 and 1961 respectively.

As herself

Year Title
1990 Sinatra 75: The Best Is Yet to Come[1]
1963-1964 The Danny Kaye Show[2]
1963 The Jimmy Dean Show[3]
1960-1962 The Bell Telephone Hour[4][5]
1960-1962 The Garry Moore Show[6][7]
1961 The Bob Newhart Show[8]
1961 The Jo Stafford Show[9]
1960 Startime[10][11]
1959-1960 The Steve Allen Show[12]
1959 Spectacular/Val Parnell's Spectacular[13][14]
1959 Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium[15]
1959 The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom[16]
1959 The Bing Crosby Special[17]
1959 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show[18]
1958-1959 The Voice of Firestone[19][20]
1958 Swing Into Spring[21]
1958 The George Gobel Show[22]
1958 The Red Skelton Show/Friends of Red Skelton Variety Show[23]
1957-1958 The Ed Sullivan Show[24][25]
1958 Shower of Stars[26][27]
1957 The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show[28]
1956 What's My Line?[29]
1956 The Perry Como Show[30]
1956 The Jackie Gleason Show[31]
1954 The Jo Stafford Show[9]

Acting roles

Year Title Notes
1962-1964 The Red Skelton Hour[32][33] Clara Appleby / Darlene Edwards
1960 The Garry Moore Show[6] Darlene Edwards
1960 Startime[10][11] Cinderella G. Stump
1958 The Sid Caesar Show/Sid Caesar Invites You[34][35]
1958 Shower of Stars[26][27] Darlene Edwards
1945 Rhythm Round-Up AKA
Honest John[36]
As member of The Pied Pipers
1944 Jam Session[37] As member of The Pied Pipers
1943 Upbeat in Music[38] As member of The Pied Pipers
1943 Girl Crazy[39] As member of The Stafford Sisters (uncredited)
As member of The Pied Pipers (uncredited)
1943 Gals, Incorporated[40] As member of The Pied Pipers
1943 Du Barry Was a Lady[41] As member of The Pied Pipers (uncredited)
1942 Ship Ahoy[42] As member of The Pied Pipers
1941 Las Vegas Nights AKA
The Gay City[43]
As member of The Pied Pipers (uncredited)
1939 Honolulu[44] As member of The Pied Pipers (uncredited)
1938 Goldmine in the Sky[45] As member of The Stafford Sisters
1938 Alexander's Ragtime Band[46] As member of The Stafford Sisters (uncredited)
1938 The Old Barn Dance[47] As member of The Stafford Sisters
1936 Avenging Waters[48] As member of The Stafford Sisters (uncredited)

References

  1. ^ "Sinatra 75: The Best Is Yet to Come". IMDB-Internet Movie Database. 1990. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  2. ^ "The Danny Kaye Show". CTVA-Classic TV Archive. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  3. ^ "Television listings". The Miami News. November 7, 1963. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  4. ^ "The Bell Telephone Hour". CTVA-Classic TV Archive. October 28, 1960. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  5. ^ "The Bell Telephone Hour". CTVA-Classic TV Archive. April 13, 1962. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  6. ^ a b "The Garry Moore Show". Lawrence Journal-World. October 11, 1960. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  7. ^ "Jo Stafford". IMDB-Internet Movie Database. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  8. ^ "TV Key Previews". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 8, 1961. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  9. ^ a b "The Jo Stafford Show". CTVA-Classic TV Archive. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  10. ^ a b Nostalgia With Let-Down Trimming. Billboard. March 14, 1960. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
  11. ^ a b "Ford Startime 8 March 1960". CTVA-Classic TV Archive. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
  12. ^ "The Steve Allen Show". CTVA-Classic TV Archive. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  13. ^ "ATV Programs". CTVA-Classic TV Archive. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  14. ^ "The Jo Stafford Show". IMDB-Internet Movie Database. July 11, 1959. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  15. ^ "Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium". CTVA-Classic TV Archive. June 7, 1959. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  16. ^ "The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom". CTVA-Classic TV Archives. April 16, 1959. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  17. ^ "The Bing Crosby Special". IMDB-Internet Movie Database. 1959. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  18. ^ "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show". CTVA-Classic TV Archive. November 2, 1958. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  19. ^ "The Voice of Firestone". CTVA-Classic TV Archive. September 8, 1958. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  20. ^ "The Voice of Firestone-A Night of Americana". CTVA-Classic TV Archive. March 9, 1959. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  21. ^ 'Swing' Spec Over-All Effective. Billboard. April 14, 1958. p. 7. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  22. ^ "The George Gobel Show". CTVA-Classic TV Archive. December 16, 1958. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  23. ^ "The Red Skelton Show/Friends of Red Skelton Variety Show". CTVA-Classic TV Archive. May 13, 1958. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  24. ^ "The Ed Sullivan Show". IMDB-Internet Movie Database. September 22, 1957. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  25. ^ "The Ed Sullivan Show". IMDB-Internet Movie Database. March 9, 1958. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  26. ^ a b "Shower of Stars newspaper ad". The Deseret News. January 9, 1958. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
  27. ^ a b "Shower of Stars Episode #4.4". IMDB-Internet Movie Database. January 9, 1958. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
  28. ^ "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show". CTVA-Classic TV Archive. March 28, 1957. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  29. ^ "What's My Line?". IMDB-Internet Movie Database. October 14, 1956. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  30. ^ "The Perry Como Show". CTVA-Classic TV Archive. December 15, 1956. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  31. ^ "The Jackie Gleason show-Tribute to Tommy Dorsey". IMDB-Internet Movie Database. December 1, 1956. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  32. ^ "The Red Skelton Hour". CTVA-Classic TV Archive. November 13, 1962. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  33. ^ "The Red Skelton Hour". CTVA-Classic TV Archive. March 17, 1964. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  34. ^ "Sid Caesar Invites You". CTVA-Classic TV Archive. 1958. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  35. ^ Graham, Sheilah (October 30, 1958). "Dawn 'Vagrant' Says Mate". The Miami News. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  36. ^ "Rhythm Round-Up". IMDB-Internet Movie Database. 1945. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  37. ^ "Jam Session". IMDB-Internet Movie Database. 1944. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  38. ^ "Upbeat in Music". IMDB-Internet Movie Database. 1943. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  39. ^ "Girl Crazy". IMDB-Internet Movie Database. 1943. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  40. ^ "Gals, Incorporated". IMDB-Internet Movie Database. 1943. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  41. ^ "Du Barry Was a Lady". IMDB-Internet Movie Database. 1943. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  42. ^ "Ship Ahoy". IMDB-Internet Movie Database. 1942. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  43. ^ "Las Vegas Nights". IMDB-Internet Movie Database. 1941. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  44. ^ "Honolulu". IMDB-Internet Movie Database. 1939. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  45. ^ "Full cast and crew for Gold Mine in the Sky". IMDB-Internet Movie Database. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  46. ^ "Alexander's Ragtime Band". IMDB-Internet Movie Database. 1938. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  47. ^ "Full cast and crew for The Old Barn Dance". IMDB-Internet Move Database. 1938. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
  48. ^ "Avenging Waters". IMDB-Internet Movie Database. 1936. Retrieved January 6, 2013.