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Hilo Hattie
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Native Hawaiian singer, hula dancer, actress and comedian (1901-1979)
Film & TV
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Known for
- Hawaii Five-O — Mrs. Kapali1969
- Hawaii Five-O — Mrs. Pruitt1969
- Blue Hawaii — Waihila1961
- Suicide Battalion — Mama Lily1958
- Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki — Mama Lotus1955
- Kismet — Ayah (uncredited)1955
- City Beneath the Sea — Mama Mary1953
- Tahiti Nights — Temata1944
- Song of the Islands — Palola1942
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1901
- Active to
- 1979
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 747
- Total plays
- 2,298
Tags
USApopHawaiianfolk pop
Hilo Hattie (October 28, 1901 – December 12, 1979) was born Clarissa "Clara" Haili in Honolulu, Hawaii. She was a Hawaiian singer, hula dancer, actress and comedian of 100% Native Hawaiian ancestry. Clara loved to dance the hula and sing in the church choir. She began teaching at Waipahu Elementary School in 1923, entertaining her students with what would become her comedy hula routines. In 1930, she married Theodore Inter. By 1936, she had joined Louise Akeo's Royal Hawaiian Girls Glee Club si
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Honolulu
- Place of death
- Honolulu
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Record label
- Columbia Records
- Image
- Anonymous photo of Hilo Hattie, 1941.jpg
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- date of death
- 1979-12-12
- date of birth
- 1901-10-28
- Commons category
- Hilo Hattie
- start of work period
- 1920-00-00
- birth name
- Clarissa Haili
- writing language
- English language
- place of burial
- National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
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