One of the most striking African-Americans stars ever, Lena was so lightly-complected that she first passed for white in order to get work, then starred in the all-black A Cabin in the Sky for Vincente Minnelli, the first big director to make such a film. 
Lena had the looks and especially the voice, sultry and smooth, to be a star in films or music, so she combined the two. 
I’m sure she actually helped break racial boundaries by appealing to fans of all races; I loved her right away when I was a white kid in Georgia. You can tell from her smile that she would be a person you’d like to just hang with, she epitomizes “black is beautiful”,
and was apparently ageless, just as gorgeous past middle age. "Goodness knows, honeysuckle rose" (!)Photos from her website:
Lena Horne
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