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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 11, 1944
Place of Birth
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Also Known As
- Brenda Mae Tarpley
- Little Miss Dynamite
Brenda Lee
0.3 Popularity
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Brenda Lee (born Brenda Mae Tarpley; December 11, 1944) is an American performer and the top-charting solo female vocalist of the 1960s. She sang rockabilly, pop and country music, and had 47 US chart hits during the 1960s, and is ranked fourth in that decade surpassed only by Elvis Presley, the Beatles and Ray Charles. She is known for her 1960 hit "I'm Sorry", and 1958's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", which has become a Christmas standard. At 4 feet 9 inches tall (approximately 145 cm), she received the nickname "Little Miss Dynamite" in 1957, after recording the song "Dynamite" when she was 12, and was one of the earliest pop stars to have a major contemporary international following. In 1969, Lee returned to the charts with her recording "Johnny One Time". The song reached #3 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary Chart and #41 on Billboard's Hot 100. The song also earned Lee her second Grammy nomination for Best Pop Female Vocal. Later success came with a return to her roots as a country singer, with a string of hits through the 1970s and 1980s. She is a member of the Rock and Roll, Country Music and Rockabilly Halls of Fame. She is also a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. Lee is the only woman to be inducted into both the Rock and Roll and Country Music Halls of Fame.
Known For
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Self
Ringo & Friends at the Ryman
2025
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Brenda Lee: Rockin' Around
2024
0.0
Self
Christmas at the Opry
2023
7.5
Self (archive footage)
My Music: A Classic Christmas
2019
7.5
Self
Country: Portraits of an American Sound
2015
0.0
Self
Legends in Concert - Brenda Lee: Coming On Strong
2010
🎬
0.0
Self
Brenda Lee: In Concert
2007
0.0
Self - Host
Christmas at Belmont
2003
0.0
Self (archive footage)
Ladies Night - Most Famous Hits
2003
8.0
Self
Welcome to the Club: The Women of Rockabilly
2001
Credits
Ringo & Friends at the Ryman
as Self
2025
0.0
Brenda Lee: Rockin' Around
2024
0.0
Christmas at the Opry
as Self
2023
0.0
My Music: A Classic Christmas
as Self (archive footage)
2019
7.5
Country: Portraits of an American Sound
as Self
2015
7.5
Legends in Concert - Brenda Lee: Coming On Strong
as Self
2010
0.0
🎬
Brenda Lee: In Concert
as Self
2007
0.0
Christmas at Belmont
as Self - Host
2003
0.0
Ladies Night - Most Famous Hits
as Self (archive footage)
2003
0.0
Welcome to the Club: The Women of Rockabilly
as Self
2001
8.0
The Women of Country
as Self
1993
0.0
American Masters
as Self
1986
7.5
Disneyland's Summer Vacation Party
as Self
1986
10.0
Women in Rock
as Self
1986
0.0
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
as Self
1980
5.0
Smokey and the Bandit II
as Nice Lady
1980
5.6
Dick Clark's Good Old Days Part II
1978
6.0
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self
1975
6.0
The Johnny Cash Show
as Self
1969
6.5
Hullabaloo
as Self
1965
0.0
🎬
Musik für Sie
as Self
1963
0.0
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
5.4
The Two Little Bears
as Tina Davis
1961
6.0
Discorama
as Self
1959
0.0
The Dick Clark Show
as Self
1958
5.5
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Singer
1956
5.6
🎬
Navy Log
as Korean Girl
1955
4.5
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
6.8