The Resume

(June 11, 1920-October 2, 1981)
Born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Raised in New York City
Starred in 'Broadway Rhythm,' 'Rhapsody In Blue' and 'The Heat's On'
Recorded 'Relaxed Piano Moods'

Why she might be annoying:

She was outspoken.
She divorced Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. after 11 years of marriage.
She was accused of being a Communist, but vehemently denied the accusation.

Why she might not be annoying:

She was a child piano prodigy, who began playing at 3 and earned a scholarship to Juilliard by 8.
She was the first black woman to star in her own TV show (1950).
Her stance against racial segregation and McCarthyism led to the program's cancellation after a few months.
She was famed for her beauty, glamor and sex appeal at a time when black ladies were stereotyped as unattractive mammies and maids.

Credit: Black Chic

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• BC/Black Chic's Profiles [Series 08]
• Black and Beautiful
• Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame Members and Honorees [1973-2005] (Ranked: 1978)
• I am West Indian
• I Appeared on Jerry Lewis' MDA Telethon [S-T]
• I Attended Juilliard
• I Died in 1981 (Ranked: 61)
• I Don't Pull Punches
• I Have Pancreatic Cancer
• My Spouse is at Least Ten Years Older than Me
• Profiles 25001-25250 (Ranked: 25111)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 16 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 60 Votes: 56.67% Annoying