Known for her powerful delivery of comical and risqué songs, she was one of the most popular entertainers in the U.S. during the first half of the 20th century. She was known by the nickname "the …

Born Sonya Kalish to a Jewish family en route to a new life in America from Tsarist Russia in 1887, Sophie Tucker would become one of the greatest and most beloved entertainers of the 20th century.

Jan 9, 2026 · Sophie Tucker (born Jan. 13, 1884, Russia—died Feb. 9, 1966, New York, N.Y., U.S.) was an American singer whose 62-year stage career included American burlesque, vaudeville, and …

May 10, 2024 · For a vaudevillian, Sophie Tucker didn’t have looks or a flawless figure—but she didn’t need them. Her evocative vocals, bawdy humor, and corset-less confidence propelled her into …

With her financial success, she started the Sophie Tucker foundation in 1945. In the 1950s and early 1960s the woman, hailed as "The First Lady of Show Business," made frequent TV appearances on …

Internationally renowned entertainer Sophie Tucker was star of burlesque, vaudeville, screen and television during her lifetime and referred to herself as “the last of the red-hot mamas.”

Nov 15, 2017 · Ukraine-born singer Sophie Tucker burst onto the New York City theater scene in the early 1900s. During her 50-year career, she befriended and worked with many larger-than-life figures …

Throughout her five-decade career, Sophie Tucker was not only a star of stage and screen, but also a dedicated philanthropist, leaving behind a rich legacy of music, television, and film along with one of …

A show business legend, Sophie Tucker was born in Russia in 1884, began her career in vaudeville in 1906, and sang and kibitzed her way through the next six decades, performing at New York 's Latin …

Jan 13, 2012 · Sophie Tucker was an international star of vaudeville, music halls, and later film, performing in both Yiddish and English in a career that spanned over fifty years.