Patti LaBelle, born Patricia Louise Holte, is an American singer, actress, and author who rose to fame in the 1960s as the lead singer of Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles. The group later changed their name to Labelle and released the iconic disco hit “Lady Marmalade”, which was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. LaBelle became a solo star in 1984 with the success of singles like “If Only You Knew” and “New Attitude”.

Filmography

• 2024The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful — Patti LaBelle (voice)
• 2022A New Orleans Noel — Loretta Brown
• The Wonder Years — Mother Williams
• A Black Lady Sketch Show — Patti LaBelle
• 2019A Family Christmas Gift — Dora
• The Masked Singer — Flower (archive footage)
• 2018Christmas Everlasting — Mrs. Swinson
• The Neighborhood — Marilyn
• Greenleaf — Maxine Patterson
• Star — Christine Brown
• Empire — Patti LaBelle
• American Horror Story — Dora Ross
• 2011Mama, I Want to Sing! — Sister Carrie
• 2008Semi-Pro — Jackie's Mom
• 2007Cover — Mrs. Persons
• 2006Idlewild — The Real Angel Davenport
• 2006Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy — Moneisha
• Hi-Jinks
• 2005Preaching to the Choir — Sister Jasmine
• 2005The Who | Tommy and Quadrophenia Live — The Acid Queen
• All of Us
• 2001Santa, Baby! — Melody Songbird (voice)
• 1994Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!
• The Nanny — Patti LaBelle
• Out All Night — Chelsea Paige
• 1990Fire and Rain — Lucille Jacobson
• 1990Parker Kane — Cartier
• 1990The Real Story of Itsy Bitsy Spider — Miss Widow (voice)
• 1989Licence to Kill — Songs
• 1989Sing — Mrs. DeVere
• The Arsenio Hall Show
• 1989The Who | Live, Featuring the Rock Opera Tommy — The Acid Queen
• A Different World — Adele Wayne
• 1986An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
• 1986Unnatural Causes — Jeanette Thompson
• 1985Motown Returns to the Apollo
• 1985Musical Comedy Tonight III
• 1984A Soldier's Story — Big Mary
• 1984Beverly Hills Cop — Songs
• Miami Vice — Songs
• American Playhouse — Cleaning Woman
• 1982Working — Cleaning Woman

Appearances as themselves (87)

• KPOPPED — Self
• 2024The World According to Allee Willis — Self
• 2023Let the Canary Sing — Self
• 2023National Memorial Day Concert — Self
• 2023The Philly Sound... Heard 'Round the World — Self
• Sherri — Self - Guest
• 2022Soul of a Nation Presents: Sound of Freedom – A Juneteenth Celebration — Self
• The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self
• That's My Jam — Self - Guest
• Bottomless Brunch at Colman's — Self
• VERZUZ — Self
• 2019Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" — Self - Performer
• 2019Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration — Self
• 2019Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting — Self (archive footage)
• 2019The Apollo — Self
• The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self
• The Tamron Hall Show — Self - Guest
• American Idol — Self - Performer
• 2018Mr. SOUL! — Self (archive footage)
• The Kominsky Method — Self
• 2016A Tale of James Brown — Self
• Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party — Self
• 2016National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony — Self
• To Tell the Truth — Self - Panelist
• 2016VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night — Self
• Celebrity Family Feud — Self - Contestant
• Beat Bobby Flay — Self
• 2013Six by Sondheim — Self (archive footage)
• 2010Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days — Self (uncredited) (archive footage)
• The Marriage Ref — Self - Panelist
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• Clash of the Choirs — Self
• 2007Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade — Self
• Celebrity Cooking Showdown — Self
• 2006The Who: Tommy Live With Special Guests — Self
• Dancing with the Stars — Self - Contestant
• 2005Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation — Self
• 2005Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today — Self
• The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson — Self
• 2004Celia Cruz | ¡Azúcar! — Self
• Dog Whisperer — Self - Owner of Nasir
• 2004Live Aid — Self
• 2004Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? — Self
• 2004VH1 Divas 2004 — Self
• 2003Britney Spears: In the Zone — Self (archive footage)
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
• 2002Sylvester: Mighty Real — Self
• 2002The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' — Self
• BET Awards — Self - Performer
• Good Day Live — Self
• 2001Michael McDonald: A Gathering of Friends — Self
• 1999Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales — Self
• The Early Show — Self
• Hollywood Squares — Self - Panelist
• 1998Patti Labelle | Live One Night Only — Self
• The Roseanne Show — Self - Guest
• VH1 Divas — Self -Performer
• 1997Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life — Self
• The View — Self - Guest
• The Rosie O'Donnell Show — Self - Guest
• 1995Queen: Champions of the World — Self
• 1995Sinatra: 80 Years My Way — Self - Performer
• 1995Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II — Self
• 1994Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! — Self (archive footage)
• 1993For Our Children — Self
• Intimate Portrait — Self
• 1991A Party For Richard Pryor — Self
• 1990Night of 100 Stars III — Self
• 1990Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music — Self
• 1988Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie — Self
• 1987Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood — Self
• 1986Patti Labelle | Look To The Rainbow Tour — Self
• 1986Sisters In The Name of Love — Self
• 1985All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular — Self
• 1985Live Aid — Self
• 1985Night of 100 Stars II — Self
• Solid Gold — Self
• 1977Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary — Self - Performer
• Rock Concert — Self
• The Midnight Special — Self
• Great Performances — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self
• The Mike Douglas Show — Self
• The Grammys — Self
• Today — Self
• Denyce Graves | Breaking the Rules — Self
• Patti Labelle | Live In New York — Self