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Mary Wilson
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 66
Top works
- The Word and the Sword
- Desserts America Loves
- Letter
- Paleo Slow Cooker Cookbook
- Back to Europe with the Busy Body
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Film & TV
Greenville, Mississippi, USA
Mary Wilson is an American vocalist, best known as a founding member and longest member of the Supremes. Wilson remained with the group following the departures of other original members, Florence Ballard in 1967 and Diana Ross in 1970. She has made various film and TV appearances.
Known for
- Hitsville: The Making of Motown — Self2019
- Tamron Hall — Self - Guest2019
- Golden Shoes — Mrs. Donna King2015
- RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars — Self - Guest Judge2012
- The Tammi Terrell Story2010
- The Talk — Self2010
- The Supremes: Reflections: The Definitive Performances 1964-1969 — Self (archive footage)2006
- Legends — Self2006
- Dancing with the Stars — Self - Contestant2005
- The Giants of Black Music — Self2003
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1934-06-09
- Active to
- 1984-01-21
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2,770
- Total plays
- 15,371
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Mary Wilson (born March 6, 1944 in Greenville, Mississippi) is an American singer best known for her work as a member of the Motown soul and pop group The Supremes. Wilson (www.MaryWilson.com) was the only Supreme who remained in the group from the very beginning in 1959, when the group was known as The Primettes, until the very end, when the group was dissolved in 1977. As a member of the Supremes, Wilson (along with Florence Ballard, Diana Ross, and later, Cindy Birdsong) enjoyed twelve US #1
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Mary
- Family name
- Wilson
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Greenville
- Place of death
- Las Vegas
- Occupation
- film director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- funk
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Motown
- Official website
- www.marywilson.com
- Image
- Mary Wilson 1.jpg
- Number of children
- 3
- Residence
- Detroit
- Voice type
- contralto
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- Commons category
- Mary Wilson (singer)
- date of birth
- 1944-03-06
- member of
- The Supremes
- start of work period
- 1959-00-00
- date of death
- 2021-02-08
- end of work period
- 2021-00-00
- name in native language
- Mary Wilson
- place of burial
- Holy Cross Cemetery
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