Pearl Bailey

Pearl Bailey (1918-1990) was an American singer, songwriter and actress. Guest star on Episode 305 of The Muppet Show.

Voice of Big Mama Owl in Disney's 1981 film The Fox and the Hound.

Her recording of "It Takes Two to Tango" hit #7 on the Billboard chart in 1952.

Won a Special Tony Award in 1968.

Appointed as a special ambassador to the United Nations in 1975 by President Gerald Ford.

Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Ronald Reagan in 1988.

Received the Women's International Center (WIC) Living Legacy Award in 1989.

Died after collapsing in a Philadelphia hotel on August 17, 1990.