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Helen Forrest was an American singer of traditional pop and swing music. She served as the "girl singer" for three of the most popular big bands of the Swing Era, thereby earning a reputation as "the voice of the name bands."
Birth Name
Helen Fogel
Born
Thursday, 12 April 1917
Died
Sunday, 11 July 1999
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got | Self | 1985 |
| Happy Days | Helen Forrest / Self | 1970 |
| Sentimental Over You | Self | 1964 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself | 1962 |
| Emergency | Mrs. Day | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Herself - Vocalist | 1961 |
| The Big Record | Self | 1957 |
| The Jackie Gleason Show | Self - Guest Pop Vocalist / Self - Guest Swing Vocalist / Self - Singer | 1952 |
| Penthouse Party | Self | 1950 |
| The Arthur Murray Party | Self - Singer | 1950 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got | Self | 1985 |
| Happy Days | Helen Forrest / Self | 1970 |
| Sentimental Over You | Self | 1964 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself | 1962 |
| Emergency | Mrs. Day | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Herself - Vocalist | 1961 |
| The Big Record | Self | 1957 |
| The Jackie Gleason Show | Self - Guest Pop Vocalist / Self - Guest Swing Vocalist / Self - Singer | 1952 |
| Penthouse Party | Self | 1950 |
| The Arthur Murray Party | Self - Singer | 1950 |
| Songs for Sale | Self | 1950 |
| The Ed Wynn Show | Self | 1949 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| You Came Along | Singer | 1945 |
| Bathing Beauty | Helen Forrest | 1944 |
| Two Girls and a Sailor | Helen Forrest | 1944 |
| Springtime in the Rockies | Helen Forrest | 1942 |
| Private Buckaroo | Band Singer | 1942 |
| Symphony of Swing | Herself - Singer / Self - Singer | 1939 |
| Artie Shaw and His Orchestra | Self - Band Singer | 1939 |
| Artie Shaw's Class in Swing | Self | 1939 |
