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”.

KNOWN FOR

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2010
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1984
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
The Mike Douglas Show
1972
American Horror Story
2014
The View
2022
Hollywood Squares
2000
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2023
Dancing with the Stars
2015
Sherri
2023
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2004

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
129
Sound
3
2025
KPOPPED
as Self
2025
Celebrity Family Feud
as Self - Contestant
2024
The World According to Allee Willis
as Self
2024
The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful
as Patti LaBelle (voice)
2023
The Philly Sound... Heard 'Round the World
as Self
2023
National Memorial Day Concert
as Self
2023
Let the Canary Sing
as Self
2023
That's My Jam
as Self - Guest
2023
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self
2023
Sherri
as Self - Guest
2023
The Wonder Years
as Mother Williams
2023
BET Awards
as Self - Performer
2022
Soul of a Nation Presents: Sound of Freedom – A Juneteenth Celebration
as Self
2022
A New Orleans Noel
as Loretta Brown
2022
The Neighborhood
as Marilyn
2022
The View
as Self - Guest
2021
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
as Self
2020
VERZUZ
as Self
2020
To Tell the Truth
as Self - Panelist
2019
The Apollo
as Self
2019
A Family Christmas Gift
as Dora
2019
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
as Self
2019
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
as Self - Performer
2019
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
as Self (archive footage)
2019
The Tamron Hall Show
as Self - Guest
2019
The Masked Singer
as Flower (archive footage)
2019
A Black Lady Sketch Show
as Patti LaBelle
2019
The Masked Singer
as Flower
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2018
Christmas Everlasting
as Mrs. Swinson
2018
Mr. SOUL!
as Self (archive footage)
2018
Greenleaf
as Maxine Patterson
2018
The Kominsky Method
as Self
2018
Star
as Christine Brown
2018
Beat Bobby Flay
as Self
2018
American Idol
as Self - Performer
2017
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
as Self
2016
A Tale of James Brown
as Self
2016
VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night
as Self
2016
National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony
as Self
2016
VH1 Divas
2015
Dancing with the Stars
as Self - Contestant
2015
Empire
as Patti LaBelle
2014
American Horror Story
as Dora Ross
2013
Six by Sondheim
as Self (archive footage)
2011
Mama, I Want to Sing!
as Sister Carrie
2011
The Marriage Ref
as Self - Panelist
2010
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
as Self (uncredited) (archive footage)
2010
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2008
Semi-Pro
as Jackie's Mom
2008
The Early Show
as Self
2008
Dog Whisperer
as Self
2007
Cover
as Mrs. Persons
2007
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
as Self
2007
Today
as Self
2007
Clash of the Choirs
as Self
2007
Dog Whisperer
as Self - Owner of Nasir
2006
Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy
as Moneisha
2006
Idlewild
as The Real Angel Davenport
2006
The Who: Tommy Live With Special Guests
as Self
2006
Hi-Jinks
2006
Celebrity Cooking Showdown
as Self
2005
Preaching to the Choir
as Sister Jasmine
2005
Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation
as Self
2005
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
as Self
2005
The Who | Tommy and Quadrophenia Live
as The Acid Queen
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
2004
Celia Cruz | ¡Azúcar!
as Self
2004
VH1 Divas 2004
as Self
2004
Live Aid
as Self
2004
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
as Self
2004
All of Us
2004
Good Day Live
as Self
2004
VH1 Divas
as Self -Performer
2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
Britney Spears: In the Zone
as Self (archive footage)
2002
Sylvester: Mighty Real
as Self
2002
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'
as Self
2002
The Grammys
as Self
2001
Santa, Baby!
as Melody Songbird (voice)
2001
Michael McDonald: A Gathering of Friends
as Self
2000
Hollywood Squares
as Self - Panelist
1999
Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
as Self
1998
Patti Labelle | Live One Night Only
as Self
1998
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self - Guest
1998
Intimate Portrait
as Self
1998
The Roseanne Show
as Self - Guest
1997
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
as Self
1995
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
as Self - Performer
1995
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
as Self
1995
Queen: Champions of the World
as Self
1994
Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!
1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Self (archive footage)
1994
The Nanny
as Patti LaBelle
1993
For Our Children
as Self
1992
Out All Night
as Chelsea Paige
1991
A Party For Richard Pryor
as Self
1991
The Arsenio Hall Show
1990
Fire and Rain
as Lucille Jacobson
1990
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
1990
Parker Kane
as Cartier
1990
The Real Story of Itsy Bitsy Spider
as Miss Widow (voice)
1990
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
as Self
1990
A Different World
as Adele Wayne
1989
Sing
as Mrs. DeVere
1989
The Who | Live, Featuring the Rock Opera Tommy
as The Acid Queen
1988
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
as Self
1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self
1986
Unnatural Causes
as Jeanette Thompson
1986
Sisters In The Name of Love
as Self
1986
Patti Labelle | Look To The Rainbow Tour
as Self
1986
An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
1985
Live Aid
as Self
1985
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
1985
Musical Comedy Tonight III
1985
All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular
as Self
1985
Motown Returns to the Apollo
1985
Solid Gold
as Self
1984
A Soldier's Story
as Big Mary
1984
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1983
Great Performances
as Self
1982
Working
as Cleaning Woman
1982
American Playhouse
as Cleaning Woman
1980
The Midnight Special
as Self
1977
Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary
as Self - Performer
1974
Rock Concert
as Self
1972
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
Patti Labelle | Live In New York
as Self
Denyce Graves | Breaking the Rules
as Self