Ethel Waters

She was posthumously recognized in 1984 by the Gospel Music Association where her name was placed in its Gospel Music Hall of Fame. Its destruction gained Zadora intense criticism. Waters was born in Chester, Pennsylvania and died in Los Angeles, California. The former home of silent screen stars Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford, the mansion was one of Hollywood's most famous privately owned properties. Ethel Waters (October 31, 1896-September 1, 1977) was an African American vocalist who performed jazz, big band, gospel, and popular music, on Broadway and off. Zadora gained notoriety when she and her husband bought and demolished the Hollywood landmark mansion Pickfair in 1988. Her cover version of the Shirley Ellis hit, "The Clapping Song", reached the US Top 40 in 1983, and she had a minor hit with a duet with Jermaine Jackson titled "When The Rain Begins To Fall" in 1984.

In 1982 she received a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance. She has attained some success as a singer, and has had several hit singles throughout the world. Her film career has been a series of lows, with no hit films, and with further Golden Raspberries to her credit, including the "Worst New Star of the Decade" award in the 1989 Golden Raspberry Awards. She won a Golden Globe Award as 1982's "Most Promising New Star", but also won "Worst New Star" in the 1982 Golden Raspberry Awards.

Born Pia Schipani in Hoboken, New Jersey she took her mother's maiden name as her stage name. Pia Zadora (born May 4, 1954) is an American actress and singer.