Pearl Bailey: Pearl Bailey. Actress: The Fox and the Hound. Her father Joseph was a minister and her mother was named Ella Mae. Her birth name was Pearly Mae but her parents anticipated she would be a boy and when a girl was born she was nicknamed "Dickie". Her brother was entertainer Bill Bailey (1912-1978). She spent her early life in Washington DC where she received her early education. Bailey frequently appeared...
Known For: The Fox and the Hound (Big Mama(voice)), Porgy and Bess (Maria), Carmen Jones (Frankie), Variety Girl (Pearl Bailey)