org, 1920-2001 US, Brigham City, Utah
Singer / Songwriter of Jazz, Pop and Soundtrack
A.k.a. Betty Mae Nelson Betty Nelson
Portia Nelson (May 27, 1920 – March 6, 2001) was an American popular singer, songwriter, actress, and author. She was best known for her appearances in the most prestigious 1950s cabarets, where she sang an elegant repertoire in a soprano noted for its silvery tone, perfect diction, intimacy, and meticulous attention to words. In 1965 she portrayed the cantankerous Sister Berthe in the film version of The Sound of Music; she also had a minor role as Sarah in the musical Doctor Dolittle; on TV’s All My Children Nelson played the long-running role of nanny Mrs. Gurney. Her book of poetic musings, There’s a Hole in My Sidewalk: The Romance of Self-Discovery, became a mainstay of twelve-step programs.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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This Life - Her Songs And Her Friends | Portia Nelson | 1996 | Album |
Remind Me | Portia Nelson Featuring The Norman Paris Trio | 1973 | Album |
Picadilly Pickle | Portia Nelson & The Lords | 1968 | Single |
Picadilly Pickle | Portia Nelson & The Lords | 1968 | Album |
The Boys From Syracuse | Portia Nelson And Jack Cassidy | 1956 | Album |
Let Me Love You | Portia Nelson | 1956 | Album |
Jerome Kern's Roberta | Joan Roberts • Jack Cassidy • Kaye Ballard • Portia Nelson • Stephen Douglass • Frank Rogier | 1956 | Album |
Autumn Leaves | Portia Nelson Love Songs With The Norman Paris Trio | 1956 | Album |
Love Songs For A Late Evening | Portia Nelson | 1953 | Album |
Yesterdays / Lovely To Look At | Portia Nelson / Joan Roberts And Stephen Douglass | 1952 | Album |
On Your Toes | Portia Nelson, Jack Cassidy In Rodgers & Hart | 1952 | Album |
Jerome Kern's Roberta | Joan Roberts • Jack Cassidy • Kaye Ballard • Portia Nelson • Stephen Douglass • Frank Rogier | 1952 | Album |
Pica Picante / Sunny | Portia Nelson & The Lords | Single | |
Hits From "On Your Toes" | Portia Nelson And Jack Cassidy With Chorus And Orchestra Conducted By Lehman Engel | Single |