A Few More Facts About Barbara
Barbara Mandrell has accomplished alot since her career began, take a look!
Over 75 Major Awards Won:
- CMA Entertainer of the Year (1980, 1981)
- Mandrell was the first artist ever to win in two consecutive years
- CMA Female Vocalist of the Year (1979, 1981)
- ACM Top Female Vocalist (1981)
- AMA Favorite Female Country Music Vocalist (1980, 1986)
- NARAS Grammy Award for Best Inspirational Performance for He Set My Life To Music with Bobby Jones and New Life (1983); Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance with Bobby Jones and New Life (1984)
- Dove Award for Gospel Album of the Year for He Set My Life To Music (1983)
- Peoples Choice Awards, total of 9 (1983-1987)
Major Television Acting Roles:
- The Wrong Girl (1999 - NBC TV Movie)
- Love Boat: The Next Wave (11/98)
- Diagnosis Murder (1997)
- Get To The Heart, The Barbara Mandrell Story (1997 – CBS TV Movie)
- Sunset Beach (1997 - 1999)
- Touched By An Angel (1996, 1997)
- Baywatch (1996)
- Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1996)
- The Commish (1994)
- Burning Rage (1984 - CBS-TV Movie)
- The Rockford Files
- Empty Nest (1993)
Guest Appearances:
- A&E Biography (1998)
- Lifetime: Intimate Portrait (1999)
- Bob Hope Special (5)
- Barbara Walters Special
- Today Show
- Tonight Show (as both Guest and Guest Host)
- Tomorrow Show
- Good Morning America
- CBS Morning News
- 20/20
- Oprah Winfrey Show (6)
- Later with Bob Costas
- Larry King Live
- CNN-One on One, Showbiz Today
- Arsenio Hall Show
- Live with Regis & Kathie Lee
- Joan Rivers Show
- The View
- E!
- Geraldo
- Howie Mandel
- Donnie & Marie
- Chris Rock Show – HBO (11/98)
- Soap Opera Digest Awards
- Entertainment Tonight (Guest and Co-Host)
- The Grammy Awards
- American Music Awards (Host, 1988)
- People’s Choice Awards (Co-Host 1990)
- Inauguration ‘95, Grand Ole Opry House
- HGTV – At Home With Barbara Mandrell (1999)
- Wheel of Fortune
Television Series
- The Lady Is A Champ (HBO)
- Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters (NBC-TV, 1980-1982 series) and an “encore” of the series for TNN in 1990.
- All Star Salute to Country Music, Barbara Mandrell Productions for TNN (1990)
- Barbara Mandrell, Something Special, CBS-TV variety show, 1985
- Steppin’ Out (TNN - 1995)
- The Last Dance (TNN – 1997) – Barbara’s on-stage finale with The Do-Rites.
Other Projects:
- Get To The Heart: My Story, her autobiography written with George Vecsey and published in 1990. The book appeared on the New York Times Best Seller List within four days and stayed there for six months.
- “A Musical Christmas” – Host (PAX-TV/Warner Brothers)
Endorsements
- Sunsweet Prunes
- Stouffer’s Lean Cuisine
- No-Nonsense Pantyhose
- Milliken-Visa Fabrics
- Peavey Instruments
- Baptist Hospital, Nashville