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Reba McEntire Biography (1955?-)

Full name, Reba Nell McEntire; born March 28, 1955 (some sources cite 1954),in McAlester (some sources cite other nearby towns), OK; daughter of Clark Vincent (a cattle rancher and rodeo performer) and Jacqueline (a teacher; maiden name, Smith) McEntire; sister of Susie Luchsinger (a singer); married Charlie Battles (a rancher and rodeo performer), 1976 (divorced, 1987); married Narvel Blackstock (a musician and manager), June, 1989; children: (first marriage) two stepsons; (second marriage) Shelby Steven, three stepchildren. Addresses: Office: Starstruck Entertainment, P.O. Box 121996, Nashville, TN37212.; Contact: c/o MCA Records, Inc., 60 Music Sq. E., Nashville, TN 37203-4325.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Singer, songwriter, recording artist, producer, actress

Birth Details

March 28, 1955?

McAlester, Oklahoma, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Artemis, goddess of the wilderness, Hercules (also known as Disney's Hercules), ABC and syndicated, 1998
• Miniseries
• Burgundy Jones, The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw, NBC, 1991
• Annie Oakley, Buffalo Girls, CBS, 1995
• Movies
• Lily Marshall, Is There Life Out There?, CBS, 1994
• Lizzie Brooks, Forever Love, CBS, 1998
• Rose Cameron, Secret of Giving, CBS, 1999
• Specials
• Country Gold, CBS, 1982
• Bob Hope Winterfest Christmas Show, 1987
• Intimate Portrait: Reba McEntire, Lifetime, 1996
• A Salute to Dustin Hoffman (also known as The 27th American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Dustin Hoffman), ABC, 1999
• Host, Family Television Awards, CBS, 2000
• Episodic
• Guest host for Good Morning, America, 1989
• Herself, "Ava Takes a Shower: Parts 1 & 2," Evening Shade, CBS, 1993
• Reba, One Life to Live, ABC, 1994
• Voice of Rachel, "Fortysomething," Frasier, NBC, 1994
• Herself, The Roseanne Show, 1998
• The View, 2001
• Regis, 2001
• Other Television Appearances
• Nancy Lee Prinzi, The Man from Left Field, CBS, 1993
• Television Executive Producer
• Movies
• Is There Life Out There?, CBS, 1994
• Forever Love, CBS, 1998
• Secret of Giving, CBS, 1999
• Film Appearances
• Heather Gummer, Tremors, Universal, 1990
• A. J. Ferguson, The Little Rascals, 1994
• Ma Tex, North, Columbia, 1994
• (Uncredited) Spectator, Maverick, Warner Bros., 1994
• Carl's psychiatrist, One Night at McCool's, USA Films, 2001
• Stage Appearances
• Annie Oakley, Annie Get Your Gun, Marquis Theatre, New York City,2001
• RECORDINGS
• Albums
• Reba McEntire, Mercury, 1977
• Out of a Dream, Mercury, 1979
• Feel the Fire, Mercury, 1980
• Heart to Heart, Mercury, 1981
• Unlimited, Mercury, 1982
• Behind the Scenes, Mercury, 1983
• Just a Little Love, Mercury, 1984
• My Kind of Country, MCA Records, 1984
• Have I Got a Deal for You, MCA Records, 1985
• Whoever's in New England, MCA Records, 1986
• What Am I Gonna Do about You, MCA Records, 1986
• Reba McEntire's Greatest Hits, MCA Records, 1987
• The Best of Reba McEntire: 1980-1983, Mercury/Polygram, 1987
• The Last One to Know, MCA Records, 1987
• Merry Christmas to You, MCA Records, 1987
• Reba, MCA Records, 1988
• Sweet Sixteen, MCA Records, 1989
• Reba Live!, MCA Records, 1989
• Rumor Has It, MCA Records, 1990
• For My Broken Heart, MCA Records, 1991
• It's Your Call, MCA Records, 1992
• Forever in Your Eyes, MCA Records, 1992
• Reba McEntire's Greatest Hits, Volume 2, MCA Records, 1993
• Read My Mind, 1994
• Starting Over, 1995
• What If It's You, 1996
• If You See Him, 1998
• Moments and Memories, 1998
• Secret of Giving: A Christmas Collection, 1999
• So Good Together, 1999
• Singles include "Three Sheets in the Wind"/"I'd Really Love to See You Tonight," 1978; "Sweet Dreams," Mercury, 1979; "(You Lift Me) Up to Heaven," Mercury, 1980; "You're the First Time I Thought about Leaving," Mercury, 1983; "What If," 1997; and "Today All Over Again,"1997.
• Videos
• Reba, 1989
• Reba in Concert, 1991
• Wrestlemania VIII, 1992
• Reba: For My Broken Heart, 1992
• Reba McEntire Greatest Hits, 1993
• Reba: Starting Over, 1995
• Reba: Celebrating Twenty Years, 1995
• Reba Live!, 1995
• I'll Be, c. 2000
• Also producer of the video Reba: For My Broken Heart, 1992. Appeared in the music videos Is There Life Out There?, What Do You Say?, and Whoever's in New England.
• Other
• Host of special Internet broadcast, The Carols of Christmas, Everstream.com, 2000
• WRITINGS
• Film Music
• Song, "Why Not Tonight," Tremors, Universal, 1990
• Song, "If I Had Only Known," 8 Seconds (also known as The LaneFrost Story), New Line Cinema, 1994
• Television Music
• Movies
• Songwriter, Forever Love, CBS, 1998
• Songwriter, Secret of Giving, CBS, 1999
• Video Music
• Reba, 1989
• Reba in Concert, 1991
• Reba: For My Broken Heart, 1992
• Reba McEntire Greatest Hits, 1993
• Reba: Celebrating Twenty Years, 1995
• Reba Live!, 1995
• Other
• (With Tom Carter) Reba: My Story (autobiography), Bantam (New YorkCity), 1994
• Comfort from a Country Quilt, Bantam, 1999
• Songwriter of numerous songs, beginning with "Only in My Mind."

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

• Contemporary Musicians, 1994. Volume 11, Gale,

Periodicals

• Country Weekly, June 16, 1998; September 29, 1998.
• New Country, January 6, 1997.
• Woman's World, April 9, 1996; January 26, 1999.

Electronic

• Reba McEntire Web Site, http://www.reba.com/.