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Portia Nelson

Portia Nelson is credited on 119 releases across 32 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1956–2023 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

119

Pressings credited

32

Albums

8

Decades active

65

In collections

Biography

Portia Nelson (born Betty Mae Nelson; May 27, 1920 – March 6, 2001) was an American popular singer, songwriter, actress and author. She was best known for her appearances in 1950s cabarets, where she sang soprano. 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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Credited work

119 releases · 32 albums · active 1956–2023

  • Performance · 138
  • Other credits · 3
  • Production · 2

Studios: Webster Hall · RCA Victor's Music Center Of The World · Studio Instrument Rentals Sound Stage 1 · Le Gonks West

Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Frequent collaborators

  • Stan Getz
  • Lady Nelson & The Lords
  • Dick Kallman
  • Laurindo Almeida And The Bossa Nova All Stars
  • Julius Monk
  • Nancy Ames
  • Laurindo Almeida
  • Felicia Sanders

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