Reba McEntire
Birthday: 28 March 1955, McAlester, Oklahoma, USA
Birth Name: Reba Nell McEntire
Height: 170 cm
Reba Nell McEntire was born on Monday, March 28th, 1955, in McAlester, Oklahoma. The reigning queen of country music has pursued a musical career since she was 5. In Junior High school, she performed ...Show More
[when asked by Larry King if she had ever been asked to "sex it up" a little] I'm more of the down-h Show more
[when asked by Larry King if she had ever been asked to "sex it up" a little] I'm more of the down-home -- I guess, you know, the good-old girl. Being sexy is kind of funny to me. You know, I can get kind of spunky or I can get tough, you know, that kind of tough, sexy look. But sexy? No, I don't think so. Just what you see is what you get on me. And it's never been anything of a sexual nature. Hide
To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funny bone.
To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funny bone.
Being a strong woman is very important to me. But doing it all on my own is not.
Being a strong woman is very important to me. But doing it all on my own is not.
Be different, stand out, and work your butt off.
Be different, stand out, and work your butt off.
[on her early career] It took me six years. Thank God the record label kept me on. It wasn't a cram Show more
[on her early career] It took me six years. Thank God the record label kept me on. It wasn't a cram it down your throat, hurry up, throw it out, you'd better be number five or better or you're out. Thank goodness it wasn't that way when I was getting started, or I would never have gotten my toe in the door. Hide
[on her recording and film Is There Life Out There? (1994)] Women will come up to me and say because Show more
[on her recording and film Is There Life Out There? (1994)] Women will come up to me and say because of that song they went back to college and got their degree after their kids were grown. Music is very, very strong. It heals. It talks to you like nobody else can talk to you. Hide
You don't waste your entire life waiting to go back to dust.
You don't waste your entire life waiting to go back to dust.
Easter is very important to me, it's a second chance.
Easter is very important to me, it's a second chance.
For me, singing sad songs often has a way of healing a situation. It gets the hurt out in the open i Show more
For me, singing sad songs often has a way of healing a situation. It gets the hurt out in the open into the light, out of the darkness. Hide
Dolly paved such a great freeway for women. So did Loretta, Tammy and Barbara Mandrell. I've got to Show more
Dolly paved such a great freeway for women. So did Loretta, Tammy and Barbara Mandrell. I've got to keep pavin' that freeway for the gals in country music. Maybe it gives them some ammunition, incentive, inspiration to continue on. Hide
Finding a good bus driver can be as important as finding a good musician.
Finding a good bus driver can be as important as finding a good musician.
Reba McEntire's FILMOGRAPHY
as Actor (176)
Reba McEntire'S roles
Dixie
Heather Gummer
Reba Hart
Herself - Performer
