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Bessie Smith

Actor
Died September 26, 1937 (43 years)
Bessie Smith was an American blues singer widely renowned during the Jazz Age. Nicknamed the "Empress of the Blues", she was the most popular female blues singer of the 1920s and 1930s. She is often regarded as one of the greatest singers of her era and was a major influence on fellow blues singers, as well as jazz vocalists.
Known For
  • St. Louis Blues

Filmography

2019
Billie · as Self
2019
2004
The Story Of The Blues · as Self (archive Footage)
2002
It's Black Entertainment · as Self (archive Footage)
2001
A Huey P. Newton Story · as Self (archive Footage) (uncredited)
2001
Jazz (TV Series) · as Self
1999
The Century: America's Time (TV Series) · as Self ("boom To Bust - 1920-1929")
1993
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music · as Self (archive Footage)
1993
1990
1990
1989
Wild Women Don't Have the Blues · as Self (archive Footage)

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