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Coretta Scott King
Actor
Born April 27, 1927Died January 30, 2006 (78 years)
Coretta Scott King (née Scott; April 27, 1927 – January 30, 2006) was an American author, activist, civil rights leader, and the wife of Martin Luther King Jr. As an advocate for African-American equality, she was a leader for the civil rights movement in the 1960s. King was also a singer who often incorporated music into her civil rights work. King met her husband while attending graduate school in Boston. They both became increasingly active in the American civil rights movement.
King played a prominent role in the years after her husband's assassination in 1968 when she took on the leadership of the struggle for racial equality herself and became active in the Women's Movement. King founded the King Center, and sought to make his birthday a national holiday. She finally succeeded when Ronald Reagan signed legislation which established Martin Luther King, Jr., Day on November 2, 1983. She later broadened her scope to include both advocacy for LGBTQ rights and opposition to apartheid. King became friends with many politicians before and after Martin's death, including John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Robert F. Kennedy. Her telephone conversation with John F. Kennedy during the 1960 presidential election has been credited by historians for mobilizing African-American voters.
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King played a prominent role in the years after her husband's assassination in 1968 when she took on the leadership of the struggle for racial equality herself and became active in the Women's Movement. King founded the King Center, and sought to make his birthday a national holiday. She finally succeeded when Ronald Reagan signed legislation which established Martin Luther King, Jr., Day on November 2, 1983. She later broadened her scope to include both advocacy for LGBTQ rights and opposition to apartheid. King became friends with many politicians before and after Martin's death, including John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Robert F. Kennedy. Her telephone conversation with John F. Kennedy during the 1960 presidential election has been credited by historians for mobilizing African-American voters.
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Filmography
| 2024 | Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple · as Self - Advisory Committee Of The Africa Fund |
| 2021 | Killing Martin Luther King Jr. · as Self |
| 2020 | All In: The Fight for Democracy · as Self |
| 2020 | MLK/FBI · as Self - Wife Of Martin Luther King, Jr |
| 2020 | Da 5 Bloods · as Self |
| 2020 | Prideland · as Self |
| 2019 | |
| 2018 | Martin Luther King Jr.: Marked Man · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2018 | |
| 2018 | King In The Wilderness · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2017 | Dolores · as Self - Activist |
| 2016 | I Am Not Your Negro · as Self |
| 2013 | The Trials of Muhammad Ali · as Self |
| 2012 | MLK: The Assassination Tapes · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2011 | Sing Your Song · as Self |
| 2011 | The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 · as Self |
| 2009 | Woodstock: Now & Then · as Self |
| 2008 | The Night James Brown Saved Boston · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2006 | Legends Ball · as Self |
| 2004 | The N Word · as Self |
| 2004 | Tavis Smiley (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | |
| 2000 | Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible · as Self |
| 1999 | |
| 1999 | After Stonewall · as Self |
| 1999 | Our Friend, Martin · as Self |
| 1997 | 4 Little Girls · as Self |
| 1994 | |
| 1992 | Who Killed Martin Luther King? · as Self (after Assassination) |
| 1990 | |
| 1988 | 11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried · as Self |
| 1987 | Eyes on the Prize (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | Moments Without Proper Names · as Self |
| 1986 | In Remembrance of Martin · as Self |
| 1986 | |
| 1983 | In Our Hands · as Self |
| 1980 | Vietnam: The Ten Thousand Day War (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1980 | Hour Magazine (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | Nationtime · as Self |
| 1970 | I Am Somebody · as Self |
| 1969 | King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1969 | Lions Love (... and Lies) · as Self (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1968 | 60 Minutes (TV Series) · as Self - Widow Of Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1954 | Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self |