Biography
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.
Filmography
all 10
Movies 10
self 7
Music
STAIN (2024)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Story Of The Blues (2004)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
It's Black Entertainment (2002)
Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Huey P. Newton Story (2001)
Movie
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Blues Masters (1999)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (1993)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues (1993)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Wild Women Don't Have the Blues (1989)
Movie
Bessie - Battered Wife
St. Louis Blues (1929)
Movie
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Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1894-04-15
Deathday
1937-09-26 (43 years old)
Birth Place
Chattanooga, United States
Citizenships
United States
Awards
National Women's Hall of Fame, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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