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 9
Movies 9
self 7
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)
Wild Women Don't Have the Blues (1989)
Movie
Bessie - Battered Wife
St. Louis Blues (1929)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1894-04-15
Deathday1937-09-26 (43 years old)
Birth PlaceChattanooga, Tennessee, USA
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsNational Women's Hall of Fame, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
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