Biography
Roberta Cleopatra Flack (born February 10, 1937) is a retired American singer who topped the Billboard charts with the No. 1 singles "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", "Killing Me Softly with His Song", "Feel Like Makin' Love", "Where Is the Love" and "The Closer I Get to You", the latter two duets with Donny Hathaway. Flack influenced the subgenre of contemporary R&B called quiet storm, and interpreted songs by songwriters such as Leonard Cohen and members of the Beatles.Flack was the first artist to win the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in two consecutive years: "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" won in 1973 and "Killing Me Softly with His Song" won in 1974.
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Filmography
all 39
Movies 29
self 28
TV Shows 10
Voice 1
Narrator 1
Self
Luther: Never Too Much (2024)
Movie
Self
Roberta (2022)
Movie
Self
Killing Me Softly with His Songs (2022)
Movie
Self
Someday We'll all Be Free: The Donny Hathaway Story (2020)
Movie
Self
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese (2019)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Queens of Soul at the BBC (2015)
Movie
Self
Killing Me Softly: The Roberta Flack Story (2014)
Movie
Roberta Flack - In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra (2012)
Movie
Self
Roberta Flack: In Concert - Killing Me Softly (2008)
Movie
Self
Marcus Miller - Master Of All Trades (2006)
Movie
Self
Songs From the Neighborhood: The Music of Mister Rogers (2005)
Movie
Ladies Night - Most Famous Hits (2003)
Movie
Self
Roberta Flack In Concert (2002)
Movie
Self
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' (2002)
Movie
Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996)
TV
3.93
New York Undercover (1994)
TV
1
Self
World Music Awards (1993)
TV
Self
Spike Lee & Company: Do It a Cappella (1990)
Movie
Darryl's Mother (voice)
Bad (1987)
Movie
Music
The Flower of Pain (1983)
Movie
Self
Wogan (1982)
TV
Songs
Bustin' Loose (1981)
Movie
Self
Solid Gold (1980)
TV
Guest Artist
Renaldo and Clara (1978)
Movie
Theme Song Performance
The Tiny Tree (1975)
Movie
Narrator
The Legend of John Henry (1974)
Movie
Self / Young Girl
Free to Be… You and Me (1974)
Movie
Self
Save the Children (1973)
Movie
Self
The One to One Concert (1972)
Movie
Self
Soul to Soul (1971)
Movie
Self
Great Performances (1971)
TV
1
Self
The Flip Wilson Show (1970)
TV
4
Self - Guest
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
TV
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
TV
6
Self
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
TV
Self
Earth Voice Concert 1992
Movie
Self
Heaven 17 - Live at La Scala
Movie
Roberta Flack: Live in Japan 1993
Movie
Singer
Roberta Flack: Live With the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.27
Based on 26.5 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1937-02-10 (87 years old)
Birth NameRoberta Flack
Birth PlaceAsheville, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsRubina Flake, Roberta Cleopatra Flack
AwardsGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award
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