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Nelson Mandela

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Nelson Mandela is known as the leader of the African National Congress (ANC) and for his lifelong struggle against apartheid (enforced racial separation), which was instituted in South Africa in 1948. The ANC was soon declared a terrorist organization and banned by the South African government. Mandela was arrested in 1962 and imprisoned for life on "terrorist" charges... See full bio »

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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
in Umtata, South Africa
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1992 Malcolm X
Soweto Teacher
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2001 Ali (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (55 titles)
2013 Mandela (post-production)
Himself
 
2012 The Art of Reconciliation (documentary)
Nelson Mandela
 
2011 Sing Your Song (documentary)
Himself
 
2004-2010 Gomorron (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Möter Malou
– Episode dated 21 April 2010 (2010) … Himself - Möter Malou
– Nelson Mandela (2004) … Himself
 
2010 Nelson Mandela: The Life and Times (video)
Himself
 
2009 The Real World of Peter Gabriel (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Road to Ingwavuma (documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 46664: A Concert for Nelson Mandela (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Mandela at 90 (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Concert for Diana (TV special documentary)
Himself - Pre-recorded Message
 
2007 Daddy's Girl (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 People of Peace (documentary short)
Himself (voice)
 
2007 Building a Dream: The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006-2007 CBS Cares (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 January 2007 (2007) … Himself
– Episode dated 1 January 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 The Queen at 80 (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Live 8 (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Out of Africa: Heroes and Icons (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Comic Relief: Red Nose Night Live 05 (TV movie)
Himself
 
2004 Life and Times (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Madiba: The Life and Times of Nelson Mandela (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Boda real (TV special)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2004 Accused #1: Nelson Mandela (TV documentary)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
2004 The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV series)
Himself
– Oprah's 50th Birthday Bash! (2004) … Himself
 
2003 Sophiatown (documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Morten og Peter i Dublin (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #1.8 (2003) … Himself
– Episode #1.2 (2003) … Himself
 
2003 XXI Century (TV series documentary)
Himself - Nobel Peace Prize 1993
– War, Peace, and Patriotism (2003) … Himself - Nobel Peace Prize 1993
 
2003 Les dix
Himself
 
2002 South Africa Freedom Day: Concert on the Square (video)
Himself
 
2001 The Making of 'Ali' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Ali (2001) … Himself
 
2001 Fidel (documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Breakfast with Frost (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 April 2001 (2001) … Himself
 
2000 Legacy (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 2000 Essence Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1999 ABC 2000: The Millennium (TV documentary) (also archive footage)
 
1999 Cape Divided (documentary short)
Himself
 
1999 Portræt af Nelson Mandela (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Mandela and the Children (documentary)
Himself
 
1998 FashionKingdom (TV movie)
Himself
 
1998 Caiga quien caiga (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 June 1998 (1998) … Himself
 
1998 Dynasty: The Nehru-Gandhi Story (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1996 Witness (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Death in the Family (1996) … Himself
 
1996 Mandela (documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Mandela's Fight for Freedom (TV movie)
Himself
 
1994 Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 La marche du siècle (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 6 July 1994 (1994) … Himself
 
1990-1994 Panorama (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Mandela's Promised Land (1994) … Himself
– The White Tribe of Africa: Part 1 - Drowning in Blood (1990) … Himself
 
1993 Children of Africa (TV special)
Himself
 
1992 This Week (TV series)
Himself
– Aunt Betsie and Her Traitor Grandson (1992) … Himself
 
1992 Cerimònia d'inauguració jocs olímpics Barcelona '92 (TV movie)
Himself
 
1991 The 12th Annual Black Achievement Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1991 Beyond Hate (video documentary)
Himself
 
1990 Good Morning Britain (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 February 1990 (1990) … Himself
 
1990 The Journal (TV series)
Himself - Interviewee
– Nelson Mandela - Show (1990) … Himself - Interviewee
 
1989 The Probe Team (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1987 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Nelson Mandela: Journey to Freedom … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (56 titles)
2012 Bad 25 (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 Fire in the Blood (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 A Jubilee Tribute to the Queen by the Prince of Wales (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2012 Journal de France (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 The Diamond Queen (TV series documentary)
 
2012 Music for Mandela (documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
 
2011 Mama Africa (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 No me la puc treure del cap (TV series)
 
2010 I Am (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2010 Fire in Babylon (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 60 Minutes (TV series documentary)
 
2010 The Bang Bang Club
Himself (uncredited)
 
2009 Live from Studio Five (TV series)
 
2009 Moonwalking: The True Story of Michael Jackson - Uncensored (video documentary)
Himself
 
2009 White House Revealed (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2008 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
 
2008 Hansie: A True Story
Himself
 
2008 Catalunya.cat (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Agassi: Between the Lines (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Darling! The Pieter-Dirk Uys Story (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Moses Sithole: The South African Strangler (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Video on Trial (TV series)
 
2006 La imagen de tu vida (TV series)
 
2006 The Queen
Himself (uncredited)
 
2005 The Shot That Shook the World (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Legenden (TV series documentary)
 
2005 SexTV (TV series documentary)
 
2004 Star Trek: Enterprise (TV series)
 
2004 And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
Himself
 
2004 Der durstige Planet (TV series documentary)
 
2004 Not Cricket: The Basil d'Oliveira Conspiracy (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 TV 2 003 - Året i ord og billeder (TV special documentary)
Himself - Former President, South Africa
 
2003 Get Up, Stand Up (TV series documentary)
 
2003 Kronprins af tiden (TV special documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2003 The Corporation (documentary)
Himself - After Release, with Winnie (uncredited)
 
2003 Maxima's Miracle (TV movie)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2002 Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony (documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Behind the Music (TV series documentary)
 
2001 Der Frieden und sein Preis - Das Vermächtnis des Alfred Nobel (TV documentary short)
Himself - Laureate 1993
 
2000 The Beatles Revolution (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2000 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
1999 Biography of the Millennium: 100 People - 1000 Years (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself - #81
 
De 10 (TV series documentary)
 
1999 A Force More Powerful (documentary)
Himself
 
1995 CNN Presents (TV series documentary)
 
1995 Anne Frank Remembered (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1995 Lessons in Love (video)
 
1995 The Many Faces of Death, Part 4 (video documentary)
Himself
 
1995 The Many Faces of Death, Part 6 (video documentary)
Himself
 
1995 The Many Faces of Death, Part 5 (video documentary)
Himself
 
1995 The Speeches of Nelson Mandela (video documentary)
Himself - Interview and Speeches
 
1993 In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid (documentary)
Himself
 
1992 Peter's Friends
Himself (uncredited)
 
1990 7 sur 7 (TV series)
 
1984-1986 World in Action (TV series documentary)
 
1984 Beat This!: A Hip Hop History (TV documentary)
Himself
 

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Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony -- Interviews and filmed performances highlight the role of music in the South African struggle against apartheid Biography: : -- A short biography of Nelson Mandela. Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony -- Interviews, archival footage, and filmed performances highlight the role of music in the South African struggle against apartheid.
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Personal Details

Publicity Listings:

4 Biographical Movies  | 3 Print Biographies  | 8 Articles  | 5 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Official Sites:

Nelson Mandela Children's Fund Canada | Nelson Mandela Foundation | See more »

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Trivia:

His third wife, Graça Machel, holds the distinction of being the only woman in history to hold the title of first lady of two independent nations. She was first lady of Mozambique from June 25, 1975 to October 19, 1986 when her first husband, Samora Machel, served as president. She became first lady of South Africa July 18, 1998 to June 14, 1999, when she married President Nelson Mandela. See more »

Nickname:

Madiba See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer