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Jessye Norman

Actress | Soundtrack

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She was awarded an honorary doctorate for her services to music from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the 1998 Commencement Ceremonies. See more trivia »

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in Augusta, Georgia, USA
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2001 Christmas Glory from New York (TV movie)
Soprano
 
2001 Vangelis: Mythodea - Music for the NASA Mission, 2001 Mars Odyssey (video)
Lead Singer
 
2000 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (TV series)
Thunder Mountain Woman
– Rip Van Winkle (2000) … Thunder Mountain Woman (voice)
 
1999 The People's Passion (TV movie)
Narrator
 
1996 Margie Gillis: Wild Hearts in Strange Times
 
1993 Great Performances (TV series)
Jocasta
– Oedipus Rex (1993) … Jocasta
 
1990 Die Walküre (TV movie)
Sieglinde
 
1983-1988 The Metropolitan Opera Presents (TV series)
Ariadne / Cassandre / Madame Lidoine / …
– Ariadne auf Naxos (1988) … Ariadne / Primadonna
– Dialogues des Carmérites (1987) … Madame Lidoine
– Les Troyens (1983) … Cassandre
 
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2008 Choke (performer: "Padre, Germani, Addio! - Ilia, Idamente")
 
2002 The Hours (performer: "Beim Schlafengehen")
 
1990 Wild at Heart (performer: "Im Abendrot")
 
1990 Romeo (performer: "Wiegenlied" Berceuse)
 
1989 La révolution française (performer: "Hymne à la Liberté")
 
1988 Distant Voices, Still Lives (performer: "There's a Man Goin' Round" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (31 titles)
2011 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 22 July 2011 (2011) … Herself
 
2009 Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #7.2 (2009) … Herself
 
2009 Beckmann (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 18 May 2009 (2009) … Herself
 
2009 Karsh Is History (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2006 Absolute Wilson (documentary)
Herself
 
2006 Wetten, dass..? (TV series)
Herself
– Wetten, dass..? aus Halle an der Saale (2006) … Herself
 
2003 Great Performances (TV series)
Himself
– 30th Anniversary: A Celebration in Song (2003) … Himself
 
2002 Nobel Peace Prize Concert (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
2002 Im Herzen des Lichts - Die Nacht der Primadonnen (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2000-2001 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 19 December 2001 (2001) … Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 20 March 2000 (2000) … Herself - Guest
 
1998 To Life! America Celebrates Israel's 50th (TV special)
Herself
 
1997 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV special)
Herself - Honoree
 
1997 The 39th Annual Grammy Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1996 The Metropolitan Opera Presents (TV series)
Herself
– James Levine Gala (1996) … Herself
 
1995 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV special)
Herself
 
1993 Boulevard Bio (TV series)
Herself
– Mythos Primadonna (1993) … Herself
 
1992 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (TV movie)
Herself
 
1992 Symphony for the Spire (documentary)
Soprano
 
1991 Jessye Norman at Notre Dame (TV movie)
Herself
 
1991 Marian Anderson (TV movie)
Herself
 
1990 Tchaikovsky: 150th Birthday Gala from Leningrad (TV special documentary)
Soprano
 
1989 Jessye Norman Sings Carmen (documentary)
Carmen, soprano
 
1988 Freedomfest: Nelson Mandela's 70th Birthday Celebratation (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1988 Karajan in Salzburg (TV special)
Soprano (segment "Wagner")
 
1987 Jessye Norman's Christmas Symphony (TV special documentary)
Soloist
 
1987 Carnegie Hall: The Grand Reopening (TV movie)
Herself
 
1985 Ozawa (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1984 The 5th Annual Black Achievement Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
1983 The Metropolitan Opera: Centennial Gala (TV special)
Herself
 
1979 The South Bank Show (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Jessye Norman (1979) … Herself
 
1974 Le grand échiquier (TV series)
Herself
– Serge Reggiani (1974) … Herself
 
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Trivia:

She was awarded an honorary doctorate for her services to music from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the 1998 Commencement Ceremonies. See more »

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Virgo