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Trivia:
Inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1984. moreNewsDesk:
(7 articles)
Numbers From Billy Elliot & More Performed At Mtc's Spring Gala 5/18 In NYC (From BroadwayWorld.com. 15 May 2009, 6:04 PM, PDT)
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Filmography
Soundtrack:
- Nights in Rodanthe (2008) (writer: "Backwater Blues")
- Idlewild (2006) (performer: "Do Your Duty")
- Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) (performer: "About Her")
... aka Kill Bill (USA: closing credits title)
... aka Kill Bill 2 (USA: informal title)
... aka Vol. 2 (USA) - The Butcher's Wife (1991) (performer: "T'AINT NOBODY'S BIZNESS IF I DO")
- Angel Heart (1987) (performer: "Honeymoon Blues")
... aka Aux portes de l'enfer (Canada: French title) - 'Round Midnight (1986) (writer: "Put It Right Here")
... aka Autour de minuit (France) - Rich and Famous (1981) (performer: "Take Me for a Buggy Ride")
- Lucky Lady (1975) (performer: "A Hot Time in the Old Town")
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) (performer: "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out")
- Woody Herman & His Orchestra (1938) (writer: "Jailhouse Blues")
- St. Louis Blues (1929) (performer: "St. Louis Blues")
Self:
- St. Louis Blues (1929) .... Herself
Archive Footage:
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"The Blues"
- Warming by the Devil's Fire (2003) TV episode .... Herself - It's Black Entertainment (2002) (TV) .... Herself
- A Huey P. Newton Story (2001) (TV) (uncredited) .... Herself
- Blues Odyssey (2001) (TV) .... Herself
- "The Century: America's Time" (1999) .... Herself ("Boom to Bust - 1920-1929")
- Blues Masters (1999) (V)
- Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (1993) .... Herself
- That's Black Entertainment (1990)
- The Ladies Sing the Blues (1989) .... Herself
- "Brown Sugar" (1986) .... Herself
- Before Stonewall (1984) (uncredited) .... Herself - standing at bar of speakeasy
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"Sanford and Son"
- Earthquake II (1975) TV episode (uncredited) .... Herself - ...And Beautiful II (1970) (TV) .... Herself
- Bessie Smith (1969) .... Herself
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