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Bessie Smith
(1894–1937)
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Born:
Elizabeth Smith
April 15
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1894
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Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
Died:
September 26
,
1937
(age 43) in
Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA
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Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
Water for Elephants (2011)
Angel Heart (1987)
'Round Midnight (1986)
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Water for Elephants
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2008
Nights in Rodanthe
(writer: "Backwater Blues")
2006
Idlewild
(performer: "Do Your Duty")
2004
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
(performer: "About Her")
2000
History Lessons
(documentary) (writer: "Soft Pedal Blues" - uncredited / performer: "Soft Pedal Blues" - uncredited)
1993
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
(documentary) (performer: "St. Louis Blues")
1991
The Butcher's Wife
(performer: "T'AINT NOBODY'S BIZNESS IF I DO")
1987
Angel Heart
(performer: "Honeymoon Blues")
1986
'Round Midnight
(writer: "Put It Right Here")
1981
Rich and Famous
(performer: "Take Me for a Buggy Ride")
1975
Lucky Lady
(performer: "Empty Bed Blues", "A Hot Time in the Old Town")
1975
Sanford and Son
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Earthquake II
(1975) (performer: "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" - uncredited)
1975
Brother Can You Spare a Dime
(documentary) (performer: "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" 1923)
1929
St. Louis Blues
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2003
The Blues
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2003
Great Performances
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2002
It's Black Entertainment
(TV special documentary)
Herself
2001
A Huey P. Newton Story
(TV documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
2001
Blues Odyssey
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Herself
1999
The Century: America's Time
1999
Blues Masters
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1993
Arena
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1993
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
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Herself - Performer
1990
That's Black Entertainment
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Herself
1989
The Ladies Sing the Blues
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1986
Brown Sugar
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1984
Before Stonewall
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Herself - standing at bar of speakeasy (uncredited)
1977
All You Need Is Love
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1975
Sanford and Son
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1971
Black Music in America: From Then Till Now
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...And Beautiful II
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1969
Bessie Smith
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CD: "After You've Gone" (ZKAT)
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Height:
5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Trivia:
Blues singer.
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Nickname:
Empress of the Blues
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Star Sign:
Aries