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Marva Whitney(1944-2012)

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Marva Whitney was born on 1 May 1944 in Kansas City, Kansas, USA. She died on 22 December 2012 in Kansas City, Kansas, USA.
BornMay 1, 1944
DiedDecember 22, 2012(68)
BornMay 1, 1944
DiedDecember 22, 2012(68)
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Rosie Perez, Jurnee Smollett, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Margot Robbie, and Ella Jay Basco in Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (2020)
Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn
6.0
  • Soundtrack("Unwind Yourself")
  • 2020
Saoirse Ronan in Lady Bird (2017)
Lady Bird
7.4
  • Soundtrack("Nothing I'd Rather Be")
  • 2017
Elliot Page, Robert Sheehan, Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, Justin H. Min, Ritu Arya, Aidan Gallagher, and Emmy Raver-Lampman in The Umbrella Academy (2019)
The Umbrella Academy
7.8
TV Series
  • Soundtrack("Unwind Yourself")
Brendan Gleeson in Mr. Mercedes (2017)
Mr. Mercedes
7.8
TV Series
  • Soundtrack("Nothing I'd Rather Be (Than Your Weakness)")

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  • Elliot Page, Robert Sheehan, Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, Justin H. Min, Ritu Arya, Aidan Gallagher, and Emmy Raver-Lampman in The Umbrella Academy (2019)
    The Umbrella Academy
    7.8
    TV Series
    • performer: "Unwind Yourself"
    • 2020
  • Rosie Perez, Jurnee Smollett, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Margot Robbie, and Ella Jay Basco in Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (2020)
    Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn
    6.0
    • performer: "Unwind Yourself"
    • 2020
  • Clara Wilsey, Griffin Gluck, Sabrina Carpenter, Paris Berelc, Anjelika Washington, Ava Michelle, Rico Paris, and Luke Eisner in Tall Girl (2019)
    Tall Girl
    5.2
    • performer: "Party on Fifth Ave."
    • 2019
  • Giovanni Ribisi in Sneaky Pete (2015)
    Sneaky Pete
    8.0
    TV Series
    • performer: "Nothing I'd Rather Be (Than Your Weakness)"
    • writer: "Nothing I'd Rather Be (Than Your Weakness)"
    • 2019
  • Brendan Gleeson in Mr. Mercedes (2017)
    Mr. Mercedes
    7.8
    TV Series
    • performer: "Nothing I'd Rather Be (Than Your Weakness)"
    • writer: "Nothing I'd Rather Be (Than Your Weakness)"
    • 2018
  • Saoirse Ronan in Lady Bird (2017)
    Lady Bird
    7.4
    • performer: "Nothing I'd Rather Be"
    • writer: "Nothing I'd Rather Be"
    • 2017
  • James Franco, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., and Maggie Gyllenhaal in The Deuce (2017)
    The Deuce
    8.1
    TV Series
    • performer: "Daddy Don't Know About Sugar Bear"
    • 2017
  • Idris Elba, Nadine Marshall, and Kai Francis Lewis in Second Coming (2014)
    Second Coming
    5.1
    • performer: "I Am What I Am"
    • writer: "I Am What I Am"
    • 2014

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  • Born
    • May 1, 1944
    • Kansas City, Kansas, USA
  • Died
    • December 22, 2012
    • Kansas City, Kansas, USA(complications from pneumonia)
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    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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  • Trivia
    She was a singer in the James Brown Revue, and a solo artist on his label King Records. She had her own featured segment during the shows, and sang duets with Mr. Brown.
  • Nickname
    • Soul Sister Number 1

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