Bessie Smith photo

Bessie Smith

Acting
1894-04-15
Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
Bessie Smith was an American blues singer widely renowned during the Jazz Age. Nicknamed the "Empress of the Blues", she was the most popular female blues singer of the 1920s and 1930s. She is often regarded as one of the greatest singers of her era and was a major influence on fellow blues singers, as well as jazz vocalists.
Known For 7 titles
It's Black Entertainment (2002) subtitle poster
It's Black Entertainment
2002 Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Subtitles A Huey P. Newton Story (2001) subtitle poster
A Huey P. Newton Story
2001 Movie
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Subtitles Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (1993) subtitle poster
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
1993 Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Subtitles The Story Of The Blues (2004) subtitle poster
The Story Of The Blues
2004 Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Subtitles St. Louis Blues (1929) subtitle poster
St. Louis Blues
1929 Movie
as Bessie - Battered Wife
Subtitles Blues Masters (1999) subtitle poster
Blues Masters
1999 Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Subtitles Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues (1993) subtitle poster
Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues
1993 Movie
as Self (archive footage)
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