Bessie Smith
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 15, 1894
- Died
- September 26, 1937 (aged 43)
- Birthplace
- Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
Biography
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
Filmography
The Story Of The Blues
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
It's Black Entertainment
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
A Huey P. Newton Story
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Blues Masters
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
St. Louis Blues
Movie · as Bessie - Battered Wife