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Bessie Smith

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: Acting

Born: Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA, 1894-04-15

Died: 1937-09-26

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1929	St. Louis Blues	Bessie - Battered Wife	55
2	1989	Wild Women Don't Have the Blues	Self (archive footage)	0
3	1993	Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues	Self (archive footage)	0
4	1993	Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music	Self (archive footage)	60
5	1999	Blues Masters	Self (archive footage)	60
6	2001	A Huey P. Newton Story	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	51
7	2002	It's Black Entertainment	Self (archive footage)	80
8	2004	The Story Of The Blues	Self (archive footage)	42

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	No Data	No Data	No Data	No Data