Bessie Smith
Known for ActingBorn 1894-04-15 — died 1937-09-26Chattanooga, 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
Blues Masters
1999 · as Self (archive footage)
A Huey P. Newton Story
2001 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
It's Black Entertainment
2002 · as Self (archive footage)
The Story Of The Blues
2004 · as Self (archive footage)
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
1993 · as Self (archive footage)
St. Louis Blues
1929 · as Bessie - Battered Wife
Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues
1993 · as Self (archive footage)