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Overview
Date of Birth:
4 March
1932
,
Prospect Township Near Johannesburg, South Africa
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Date of Death:
10 November
2008
, Castel Volturno, Campania, Italy
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Trivia:
Her real name, as she clarifies in the 29 February 1960 issue of Time...
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Awards:
1 win
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DVD review: Soul Power
(From
t5m.com
. 7 December 2009, 8:14 AM, PST)
"Soul Power" - New clip from the Sony Pictures Classics release.
(From
Movie Jungle
. 10 July 2009, 7:42 AM, PDT)
Filmography
Jump to filmography as:
Soundtrack
,
Actress
,
Composer
,
Self
,
Archive Footage
Soundtrack:
2000s
1990s
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
(2007) (performer: "Pata Pata")
... aka Strummer (International: English title: informal short title)
... aka Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (Australia: poster title)
Bobby
(2006) (writer: "Pata Pata") (performer: "Pata Pata")
Transamerica
(2005) (performer: "Jol'inkomo")
"Veronica Mars"
(1 episode, 2004)
-
Pilot
(2004)
TV episode
("Pata Pata")
When We Were Kings
(1996) (writer: "Am Am Pondo") (performer: "Am Am Pondo")
Actress:
1990s
1980s
1950s
Sarafina!
(1992) ....
Angelina
Have You Seen Drum Recently?
(1988)
Amok
(1982) .... Joséphine Sempala
Come Back, Africa
(1959)
... aka An African Story (UK: 16mm release title)
Composer:
In Production
1980s
Mama Afrika
(2010) (TV)
(
filming
)
Amok
(1982)
Self:
In Production
2000s
1990s
1980s
1970s
1960s
1950s
Mama Afrika
(2010) (TV)
(
filming
)
.... Herself
Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony
(2002) .... Herself
... aka Amandla! (Australia)
Sacred Sounds
(2000) .... Herself
When We Were Kings
(1996) .... Herself
Children of Africa
(1993) (TV) .... Herself
"The Cosby Show"
.... Herself (1 episode, 1991)
-
Olivia Comes Out of the Closet
(1991)
TV episode
.... Herself
Paul Simon: Born at the Right Time
(1991) (TV) .... Herself
Voices of Sarafina!
(1988) .... Herself
... aka Voices of Sarafina!: Songs of Hope and Freedom (USA: video box title)
"Ebony/Jet Showcase"
.... Herself (1 episode, 1988)
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Episode dated 20 May 1988
(1988)
TV episode
.... Herself
Paul Simon, Graceland: The African Concert
(1987) (TV) .... Herself
"Àngel Casas show"
.... Herself (1 episode, 1984)
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Episode #1.42
(1984)
TV episode
.... Herself
"The Mike Douglas Show"
.... Herself (1 episode, 1970)
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Episode dated 5 June 1970
(1970)
TV episode
.... Herself
"The David Frost Show"
.... Herself (1 episode, 1969)
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Episode #2.58
(1969)
TV episode
.... Herself
Festival panafricain d'Alger
(1969) .... Herself
Miriam Makeba: We Will Win
(1969) (TV) .... Herself
"The Woody Woodbury Show"
.... Herself (1 episode, 1968)
-
Episode dated 16 February 1968
(1968)
TV episode
.... Herself
"Toast of the Town"
.... Folk Singer / ... (3 episodes, 1962-1967)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
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Episode #21.17
(1967)
TV episode
.... Singer
-
Episode #18.18
(1965)
TV episode
.... Herself - Singer
-
Episode #15.32
(1962)
TV episode
.... Folk Singer
"The Hollywood Palace"
.... Herself - African Folk Singer / ... (2 episodes, 1964-1965)
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Episode #2.28
(1965)
TV episode
.... Herself - African Folk Singer
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Episode #1.4
(1964)
TV episode
.... Herself - Singer
"The Garry Moore Show"
.... Herself (1 episode, 1964)
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Episode #6.25
(1964)
TV episode
.... Herself
"Look Up and Live"
.... Herself (1 episode, 1961)
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Songs of Searching
(1961)
TV episode
.... Herself
"Today"
.... Herself (1 episode, 1960)
... aka NBC News Today (USA: promotional title)
... aka The Today Show (USA: alternative title)
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Episode dated 22 April 1960
(1960)
TV episode
.... Herself
"The Steve Allen Show"
.... Herself - Singer (1 episode, 1959)
... aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
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Episode #5.9
(1959)
TV episode
.... Herself - Singer
Archive Footage:
Soul Power
(2008) .... Herself
"La imagen de tu vida"
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Episode #1.12
(2006)
TV episode
.... Herself
Additional Details
Other Works:
Her recording of "Pata Pata" went to #7 on Billboard's Soul Charts and #12 on the Hot 100 pop charts in 1967.
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Publicity Listings:
4 Articles | 1 Pictorial
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