Bessie Smith
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 15, 1894
- Died
- September 26, 1937
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Memories 2025
Music
STAIN 2024
Music
The Story Of The Blues 2004
as Self (archive footage)
It's Black Entertainment 2002
as Self (archive footage)
A Huey P. Newton Story 2001
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Blues Masters 1999
as Self (archive footage)
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music 1993
as Self (archive footage)
Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues 1993
as Self (archive footage)
St. Louis Blues 1929
as Bessie - Battered Wife
Credits from TMDB.