Bessie Smith
Known For
Acting
Born
1894-04-15 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
Died
1937-09-26
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.
Most Known For
Blues Masters
as Self (archive footage)
It's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
A Huey P. Newton Story
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
as Self (archive footage)
The Story Of The Blues
as Self (archive footage)
St. Louis Blues
as Bessie - Battered Wife
Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues
as Self (archive footage)