Melba Moore: movies and TV shows
Melba Moore has 46 credits in the archive: 20 films and 26 TV series, from 1948 to 2022. Highest rated: The Tim Conway Show (7.7/10).
Career timeline
1948 – 2022 · busiest year: 1980 (3 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Sherri | Self - Guest | TV | 2.6 | 76 |
| 2021 | Show of Titles | "Purlie" Performer | Film | — | 75 |
| 2008 | Unsung | TV | 4.7 | 62 | |
| 2007 | Lord Help Us | Film | 3.7 | 61 | |
| 2003 | The Fighting Temptations | Bessie Cooley | Film | 5.8 | 57 |
| 1998 | A Bing Crosby Christmas | Self (archive footage) | Film | 10.0 | 52 |
| 1991 | Lightning Force | TV | 6.5 | 45 | |
| 1990 | Def by Temptation | Madam Sonya | Film | 4.8 | 44 |
| 1989 | All Dogs Go to Heaven | Whippet Angel (voice) | Film | 6.8 | 43 |
| 1989 | Mother's Day | Film | 7.5 | 43 | |
| 1988 | Monsters | Angela Lyle | TV | 7.1 | 42 |
| 1987 | Seasonal Differences | Ms. Varady | Film | — | 41 |
| 1986 | Melba | Melba Patterson | TV | 10.0 | 40 |
| 1986 | Let's Go Mets | Self | Film | — | 40 |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars II | Self | Film | 6.8 | 39 |
| 1985 | The Adventures of a Two-Minute Werewolf | Ms. Rogers | Film | 10.0 | 39 |
| 1985 | Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom | Charlotte Forten | Film | — | 39 |
| 1984 | The Cosby Show | Patricia Abbott | TV | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1984 | Ellis Island | Flora Mitchum | TV | 5.1 | 38 |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | Charlotte Forten | TV | 6.6 | 36 |
| 1982 | Hotel | TV | 6.8 | 36 | |
| 1981 | Falcon Crest | Francine Hope | TV | 5.6 | 35 |
| 1981 | Purlie | Lutiebelle | Film | 6.5 | 35 |
| 1980 | The Tim Conway Show | Self | TV | 7.7 | 34 |
| 1980 | The Beatrice Arthur Special | Herself | Film | — | 34 |
| 1980 | Flamingo Road | Alma | Film | 10.0 | 34 |
| 1979 | Hair | '3-5-0-0' Soloist | Film | 7.3 | 33 |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Claudette Plummer | TV | 6.3 | 31 |
| 1976 | The American Woman: Portraits of Courage | Harriet Tubman | Film | 7.0 | 30 |
| 1975 | Numéro un | Self | TV | 7.5 | 29 |
| 1975 | Système 2 | Self | TV | — | 29 |
| 1974 | Lost in the Stars | Irina | Film | 6.5 | 28 |
| 1972 | ABC Afterschool Special | Ms. Varady | TV | 6.5 | 26 |
| 1972 | The Melba Moore-Clifton Davis Show | Herself - Host | TV | 8.0 | 26 |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Self | TV | 6.1 | 25 |
| 1970 | The Flip Wilson Show | Self | TV | 4.9 | 24 |
| 1970 | The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker | Model at Party | Film | 5.5 | 24 |
| 1969 | Some Kind of a Nut | One of Bunny's Bunch | Film | 4.2 | 23 |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | TV | 6.8 | 22 |
| 1967 | The Carol Burnett Show | Self - Guest | TV | 7.7 | 21 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 16 |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | TV | 6.6 | 16 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV | 5.8 | 15 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self - Co-Hostess | TV | 5.8 | 15 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Nominee / Performer | TV | — | 10 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV | 6.8 | 2 |