Miriam Makeba: movies and TV shows
Miriam Makeba has 24 credits in the archive: 14 films and 10 TV series, from 1956 to 2024. Highest rated: Algiers, the Mecca of Revolutionaries (1962-1974) (10.0/10).
Career timeline
1956 – 2024 · busiest year: 1988 (3 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.7 | 92 |
| 2019 | Africa Rising | Self - Musician (archive footage) | Film | — | 87 |
| 2016 | Algiers, the Mecca of Revolutionaries (1962-1974) | Self | Film | 10.0 | 84 |
| 2013 | Cachitos de hierro y cromo | Self (archive footage) | TV | — | 81 |
| 2011 | Mama Africa | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 79 |
| 2009 | Soul Power | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 77 |
| 2002 | Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony | Self | Film | 6.5 | 70 |
| 1996 | When We Were Kings | Self | Film | — | 64 |
| 1992 | Sarafina! | Angelina | Film | 6.1 | 60 |
| 1988 | Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute | Self | Film | — | 56 |
| 1988 | Exiles | Self | TV | — | 56 |
| 1988 | The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert | Self | Film | — | 56 |
| 1987 | Paul Simon | Graceland: The African Concert | Self | Film | — | 55 |
| 1984 | The Cosby Show | Self | TV | 7.0 | 52 |
| 1983 | Amok | Joséphine Sempala | Film | — | 51 |
| 1978 | Bio’s Bahnhof | Self | TV | — | 46 |
| 1975 | Numéro un | Self | TV | — | 43 |
| 1972 | Le Grand Échiquier | Self | TV | 8.0 | 40 |
| 1972 | Ein Kessel Buntes | Self | TV | 4.2 | 40 |
| 1969 | The Panafrican Festival in Algiers | Self | Film | — | 37 |
| 1963 | Tonight in Person | Self | TV | — | 31 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV | 5.8 | 29 |
| 1959 | Come Back, Africa | Miriam | Film | — | 27 |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen Show | Self - Singer | TV | 6.2 | 24 |