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Nina Simone

Acting Born Feb 21, 1933 Tryon, North Carolina, USA 24 credits

Biography

Nina Simone (born Eunice Kathleen Waymon; February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003) was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist who worked in a broad range of musical styles including classical, jazz, blues, folk, R&B, gospel, and pop. 

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Known for

Sacrée soirée

as Self

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as Self (archive footage)

HARDtalk

1997
Film

Black Woodstock

as Self
Film

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

as Self (archive footage)

Frequent co-stars

Mahalia Jackson 1 shared title
Stevie Wonder 1 shared title
B.B. King 1 shared title
Gladys Knight 1 shared title
Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham 1 shared title
Tony Lawrence 1 shared title

Career timeline

It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley
Nina Simone, la rebelleSoundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
Il était une fois Champs-ÉlyséesPiano Greats at the BBC
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Happy in the Gap
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Nina Simone: Live in '65 & '68
HARDtalk
Nina Simone: The Legend
Sacrée soiréeLe monde est à vousNina Simone: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 1987
Nina Simone - Live at Ronnie Scott's
Bei Bio
Nina Simone: Live at Montreux 1976
Les Rendez-vous du dimancheNuméro un
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Black Woodstock
Nina Simone: Live in Antibes - July 24th, 1965
The Merv Griffin Show

Full filmography

  • Sacrée soirée (1987) as Self
  • The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975) as Self (archive footage)
  • Le monde est à vous (1987) as Self
  • Numéro un (1975) as Self
  • HARDtalk (1997)
  • Il était une fois Champs-Élysées (2022) as Self (archive footage)
  • Black Woodstock (1969) as Self
  • It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley (2025) as Self (archive footage)
  • Nina Simone: Live at Montreux 1976 (1976) as Herself
  • Nina Simone: The Legend (1992) as Herself
  • Nina Simone: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 1987 (1987) as Self
  • Bei Bio (1983) as Self
  • Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021) as Self (archive footage)
  • Nina Simone: Live in Antibes - July 24th, 1965 (1965) as Herself
  • What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015) as Herself
  • King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970) as Self (archive footage)
  • Nina Simone, la rebelle (2024) as self
  • Happy in the Gap (2020) as Self (archive footage)
  • Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (2024) as Self (archive footage)
  • Piano Greats at the BBC (2022) as Self (archive footage)
  • Nina Simone - Live at Ronnie Scott's (1985) as Herself
  • Nina Simone: Live in '65 & '68 (2008)
  • Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan (2023) as Self (archive footage)