Mahalia Jackson
Actor
Biography
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Mahalia Jackson (October 26, 1911 – January 27, 1972) was an American gospel singer. Possessing a contralto voice, she was referred to as "The Queen of Gospel". She became one of the most influential gospel singers in the world and was heralded internationally as a singer and civil rights activist. She recorded about 30 albums (mostly for Columbia Records) during her career, and her 45 rpm records included a dozen "golds" (million-sellers).
Filmography
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
as Self (archive footage) 2021
4 Little Girls
as Self - During March on Washington (archive footage) 1997
The Best Man
as Mahalia Jackson 1964
Jazz on a Summer's Day
as Self 1960
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
as Self (archive footage) 1970
St. Louis Blues
as Bessie May 1958
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
as Self (archive footage) 2023
Black Woodstock
as Self 1969
Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong
as Self 2008
My Music: A Classic Christmas
as Self (archive footage) 2019
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
1997
Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul
as Self (archive footage) 1988
A Taste of Heaven: The Ecstatic Song & Gospel of Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles
2023
Mahalia
as Self - Vocals 1975
Mahalia Jackson - A Gospel Confession
2005
Mahalia Jackson Sings the Songs Of Christmas
as Self 1997