Bessie Smith - Contact Info, Agent, Manager

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81 titles

Past Film & Video (33 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
STAIN (2024) (Short) - Composer (music by) Composer (music by) See fewer	$300
The Shuroo Process (2021) Performer ("Nobody Knows You When You"re Down and Out") Performer ("Nobody Knows You When You"re Down and Out") See fewer
The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021) Performer ("T"Ain"t Nobody"s Bizness") Performer ("T"Ain"t Nobody"s Bizness") See fewer				$1.3MM
The Goldfinch (2019) Performer ("Lonesome Desert Blues"), Writer ("Lonesome Desert Blues") Performer ("Lonesome Desert Blues"), Writer ("Lonesome Desert Blues") See fewer	$45MM	$2.7MM	$5.3MM	$10MM
Dolemite Is My Name (2019) Performer ("Nobody Knows When You"re Down and Out") Performer ("Nobody Knows When You"re Down and Out") See fewer
Sound of Metal (2019) Performer ("Careless Love") Performer ("Careless Love") See fewer	$5.4MM			$517K
Fast Color (2018) Writer ("You"ve Been A Good Ole Wagon") Writer ("You"ve Been A Good Ole Wagon") See fewer		$38K	$77K	$77K
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars (2017) Writer ("Backwater Blues") Writer ("Backwater Blues") See fewer				$459K
Nun (2017) Performer ("Alexander"s Ragtime Band", "Baby Won"t You Please Come Home") Performer ("Alexander"s Ragtime Band", "Baby Won"t You Please Come Home") See fewer
Les Temps Modernes (2016) (Short) - Performer ("Nobody Knows You When You"re Down And Out") Performer ("Nobody Knows You When You"re Down And Out") See fewer
Sophie and the Rising Sun (2016) Performer ("Baby, Won"t You Please Come Home") Performer ("Baby, Won"t You Please Come Home") See fewer			$35K	$35K
A Good Man (2014) (Short) - Performer ("A Good Man is Hard to Find"), Writer ("A Good Man is Hard to Find") Performer ("A Good Man is Hard to Find"), Writer ("A Good Man is Hard to Find") See fewer	CAD 500
Jimmy"s Hall (2014) Performer ("Weeping Willow Blues") Performer ("Weeping Willow Blues") See fewer	€6.9MM	$20K	$561K	$4.8MM
Water for Elephants (2011) Performer ("I Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl") Performer ("I Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl") See fewer	$38MM	$17MM	$59MM	$117MM
Moths (2010) (Short) - Performer ("Gulf Coast Blues") Performer ("Gulf Coast Blues") See fewer
Nights in Rodanthe (2008) Writer ("Backwater Blues") Writer ("Backwater Blues") See fewer	$30MM	$13MM	$42MM	$84MM
Idlewild (2006) Performer ("Do Your Duty") Performer ("Do Your Duty") See fewer	$15MM	$5.7MM	$13MM	$13MM
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) Performer ("About Her") Performer ("About Her") See fewer	$30MM	$26MM	$66MM	$154MM
La route du blues (2003) Musician Musician See fewer	CAD 250K
History Lessons (2000) Performer ("Soft Pedal Blues") (uncredited), Writer ("Soft Pedal Blues") (uncredited) Performer ("Soft Pedal Blues") (uncredited), Writer ("Soft Pedal Blues") (uncredited) See fewer
En kvinnas huvud (1997) Performer ("Yes Indeed He Do!") Performer ("Yes Indeed He Do!") See fewer
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (1993) Self - Performer (archive footage), Performer ("St. Louis Blues") Self - Performer (archive footage), Performer ("St. Louis Blues") See fewer
The Butcher"s Wife (1991) Performer ("T" Aint Nobody"s Bizness if I Do") Performer ("T" Aint Nobody"s Bizness if I Do") See fewer		$2.4MM	$9.7MM	$9.7MM
Die Schauspielerin (1988) Performer ("NOBODY KNOWS YOU WHEN YOU"RE DOWN AND OUT") Performer ("NOBODY KNOWS YOU WHEN YOU"RE DOWN AND OUT") See fewer
Angel Heart (1987) Performer ("Honeymoon Blues") Performer ("Honeymoon Blues") See fewer	$17MM	$3.7MM	$17MM	$17MM
"Round Midnight (1986) Writer ("Put It Right Here") Writer ("Put It Right Here") See fewer	$3MM	$25K	$3.3MM	$3.3MM
Rich and Famous (1981) Performer ("Take Me for a Buggy Ride") Performer ("Take Me for a Buggy Ride") See fewer			$14MM	$14MM
Carbon Copy (1981) Performer ("Nobody Knows You When You"re Down And Out") Performer ("Nobody Knows You When You"re Down And Out") See fewer	$6MM		$9.6MM	$9.6MM
Lucky Lady (1975) Performer ("Empty Bed Blues", "A Hot Time in the Old Town") Performer ("Empty Bed Blues", "A Hot Time in the Old Town") See fewer	$13MM		$24MM	$24MM
Brother Can You Spare a Dime (1975) Performer ("Nobody Knows You When You"re Down and Out" (1923)) Performer ("Nobody Knows You When You"re Down and Out" (1923)) See fewer
Sing Sing Thanksgiving (1973) Performer ("Sing Sing Prison Blues") Performer ("Sing Sing Prison Blues") See fewer
St. Louis Blues (1929) (Short) - Bessie - Battered Wife, Performer ("St. Louis Blues") (uncredited) Bessie - Battered Wife, Performer ("St. Louis Blues") (uncredited) See fewer
Jailhouse Blues (1929) (Short) - Writer ("Jailhouse Blues") Writer ("Jailhouse Blues") See fewer

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Past Television (17 titles)	Episodes
Shining Girls (2022) (TV Series) - Performer ("St. Louis Blues") (2 episodes, 2022) Performer ("St. Louis Blues") (2 episodes, 2022) See fewer 30 (Jun 3, 2022) Season 1, Episode 8 - Performer ("St. Louis Blues") Performer ("St. Louis Blues") See fewer Screamer (May 13, 2022) Season 1, Episode 5 - Performer ("St. Louis Blues") Performer ("St. Louis Blues") See fewer	2
Tales from the Loop (2020) (TV Series) - Performer ("Careless Love Blues") (1 episode, 2020) Performer ("Careless Love Blues") (1 episode, 2020) See fewer Parallel (Apr 3, 2020) Season 1, Episode 6 - Performer ("Careless Love Blues") Performer ("Careless Love Blues") See fewer	1
Z: The Beginning of Everything (2017) (TV Series) - Performer ("After You"ve Gone") (2 episodes, 2017) Performer ("After You"ve Gone") (2 episodes, 2017) See fewer The Right Side of Paradise (Jan 27, 2017) Season 1, Episode 3 - Performer ("After You"ve Gone") (uncredited) Performer ("After You"ve Gone") (uncredited) See fewer Just Humans (Jan 27, 2017) Season 1, Episode 2 - Performer ("After You"ve Gone") (uncredited) Performer ("After You"ve Gone") (uncredited) See fewer	2
Lady Day at Emerson"s Bar & Grill (2016) (TV Movie) - Writer ("Baby Doll") Writer ("Baby Doll") See fewer
Miss Fisher"s Murder Mysteries (2015) (TV Series) - Performer ("Nobody Knows When You"re Down & Out") (1 episode, 2015) Performer ("Nobody Knows When You"re Down & Out") (1 episode, 2015) See fewer Blood & Money (May 29, 2015) Season 3, Episode 4 - Performer ("Nobody Knows When You"re Down & Out") Performer ("Nobody Knows When You"re Down & Out") See fewer	1
Bessie (2015) (TV Movie) - Performer ("Gimme A Pigfoot And A Bottle of Beer"), Writer ("Lost Your Head Blues", "Preachin" The Blues", "Long Old Road") Performer ("Gimme A Pigfoot And A Bottle of Beer"), Writer ("Lost Your Head Blues", "Preachin" The Blues", "Long Old Road") See fewer
The Originals (2015) (TV Series) - Performer ("Down Hearted Blues") (1 episode, 2015) Performer ("Down Hearted Blues") (1 episode, 2015) See fewer Sanctuary (Feb 2, 2015) Season 2, Episode 12 - Performer ("Down Hearted Blues") (uncredited) Performer ("Down Hearted Blues") (uncredited) See fewer	1
Boardwalk Empire (2012) (TV Series) - Soundtrack (1 episode, 2012) Soundtrack (1 episode, 2012) See fewer Bone for Tuna (Sep 30, 2012) Season 3, Episode 3 - Soundtrack ("Nobody Wants You When You"re Down And Out" (1923)) Soundtrack ("Nobody Wants You When You"re Down And Out" (1923)) See fewer	1
The Hour (2011) (TV Series) - Writer ("Backwater Blues") (1 episode, 2011) Writer ("Backwater Blues") (1 episode, 2011) See fewer Crises at Home and Abroad (Sep 7, 2011) Season 1, Episode 4 - Writer ("Backwater Blues") (uncredited) Writer ("Backwater Blues") (uncredited) See fewer	1
Cold Case (2005) (TV Series) - Performer ("Nobody Knows You When You"re Down and Out") (1 episode, 2005) Performer ("Nobody Knows You When You"re Down and Out") (1 episode, 2005) See fewer Best Friends (May 8, 2005) Season 2, Episode 22 - Performer ("Nobody Knows You When You"re Down and Out") Performer ("Nobody Knows You When You"re Down and Out") See fewer	1
Carnivàle (2003) (TV Series) - Writer ("I need A Little Sugar In My Bowl") (1 episode, 2003), Performer ("I need A Little Sugar In My Bowl") (1 episode, 2003) Writer ("I need A Little Sugar In My Bowl") (1 episode, 2003), Performer ("I need A Little Sugar In My Bowl") (1 episode, 2003) See fewer The River (Oct 26, 2003) Season 1, Episode 7 - Performer ("I need A Little Sugar In My Bowl") (uncredited), Writer ("I need A Little Sugar In My Bowl") (uncredited) Performer ("I need A Little Sugar In My Bowl") (uncredited), Writer ("I need A Little Sugar In My Bowl") (uncredited) See fewer	1
The Blues (2003) (TV Mini-series) - Performer ("Muddy Water", "St. Louis Blues") (1 episode, 2003), Writer ("Young Woman"s Blues") (1 episode, 2003), Self (1 episode, 2003) Performer ("Muddy Water", "St. Louis Blues") (1 episode, 2003), Writer ("Young Woman"s Blues") (1 episode, 2003), Self (1 episode, 2003) See fewer Red, White and Blues (Oct 3, 2003) Season 1, Episode 6 - Writer ("Young Woman"s Blues") Writer ("Young Woman"s Blues") See fewer Warming by the Devil"s Fire (Oct 1, 2003) Season 1, Episode 4 - Self (archive footage), Performer ("Muddy Water", "St. Louis Blues") Self (archive footage), Performer ("Muddy Water", "St. Louis Blues") See fewer	2
7T3 (1988) (TV Series) - Writer ("Kitchen Man") (1 episode, 1988) Writer ("Kitchen Man") (1 episode, 1988) See fewer Episode #1.15 (Feb 27, 1988) Season 1, Episode 15 - Writer ("Kitchen Man") Writer ("Kitchen Man") See fewer	1
Àngel Casas Show (1985) (TV Series) - Writer ("Backwater Blues") (1 episode, 1985) Writer ("Backwater Blues") (1 episode, 1985) See fewer Episode #2.6 (Oct 15, 1985) Season 2, Episode 6 - Writer ("Backwater Blues") Writer ("Backwater Blues") See fewer	1
FDR (1982) (TV Movie) - Performer ("Nobody Knows When You"re Down and Out") Performer ("Nobody Knows When You"re Down and Out") See fewer
Sanford and Son (1975) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1975), Performer ("Nobody Knows You When You"re Down and Out") (1 episode, 1975) Self (1 episode, 1975), Performer ("Nobody Knows You When You"re Down and Out") (1 episode, 1975) See fewer Earthquake II (Sep 12, 1975) Season 5, Episode 1 - Self (archive footage) (uncredited), Performer ("Nobody Knows You When You"re Down and Out") (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited), Performer ("Nobody Knows You When You"re Down and Out") (uncredited) See fewer	1
The Subject Is Jazz (1958) (TV Series) - Performer ("Cold in Hand Blues") (1 episode, 1958) Performer ("Cold in Hand Blues") (1 episode, 1958) See fewer The Blues (Apr 30, 1958) Season 1, Episode 6 - Performer ("Cold in Hand Blues") Performer ("Cold in Hand Blues") See fewer	1

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Self (1 title)
Jazz (2001) (TV Mini-series) - Self / Self - singer (2 episodes, 2001) Self / Self - singer (2 episodes, 2001) See fewer The True Welcome: 1929-1934 (Jan 15, 2001) Season 1, Episode 4 - Self Self See fewer Our Language: 1924 -1929 (Jan 10, 2001) Season 1, Episode 3 - Self - singer Self - singer See fewer

Archive Footage (28 titles)
Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America (2023) (TV Series) - Self / blues singer (1 episode, 2023) Self / blues singer (1 episode, 2023) See fewer Oklahoma"s Toxic Ghost Town (Sep 5, 2023) Season 2, Episode 2 - Self / blues singer (archive footage) Self / blues singer (archive footage) See fewer
Billie (2019) Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke (2019) (TV Movie) - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Sound of Song (2015) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2015) Self (1 episode, 2015) See fewer The Recording Revolution (Jan 16, 2015) Season 1, Episode 1 - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Soul Power! (2013) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2013) Self (1 episode, 2013) See fewer Soul Power! The Early Years (2013) Season 1, Episode 1 - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Jazz Britannia (2005) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2005) Self (1 episode, 2005) See fewer Stranger on the Shore (Jan 28, 2005) Season 1, Episode 1 - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Blues Odyssey (2003) (TV Movie) - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
The Blues (2003) (TV Mini-series) - Self (1 episode, 2003) Self (1 episode, 2003) See fewer Warming by the Devil"s Fire (Oct 1, 2003) Season 1, Episode 4 - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Great Performances (2003) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2003) Self (1 episode, 2003) See fewer The Great American Songbook (Mar 11, 2003) Season 31, Episode 11 - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
It"s Black Entertainment (2002) (TV Special) - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
A Huey P. Newton Story (2001) (TV Movie) - Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer
Blues Masters (1999) (Video) - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
The Greatest (1999) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1999) Self (1 episode, 1999) See fewer 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll (Jul 26, 1999) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer
The Century: America"s Time (1999) (TV Mini-series) - Self (1 episode, 1999) Self (1 episode, 1999) See fewer Boom To Bust (Apr 13, 1999) Season 1, Episode 3 - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
At the Jazz Band Ball (1995) (Video) - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Arena (1993) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1993) Self (1 episode, 1993) See fewer Tales of Rock "N" Roll: Highway 61 Revisited (May 8, 1993) Season 18, Episode 20 - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
That"s Black Entertainment (1990) Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday (1990) (TV Movie) - Self / singer (archive footage) Self / singer (archive footage) See fewer
The Ladies Sing the Blues (1989) (Video) - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
American Masters (1989) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1989) Self (1 episode, 1989) See fewer Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong (Jul 31, 1989) Season 4, Episode 3 - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Brown Sugar (1986– ) (TV Mini-series) - Self Self See fewer
All You Need Is Love (1977) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1977) Self (1 episode, 1977) See fewer Who"s That Comin"?: Blues (Mar 12, 1977) Season 1, Episode 5 - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Sanford and Son (1975) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1975) Self (1 episode, 1975) See fewer Earthquake II (Sep 12, 1975) Season 5, Episode 1 - Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer
The Age of Ballyhoo (1973) (Video) - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Sympathy for the Devil (1972) (TV Series) - Self - Musician (1 episode, 1972) Self - Musician (1 episode, 1972) See fewer Magara oder Das Glück, Angst zu haben. Zur Sozialgeschichte der populären Musik der Afro-Amerikaner II.Teil (Jul 21, 1972) Season 1, Episode 4 - Self - Musician (archive footage) Self - Musician (archive footage) See fewer
Black Music in America: From Then Till Now (1971) (Short) - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
...and Beautiful II (1970) (TV Special) - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Bessie Smith (1969) (Short) - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer

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Other (2 titles)
Back-Water Blues feat. Stanley Behrens (2024) (Music Video) - Composer Composer See fewer
BioShock Infinite (2013) (Video Game) - Performer ("I"m Wild About That Thing") Performer ("I"m Wild About That Thing") See fewer

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Bessie Smith (1894–1937)

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