Mahalia Jackson
Actor
- Born
- October 26, 1911 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- Died
- January 27, 1972 (age 60)
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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).
Known for
Imitation of Life
April 9, 1959
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
July 2, 2021
4 Little Girls
July 9, 1997
The Best Man
April 5, 1964
Jazz on a Summer's Day
March 28, 1960
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
March 24, 1970
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
June 11, 2023
St. Louis Blues
April 7, 1958
Black Woodstock
July 31, 1969
Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong
June 1, 2008
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
January 1, 1997
My Music: A Classic Christmas
November 16, 2019
Acting18
- 2023A Taste of Heaven: The Ecstatic Song & Gospel of Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles
- 2023Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan as Self (archive footage)
- 2021Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) as Self (archive footage)
- 2019My Music: A Classic Christmas as Self (archive footage)
- 2008Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong as Self
- 2005Mahalia Jackson - A Gospel Confession
- 1997Mahalia Jackson Sings the Songs Of Christmas as Self
- 19974 Little Girls as Self - During March on Washington (archive footage)
- 1997Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory