Bessie
Survival began with a song
Released 2015 • 11 years ago1h 47m132 cast members
- Drama
- Music
- TV Movie
The story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.
Survival began with a song
The story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.
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28
Alive
2
Deceased
93.3%
Still living
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as Bessie Smith
AliveBorn: March 18, 1970
Age: 56
Newark, New Jersey, USA
as Ma Rainey
AliveBorn: December 11, 1967
Age: 58
Woodlawn, Maryland, USA
as Richard
AliveBorn: November 18, 1970
Age: 55
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
as Lucille
AliveBorn: June 20, 1980
Age: 46
Queens, New York City, New York, USA
as Jack Gee
DeceasedBorn: November 22, 1966
Died: September 6, 2021
Age at death: 54
as William 'Pa' Rainey
AliveBorn: January 30, 1951
Age: 75
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
as John Hammond
AliveBorn: May 24, 1978
Age: 48
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
as Carl Van Vechten
AliveBorn: January 12, 1960
Age: 66
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
as Viola
AliveBorn: September 4, 1957
Age: 69
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
as Clarence
AliveBorn: August 2, 1975
Age: 51
Lawtey, Florida, USA
as Young Bessie
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Chorus Guy
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Stagehand
DeceasedBorn: May 19, 1970
Died: July 26, 2021
Age at death: 51
as '81' Theatre Owner
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Miss Taylor
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Rehearsal Director
AliveBorn: June 20, 1972
Age: 54
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
as Chorus Girl
AliveBorn: May 21, 1981
Age: 45
Santa Clara County, California, USA
as Chorus Girl
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Host
AliveBorn: February 9, 1961
Age: 65
Dallas, Texas, USA
as Theatergoer
AliveBirth date not on record.
Atlanta, Georgia
as Ma's Main Girl
AliveBorn: March 21, 1982
Age: 44
Douglas, Georgia, USA
as Ma's Dancer
AliveBorn: April 23, 1987
Age: 39
Sacramento, California, USA
as Nightclub Manager
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Bessie's Dancer
AliveBorn: June 13, 1988
Age: 38
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
as Roadie
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Roadie
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Doreen Dupree
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Etta Johnson
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Detroit Theater Manager
AliveBorn: July 29, 1964
Age: 62
Great Falls, Montana, USA
as Wild Child
AliveBirth date not on record.
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