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Jessye Norman(1945-2019)

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  • Music Department
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Jessye Norman at an event for The 48th Annual Grammy Awards (2006)
Jessye Norman was born on 15 September 1945 in Augusta, Georgia, USA. She was an actress, known for Wild at Heart (1990), The Hours (2002) and The Banshees of Inisherin (2022). She died on 30 September 2019 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornSeptember 15, 1945
DiedSeptember 30, 2019(74)
BornSeptember 15, 1945
DiedSeptember 30, 2019(74)
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  • Awards
    • 7 wins & 11 nominations total

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Known for

Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern in Wild at Heart (1990)
Wild at Heart
7.2
  • Soundtrack
  • 1990
Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, and Meryl Streep in The Hours (2002)
The Hours
7.5
  • Soundtrack
  • 2002
Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson in The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
The Banshees of Inisherin
7.6
  • Soundtrack
  • 2022
Choke (2008)
Choke
6.4
  • Soundtrack
  • 2008

Credits

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Actress

  • Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, and Metropolitan Opera Ballet in The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977)
    The Metropolitan Opera Presents
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Madame Lidoine
    • Ariadne
    • Primadonna ...
    • 2013–2022
  • Verdi: Requiem (2009)
    Verdi: Requiem
    TV Movie
    • Soprano
    • 2009
  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)
    Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Thunder Mountain Woman (voice)
    • 2000
  • The People's Passion (1999)
    The People's Passion
    TV Special
    • Narrator
    • 1999
  • Margie Gillis: Wild Hearts in Strange Times
    • 1996
  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Jocasta
    • 1993
  • Die Walküre (1990)
    Die Walküre
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • Sieglinde
    • 1990

Music Department

  • Kitemotif (2022)
    Kitemotif
    Short
    • singer
    • 2022
  • L'éclipse (1999)
    L'éclipse
    TV Special
    • performer
    • 1999

Additional Crew

  • L'éclipse (1999)
    L'éclipse
    TV Special
    • contributor
    • 1999

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
  • Born
    • September 15, 1945
    • Augusta, Georgia, USA
  • Died
    • September 30, 2019
    • New York City, New York, USA(multiple organ failure)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    She was awarded an honorary doctorate for her services to music from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the 1998 Commencement Ceremonies.
  • Quotes
    [on what is on her mind whilst performing] I think about the words, I think about the characters. I think what a pleasure it is to sing some of the text that I have. I am so grateful to to be saying those words, they're so beautiful.

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