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Bessie Smith(1894-1937)

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  • Music Department
  • Actress
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Bessie Smith
Bessie Smith was born on 15 April 1894 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. She was a composer and actress, known for Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2004), Angel Heart (1987) and Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004). She was married to Jack Gee. She died on 26 September 1937 in Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA.
BornApril 15, 1894
DiedSeptember 26, 1937(43)
BornApril 15, 1894
DiedSeptember 26, 1937(43)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

Known for

Uma Thurman in Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2004)
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
8.7
  • Soundtrack
  • 2004
Robert De Niro and Mickey Rourke in Angel Heart (1987)
Angel Heart
7.2
  • Soundtrack
  • 1987
Uma Thurman and Steven Caceres in Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
8.0
  • Soundtrack
  • 2004
Reese Witherspoon, Christoph Waltz, Robert Pattinson, and Tai in Water for Elephants (2011)
Water for Elephants
6.9
  • Soundtrack
  • 2011

Credits

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Composer

  • Back-Water Blues feat. Stanley Behrens (2024)
    Back-Water Blues feat. Stanley Behrens
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 2024
  • Stain (2024)
    Stain
    Short
    • music by
    • 2024

Music Department

  • Jenny Boyd in Clean Sheets (2016)
    Clean Sheets
    6.6
    Short
    • performed by: "A Good Man is Hard to Find"
    • 2016
  • La route du blues (2003)
    La route du blues
    • musician
    • 2003

Actress

  • St. Louis Blues (1929)
    St. Louis Blues
    6.5
    Short
    • Bessie - Battered Wife
    • 1929

Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
  • Born
    • April 15, 1894
    • Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
  • Died
    • September 26, 1937
    • Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA(auto accident)
  • Spouse
    • Jack GeeJune 7, 1923 - 1929 (separated)
  • Other works
    CD: "Bessie Smith Sings the Blues" (Columbia)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 4 Print Biographies
    • 2 Portrayals
    • 3 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial

Did you know

  • Trivia
    According to 1900 census, she was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States in July, 1892. That date stands in contrast to April 15, 1894, which is the date indicated on her wedding certificate and confirmed by family members.
  • Nickname
    • Empress of the Blues

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