Cassandra Wilson(1955-2026)

Actress
Composer
Soundtrack

Cassandra Wilson was born on 4 December 1955 in Jackson, Mississippi, USA. She was an actress and composer, known for The Score (2001), Junior (1994) and My Blueberry Nights (2007). She was married to Isaach De Bankolé and Anthony Wilson. She died on 2 September 2026 in Jackson, Mississippi, USA.

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Awards
- 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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Known for

The Score

6.8

Special Appearance

2001

Junior

4.8

Singer

1994

My Blueberry Nights

6.6

Soundtrack

2007

True Detective

8.8

TV Series

Soundtrack

Credits

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Actress

Corinth Crossroads: A Town Amidst War
Short
- Narrator
- 2013
The Score
6.8
- Special Appearance
- 2001
Junior
4.8
- Singer
- 1994

Composer

Soundtrack

Big Little Lies
8.4
TV Series
- performer: "Harvest Moon"
- 2019
True Detective
8.8
TV Series
- performer: "Death Letter"
- performer: "Death Letter", "Billie's Blues", "Good Morning Heartache"
- performer: "Sign of the Judgement" (uncredited, uncredited) ...
- 2014–2019
Hap and Leonard
7.6
TV Series
- performer: "Easy Rider"
- writer: "Easy Rider"
- 2017
Strange Weather
6.0
- performer: "Wichita Lineman"
- 2016
Good Deeds
5.8
- performer: "Time After Time"
- 2012
Nip/Tuck
7.7
TV Series
- performer: "The Very Thought Of You" (uncredited)
- 2009
My Blueberry Nights
6.6
- performer: "Harvest Moon"
- 2007
Bones
7.8
TV Series
- performer: "I Want To Be Loved"
- 2006
Don't Come Knocking
6.6
- performer: "Strike a Match", "Lost"
- 2005
The Blues
8.0
TV Mini Series
- performer: "Slow Down", "Viet Nam"
- 2003
The Soul of a Man
7.3
- performer: "Slow Down", "Viet Nam"
- 2003
Crossing Jordan
7.1
TV Series
- performer: "Wind Cries Mary" (uncredited)
- 2003
Brown Sugar
6.5
- performer: "Time After Time"
- 2002
C'est la vie
6.8
- performer: "Autumn Leaves" (Les Feuilles Mortes)
- 2001
Passions
6.0
TV Series
- performer: "Time After Time"
- 2001

Personal details

Official site
- Official Site
Born
- December 4, 1955
- Jackson, Mississippi, USA
Died
- September 2, 2026
- Jackson, Mississippi, USA(undisclosed)
Spouses

Did you know

Trivia
Resides in a Sugar Hill (Manhattan) apartment that had periodically belonged to Count Basie, Lena Horne and boxing legend Joe Louis.

Quotes
On Abbey Lincoln's influence: I learned a lot about taking a different path from Abbey, investing your lyrics with what your life is about in the moment.