Nina Simone
Known for Acting · 40 credits
- Born
- 1933-02-21
- Died
- 2003-04-21
- Place of birth
- Tryon, North Carolina, USA
- Also known as
- Eunice Waymon · Eunice Kathleen Waymon
Biography
Nina Simone (born Eunice Kathleen Waymon; February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003) was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist who worked in a broad range of musical styles including classical, jazz, blues, folk, R&B, gospel, and pop.
Known For
TV Shows (8)
Movies (32)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021
as Self (archive footage)
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970
as Self (archive footage)
It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024
as Self (archive footage)
What Happened, Miss Simone?
2015
as Herself
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Black Woodstock
1969
as Self
They All Came Out to Montreux
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)
2016
as Self (archive footage)
The Panafrican Festival in Algiers
1969
as Self
Piano Greats at the BBC
2022
as Self (archive footage)
How It Feels to Be Free
2021
as Self (archival footage)
Nina: A Historical Perspective
1970
Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Nina Simone: Live in '65 & '68
2008
Nina Simone: Live at Montreux 1976
1976
as Herself
The Amazing Nina Simone
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Nina Simone - Live at Ronnie Scott's
1985
as Herself
Nina Simone - Live in Pompeii
1983
as Self
Nina Simone: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 1987
1987
as Self
Nina Simone Resonances at the Paris Pantheon
2024
The Giverny Document (Single Channel)
2019
as (archival footage)
Nina Simone, la rebelle
2024
as self
Why Is We Americans?
2022
as Self
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1
2006
Nina Simone: Live in Antibes - July 24th, 1965
1965
as Herself
Nina Simone: My Baby Just Cares for Me
1987
Nina Simone: The Legend
1992
as Herself
Happy in the Gap
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Nina Simone & Band: 14. Jazzfestival Hamburg
1989
as Herself (vocals & piano)
Nina Simone Black Journal Segment
1969
as Self
Nina Simone - I Loves You Porgy (Live 1961-62)
2010
About Nina Simone
Nina Simone (born Eunice Kathleen Waymon; February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003) was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist who worked in a broad range of musical styles including classical, jazz, blues, folk, R&B, gospel, and pop. With 40 credits spanning from 1962 to 2025, Nina Simone has appeared in 32 films and 8 TV shows.
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Most Popular Nina Simone Movies
- Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021) — as Self (archive footage)
- King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970) — as Self (archive footage)
- It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley (2025) — as Self (archive footage)
- Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (2024) — as Self (archive footage)
- What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015) — as Herself
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