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Odetta

Acting

Born December 31, 1930 · Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Died December 2, 2008

Also known as Odetta Holmes

IMDb

Awards & recognition

  • Library of Congress Living Legend
  • National Medal of Arts
  • War Resisters League Peace Award

Filmography6 titles

Classic Albums

1997as Self (archive footage)

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

2021as Self (archive footage)

The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack

2000as Self

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation

2013as Self (archive footage)

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

1974as Big Laura