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Nina Simone

Acting

Born February 21, 1933 · Tryon, North Carolina, USA

Died April 21, 2003

Also known as Eunice Waymon · Eunice Kathleen Waymon

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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.

Awards & recognition

  • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame · 2018
  • honorary doctorate

Filmography12 titles

Nina Simone: Live at Montreux 1976

1976as Herself

Cruella

2021Songs

Black Woodstock

1969as Self

It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley

2025as Self (archive footage)

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

2024as Self (archive footage)

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

2021as Self (archive footage)

The Amazing Nina Simone

2015as Self (archive footage)

What Happened, Miss Simone?

2015as Herself

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

1970as Self (archive footage)

Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan

2025as Self (archive footage)

How It Feels to Be Free

2021as Self (archival footage)

The Giverny Document (Single Channel)

2019as (archival footage)