Nina Simone

Acting

Nina Simone

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

Died April 21, 2003 · aged 70

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

CruellaCruella · 2021
Cruella
8.02021
MovieComedyCrime
In 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, a young grifter named Estella is determined to make a name for herself with her designs. She befriends a pair of young thieves who appreciate her appetite for mischief, and together they are able to build a life for themselves on the London streets. One day, Estella’s flair for fashion catches the eye of the Baroness von Hellman, a fashion legend who is devastatingly chic and terrifyingly haute. But their relationship sets in motion a course of events and revelations that will cause Estella to embrace her wicked side and become the raucous, fashionable and revenge-bent Cruella.
LBJLBJ · 1968
LBJ
5.91968
MovieDocumentary
This is a montage of different images from the JFK, Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy triumphs and assassinations, all three events being observed by Lyndon Johnson as the dark figure who is plotting the anti-black rights movement.
Zahia Ziouani & Mourad Merzouki : Les Nouveaux MondesZahia Ziouani & Mourad Merzouki : Les Nouveaux Mondes · 2024
Zahia Ziouani & Mourad Merzouki : Les Nouveaux Mondes
2024
MovieMusicFamily
Led by the conductor Zahia Ziouani and the choreographer Mourad Merzouki, a humanist concert combining classical music, contemporary creation, dance and world traditions.
Four WomenFour Women · 1975
Four Women
6.21975
MovieDramaMusic
An imaginatively choreographed dance interpretation of the ballad by Nina Simone explores four common stereotypes of Black women.
Nina Simone Resonances at the Paris PantheonNina Simone Resonances at the Paris Pantheon · 2024
Nina Simone Resonances at the Paris Pantheon
2024
MovieMusic
ALA.NI, Patrice, Celeste, Kareen Guiock Thuram, Kham Meslien and Youn Sun Nah celebrate the legacy of Nina Simone at the Pantheon in Paris. Six artists, six emotional perspectives on the work of this timeless artist.
Nina: A Historical PerspectiveNina: A Historical Perspective · 1970
Nina: A Historical Perspective
1970
MovieDocumentaryMusic
This Emmy-nominated TV special highlights rare performance footage filmed between 1968 and 1969 at various US venues and locations, including the Westbury Music Fair, The Village Gate, and RCA Studios in New York City. Also featured are candid and personal interviews with Nina herself, revealing her unique views on music and life -- all expressed with her trademark intensity.
História do AmorHistória do Amor · 2024
História do Amor
2024
MovieDrama
After the sudden break up of a relationship, a young man tries to make a film using the images of his ex-girlfriend that he had on his camera.
Nina Simone: Live in '65 & '68Nina Simone: Live in '65 & '68 · 2008
Nina Simone: Live in '65 & '68
10.02008
MovieMusic
Two incredible concerts from 1965 and 1968 showcasing the multifaceted diva in all her glory. Simone shines as a jazz vocalist extraordinaire on “Tomorrow Is My Turn,” as a definitive folk interpreter on Bob Dylan’s “The Ballad Of Hollis Brown” and as a passionate civil rights activist on both the epic “Four Women” and the scorching “Mississippi Goddam.” This DVD is a must for Nina Simone fans as she displays all of the qualities that made her both a supremely gifted jazz singer and pianist as well as the “High Priestess of Soul.”

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Nina Simone - I Loves You Porgy (Live 1961-62)Nina Simone - I Loves You Porgy (Live 1961-62) · 2010
Nina Simone - I Loves You Porgy (Live 1961-62)
10.02010
MovieMusic
Nina Simone has always been hard to classify. The “High Priestess of Soul” was trained as a classical pianist, but branched out early into pop, gospel, jazz and blues, playing and singing everyone’s compositions and writing many of her own. At 28 years old, she had already been seen in many clubs and had recorded several LPs when in 1961-62 she agreed to be filmed, without an audience, in a New York City studio. With a justified reputation as one of the greatest jazz singers of all time, Nina Simone has lit up the music world with some superlative performances over the years. This footage is culled from shows in 1961 and 1962, and sees Simone tackling a number of songs alone at the piano. Among them are I Loves You Porgy, For All We Know, Sunday In Savannah, and many others.