Nina Simone(1933-2003)

Music Artist
Music Department
Actress

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Nina Simone in What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015)

In his acclaimed debut as a filmmaker, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson presents a powerful and transporting documentary--part music film, part historical record created around an epic event that celebrated Black history, culture and fashion. Over the course of six weeks in the summer of 1969, just one hundred miles south of Woodstock, The Harlem Cultural Festival was filmed in Mount Morris Park (now Marcus Garvey Park). The footage was never seen and largely forgotten-until now. SUMMER OF SOUL shines a light on the importance of history to our spiritual well-being and stands as a testament to the healing power of music during times of unrest, both past and present. The feature includes never-before-seen concert performances by Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sly & the Family Stone, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Mahalia Jackson, B.B. King, The 5th Dimension and more.

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Nina Simone was born on 21 February 1933 in Tryon, North Carolina, USA. She was a music artist and actress, known for Nom de code: Nina (1993), Repo Men (2010) and Miami Vice : Deux Flics à Miami (2006). She was married to Andrew Stroud and Donald Ross. She died on 21 April 2003 in Carry-le-Rouet, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.

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Awards
- 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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Known for

Bridget Fonda in Nom de code: Nina (1993)

Nom de code: Nina

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Soundtrack("Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair", "Wild Is the Wind", "I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl", "Feeling Good", "Here Comes the Sun", "Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair", "I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl")

1993

Jude Law and Forest Whitaker in Repo Men (2010)

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Soundtrack("Feeling Good")

2010

Miami Vice : Deux Flics à Miami (2006)

Miami Vice : Deux Flics à Miami

6.1

Soundtrack("Sinnerman")

2006

Bob Odenkirk in Nobody (2021)

7.4

Soundtrack("Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood")

2021

Credits

Music Department

Social
Short
- performer
- 2022
Nina Simone: Color Is a Beautiful Thing
Music Video
- Music Department
- 2020
Celeste: Stop This Flame
7.6
Music Video
- Music Department
- 2020
Inside Central Station
6.7
TV Series
- musician: soundtrack
- 2019
Clara Luzia: Sinnerman
Music Video
- Music Department
- 2014
Univers... l'Afrique
- soundtrack
- 2012
Nina Simone: Live in '65 & '68
7.4
- composer
- musician: piano
- 2008
Erzulie's Tears
Short
- Music Department
- 2007
Nina Simone: Live at Montreux 1976
7.5
TV Movie
- musician: piano
- 2005
Nina Simone: The Sound of Soul
TV Movie
- musician: piano
- 1968

Actress

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Official Trailer

Official Trailer

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

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

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

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

Personal details

Official sites
- Apple Music
- Facebook
Height
- 1.68 m
Born
- February 21, 1933
- Tryon, North Carolina, USA
Died
- April 21, 2003
- Carry-le-Rouet, Bouches-du-Rhône, France(breast cancer)
Spouses
Children
- Lisa Simone Kelly
Parents
Relatives
Other works
Compilation album: "Four Women: The Nina Simone Phillips Recordings."
Publicity listings

Did you know

Trivia
Her professional name is a combination of Nina ("little one"), from an Hispanic boyfriend, and Simone from French film actress Simone Signoret.

Quotes
Jazz is a white term to define Black people. My music is Black classical music.

Nicknames
- High Priestess of Soul
- Nina

FAQ

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When did Nina Simone die?
April 21, 2003
How did Nina Simone die?
Breast cancer
How old was Nina Simone when she died?
70 years old
Where did Nina Simone die?
Carry-le-Rouet, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
When was Nina Simone born?
February 21, 1933

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