KoKo Taylor(1928-2009)

Actress
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KoKo Taylor was born on 28 September 1928 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. She was an actress, known for Blues Brothers 2000 (1998), Sailor & Lula (1990) and Nuit de folie (1987). She was married to Hay Harris and Robert 'Pops' Taylor. She died on 3 June 2009 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

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Awards
- 1 win & 10 nominations total

Known for

Blues Brothers 2000

4.9

The Louisiana Gator Boys(as Koko Taylor)

1998

Sailor & Lula

7.2

Singer at Zanzibar(as Koko Taylor)

1990

Nuit de folie

6.9

Soundtrack(as Koko Taylor, "Evil (Is Going On)")

1987

L'amour à tout prix

6.8

Soundtrack("Merry Merry Christmas")

1995

Credits

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Actress

Blues Brothers 2000
4.9
- The Louisiana Gator Boys (as Koko Taylor)
- 1998
Sailor & Lula
7.2
- Singer at Zanzibar (as Koko Taylor)
- 1990

Soundtrack

Joulu Tapiolassa
TV Special
- writer: "Merry, Merry Christmas"
- 2021
Charming the Hearts of Men
6.2
- performer: "Wang Dang Doodle"
- 2021
Fargo
8.8
TV Series
- performer: "Insane Asylum"
- 2020
Holiday Rush
5.0
- performer: "Merry Merry Christmas"
- writer: "Merry Merry Christmas"
- 2019
Boundaries
5.8
- performer: "Hard Pill to Swallow"
- writer: "Hard Pill to Swallow"
- 2018
Bad Santa 2
5.6
- writer: "Merry Merry Christmas"
- 2016
Banshee
8.4
TV Series
- performer: "Please Don't Dog Me"
- writer: "Please Don't Dog Me" (uncredited)
- 2014
Skating to New York
5.5
- performer: "I'd Rather Go Blind"
- 2013
Supernatural
8.4
TV Series
- performer: "It Took a Long Time"
- writer: "It Took a Long Time"
- 2012
True Blood
7.9
TV Series
- performer: "Whatever I Am, You Made Me" (uncredited)
- 2012
Mais comment font les femmes?
5.0
- performer: "Big Boss Man"
- 2011
Justified
8.6
TV Series
- performer: "Voodoo Woman" (uncredited)
- 2010
Vendeurs d'élite
5.2
- performer: "I'm A Woman"
- writer: "I'm A Woman"
- 2006
Shadowboxer
5.5
- performer: "I Don't Care Who Knows" (as Koko Taylor)
- 2005
Dans les cordes
5.3
- performer: "Wang Dang Doodle"
- 2004

Personal details

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Alternative name
- Koko Taylor
Born
- September 28, 1928
- Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Died
- June 3, 2009
- Chicago, Illinois, USA(complications from intestinal surgery)
Spouses
Other works
Single: "Wang Dang Doodle".
Publicity listings
- 13 Articles

Did you know

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Trivia
Known for her iconic 1965 hit "Wang Dang Doodle".

Quotes
I used to listen to the radio, and when I was about 18 years old, B.B. King was a disc jockey and he had a radio program, 15 minutes a day, over in West Memphis, Arkansas and he would play the blues. I would hear different records and things by Muddy Waters, Bessie Smith, Memphis Minnie, Sonny Boy Williamson and all these people, you know, which I just loved. [1990]