
Nina Simone
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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.
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Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)
as Self (archive footage)

Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan (2023)
as Self (archive footage)

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970)
as Self (archive footage)

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (2024)
as Self (archive footage)

It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley (2025)
as Self (archive footage)

Black Woodstock (1969)
as Self

Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers) (2016)
as Self (archive footage)

What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015)
as Herself

Nina Simone: The Legend (1992)
as Herself

Happy in the Gap (2020)
as Self (archive footage)

Nina Simone, la rebelle (2024)
as self

Nina Simone - Live in Pompeii (1983)
as Self
Piano Greats at the BBC (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
They All Came Out to Montreux (2023)
as Self (archive footage)

Nina: A Historical Perspective (1970)
Actor

The Pan-African Festival in Algiers (1969)
as Self

Nina Simone Resonances at the Paris Pantheon (2024)
Actor

How It Feels to Be Free (2021)
as Self (archival footage)

Nina Simone: Live at Montreux 1976 (1976)
as Herself
Nina Simone & Band: 14. Jazzfestival Hamburg (1989)
as Herself (vocals & piano)

Nina Simone: Live in Antibes - July 24th, 1965 (1965)
as Herself
Nina Simone Black Journal Segment (1969)
as Self

The Giverny Document (Single Channel) (2019)
as (archival footage)

Nina Simone: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 1987 (1987)
as Self

Nina Simone: Live in '65 & '68 (2008)
Actor

Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas (2013)
as Self (archive footage)

Why Is We Americans? (2022)
as Self

Nina Simone - Live at Ronnie Scott's (1985)
as Herself

I Dreamed of Seeing Myself (2024)
as Herself

Nina Simone - I Loves You Porgy (Live 1961-62) (2010)
Actor

The Amazing Nina Simone (2015)
as Self (archive footage)

Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1 (2006)
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