Aretha Franklin

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1942-03-25 (76 years old)

Deathday

2018-08-16

Place of Birth

Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Aretha Franklin

Biography

Aretha Louise Franklin was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Referred to as the "Queen of Soul", Rolling Stone twice named her as the greatest singer of all time. With global sales of over 75 million records, Franklin is one of the world's best-selling music artists. As a child, Franklin was noticed for her gospel singing at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, where her father C. L. Franklin was a minister. At the age of 18, she was signed as a recording artist for Columbia Records. While her career did not immediately flourish, Franklin found acclaim and commercial success once she signed with Atlantic Records in 1966....

Acting

1980

The Blues Brothers

as Mrs. Murphy

1998

VH1: Divas Live

as Self - Performer

1998

Blues Brothers 2000

as Mrs. Murphy

2003

Britney Spears: In the Zone

as Self (archive footage)

2007

Classic Soul at the BBC

as Self (archive footage)

2023

Burt Bacharach at the BBC

as Self (archive footage)

2014

Led Zeppelin Played Here

as Self (archive footage)

2023

WHAM!

as Self (archive footage)

2013

2018

Aretha Franklin: Respect

as Self (archive footage)

2016

Freedom : La Story de George Michael

as Self (archive footage)

2015

Queens of Soul at the BBC

as Self (archive footage)

2022

George Michael: Portrait of an Artist

as Self (archive footage)

2018

American Dream: Detroit

as Self - Interviewee

2017

This Is Bob Hope...

as Self (archive footage)

2018

Amazing Grace

as Self (archive footage)

2002

It's Black Entertainment

as Mrs. Murphy (archive footage)

2019

Aretha Franklin Remembered (My Music)

as Self (archive footage)

2019

The Apollo

as Self (archive footage)

2020

Aretha Franklin, soul sister

as Self (archive footage)

1997

The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue

as Homebuilt Computer / Singer (voice)

1986

2020

Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President

as Self (Archival Footage)

1987

Production

2019

The Upside

as In Memory Of

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