Shirley Chisholm
Acting
November 30, 1924
Died January 1, 2005 (80 years old)
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
12
Acting Credits
Biography
Shirley Anita Chisholm (née St. Hill; November 30, 1924 – January 1, 2005) was an American politician who, in 1968, became the first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress. Chisholm represented New York's 12th congressional district, a district centered in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn for seven terms from 1969 to 1983. In 1972, she became the first black candidate for a major-party nomination for President of the United States and the first woman to run for the Democratic Party'...
Known For
Filmography
One to One: John & Yoko
2025
as Self (archive footage)
7.1
A Seat at the Table - The Making of Buffalo's Shirley Chisholm Statue
2025
37 Words
2022
as Self (archive footage)
4
History 101
2020
as Self (archive footage)
7.1
Explained
2018
as Self (archive footage)
7.4
The Sixties
2014
as Self (archive footage)
7.5
Chisholm '72: Unbought & Unbossed
2004
as Self
8.5
Adam Clayton Powell
1989
as Self
5.8
Accomplished Women
1974
as Self
Year of the Woman
1973
as Self
9
Shirley Chisholm for President
1972
as Self
9
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
6.8