Miriam Makeba
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Zenzile Miriam Makeba (4 March 1932 – 9 November 2008), nicknamed Mama Africa, was a South African singer, songwriter, actress, and civil rights activist. Associated with musical genres including Afropop, jazz, and world music, she was an advocate against apartheid and white-minority government in South Africa. Born in Johannesburg to Swazi and Xhosa parents, Makeba was forced to find employment as a child after the death of her father. She had a brief and allegedly abusive first marriage at th...
Known For
Filmography
As Matter Speaks
2025
as 'Khawuleza' singer (voice)
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Africa Rising
2019
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Algiers, the Mecca of Revolutionaries (1962-1974)
2016
as Self
Cachitos de hierro y cromo
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Pieces of Lives, Pieces of Dreams
2012
as Self
Mama Africa
2011
as Self (archive footage)
Soul Power
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
2002
as Self
A Musical Christmas from the Vatican
2001
as Self
When We Were Kings
1996
as Self
Sarafina!
1992
as Angelina
Have You Seen Drum Recently?
1989
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
1988
as Self
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988
as Self
Voices of Sarafina!
1988
as herself
Exiles
1988
as Self
Paul Simon | Graceland: The African Concert
1987
as Self
The Cosby Show
1984
as Self
Amok
1983
as Joséphine Sempala
Bio’s Bahnhof
1978
as Self
Numéro un
1975
as Self
Ein Kessel Buntes
1972
as Self
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self
The Pan-African Festival in Algiers
1969
as Self
Tonight in Person
1963
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Come Back, Africa
1959
as Miriam
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self - Singer