Moms Mabley
Know for: Acting
Born: 1894-03-19
Place of birth: Brevard, North Carolina, USA
Also know as:
Killer Diller (1948)
An all-Black comedy and dance revue with stars of stage and screen.
I Am Richard Pryor (2019)
The life story of Richard Pryor (1940-2005), the legendary performer and iconic social satirist who transcended racial and social barriers with his...
Emperor Jones (1933)
Unscrupulously ambitious, Brutus Jones escapes from jail after killing a guard and, through bluff and bravado, finds himself the emperor of a...
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)
During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and...
Amazing Grace (1974)
A widow tries to influence the local mayoral election in Baltimore, Maryland, after she discovers that a black candidate is being used by the...
Moms Mabley (2013)
A feature documentary about Jackie "Moms" Mabley, an African-American stand-up comic and show-biz pioneer who emerged from the Chitlin' Circuit of...
It's Your Thing (1970)
Highlights of an Isley Brothers concert filmed at Yankee Stadium in New York City on June 21, 1969.
Boarding House Blues (1948)
In order to save their home, tenants of a boarding house put on a show.
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers) (2016)
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers) presents a dynamic checkerboard of moving image footage featuring African-American actors and singers...
All Jokes Aside (2017)
"Laughumentary" about black comedians in Hollywood.