1924Born, New Orleans
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Linda Hopkins (born Melinda Helen Matthews; December 14, 1924 – April 10, 2017) was a Tony Award-winning American actress and blues and gospel singer. She recorded classic, traditional, and urban blues, and performed R&B and soul, jazz, and show tunes. Hopkins was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, the second child of the Reverend Fred Matthews, Sr. and Hazel Smith, Hopkins grew up in the section of New Orleans known by the locals as "Zion City". She went to school in "Gert Town" which bordered the Xavier University of Louisiana. Known as "Lil Helen Matthews" as a child, she was discovered at the age of eleven by Mahalia Jackson when she persuaded Jackson to perform at a…
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Honkytonk ManBlues Singer
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Roots: The Next GenerationsSinger
Great PerformancesAunt Ethel2006Cries in the DarkMomMovie
2005Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony AwardsSinger (segment "Black and Blue") (archive footage)Movie
1994Leprechaun 2HousewifeMovie
1993Black and Blue: A Musical RevueSingerMovie
1991The Colored MuseumAunt EthelMovie
1987DisorderliesBuffy's MotherMovie
1984Go Tell It on the MountainSister McCandlessMovie
1982Honkytonk ManBlues SingerMovie
1982American PlayhouseSister McCandless · 1 episodeShow
1981PurlieSister HopkinsMovie
1974The Education of Sonny CarsonLil Boy's MotherMovie
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