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Linda Hopkins

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 field

  • Acting

Total Movie Credited

  • 14

Total TV Shows Credited

  • 5

Gender

  • Female

Place of birth

  • New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Birthdate

  • December 14, 1924

Death Date

  • April 10o 2017

Also known as

    Movies

    Cries in the Dark
    6

    Cries in the Dark

    CrimeTV Movie

    2006

    Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
    7.2

    Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best…

    MusicDocumentary

    2005

    Piano Blues
    6.5

    Piano Blues

    MusicDocumentary

    2003

    Leprechaun 2
    5.515

    Leprechaun 2

    ComedyHorror

    1994

    Umbria Jazz Story
    0

    Umbria Jazz Story

    Music

    1993

    Black and Blue: A Musical Revue
    0

    Black and Blue: A Musical Revue

    MusicTV Movie

    1993

    The Colored Museum
    0

    The Colored Museum

    MusicDrama

    1991

    Go Tell It on the Mountain
    6.429

    Go Tell It on the Mountain

    Drama

    1985

    Honkytonk Man
    6.4

    Honkytonk Man

    DramaMusic

    1982

    Purlie
    5.333

    Purlie

    DramaMusic

    1981

    Mitzi... Roarin' in the 20s
    0

    Mitzi... Roarin' in the 20s

    MusicComedy

    1976

    The Education of Sonny Carson
    4.9

    The Education of Sonny Carson

    Drama

    1974

    Rockin' the Blues
    0

    Rockin' the Blues

    DocumentaryComedy

    1956

    TV Shows

    Champs-Elysées
    6.286

    Champs-Elysées

    Talk

    1982

    Roots: The Next Generations
    7.469

    Roots: The Next Generations

    Drama

    1979

    Great Performances
    5.5

    Great Performances

    ComedyDocumentary

    1971

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
    7.465

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    Talk

    1962

    Tony Awards
    5.545

    Tony Awards

    1956

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