Aretha Franklin (1942–2018)

Actress | Composer | Producer

Grammy-winning Queen of Soul and the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame...

Born: March 25, 1942
Died: August 16, 2018 (age 76)

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Filmography

Known For

The Blues Brothers Soul Food Cafe Owner (1980)
Blues Brothers 2000 Mrs. Murphy (1998)
Bobby Soundtrack (2006)
Known For

Bicentennial Man Soundtrack (1999)
Soundtrack

The Flight Attendant (2022)
Minx (2022)
Kid Rock: The Road to Bad Reputation (2022)
RuPaul's Drag Race (2010-2022)
America's Morning Headquarters (2022)
Respect (2021)
The Last Letter from Your Lover (2021)
Gossip Girl (2021)
Pose (2021)
Black Lightning (2018-2021)
American Idol (2004-2021)
New Amsterdam (2021)
The Handmaid's Tale (2021)
Genius (2021)
Morning Express with Robin Meade (2021)
Letters to Santa 4 (2021)
MTV 80s - Top 50 Greatest Voices of the 80s! (2020)
I'm Your Woman (2020)
The Boys in the Band (2020)
I Hate Suzie (2020)
Black Chick, White Guy: The Sad Truth Behind Kid Rock's Early Mornin' Stoned Pimp (2020)
The Umbrella Academy (2020)
Most Wanted (2020)
The High Note (2020)
Little Fires Everywhere (2020)
Misbehaviour (2020)
Tucker Carlson Tonight (2019-2020)
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (2020)
The Masked Singer Australia (2019)
The Sara Cox Show (2019)
Jett (2019)
Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood (2019)
Long Shot (2019)
Valentine in the Vineyard (2019)
Troop Zero (2019)
Halston (2019)
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (2019)
What Men Want (2019)
CBC News: Toronto (2018)
Amazing Grace (2018)
The Bisexual (2018)
This Morning: 30 Unforgettable Years (2018)
9-1-1 (2018)
Vivement dimanche (2018)
Green Book (2018)
The Quietude (2018)
Invisibles (2018)
Final Score (2018)
Good Morning Britain (2018)
Celebrity Big Brother (2018)
GLOW (2018)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2018)
Whitney (2018)
Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G. (2018)
Lovers (2018)
Acrimony (2018)
Botchamania (2018)
Love, Lies and Records (2017)
Popular Voices at the BBC (2017)
Gregory Porter's Popular Voices (2017)
Tu cara me suena (2017)
Eric Clapton: A Life in 12 Bars (2017)
The Upside (2017)
Home Again (2017)
Ambulance (2017)
Girls Trip (2017)
Blaumacher (2017)
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017)
Tvoje tvár má známý hlas (2017)
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (2017)
Scandal (2014-2017)
CHIPS (2017)
A Fantastic Woman (2017)
The Divine Order (2017)
Mafia III (2016)
Who's Doing the Dishes? (2016)
Moonlight (2016)
Wimbledon (2016)
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Abridged Series (2016)
Match of the Day: Euro 2016 (2016)
Live Another Day (2016)
Vinyl (2016)
Lip Sync Battle (2016)
Morfi, todos a la mesa (2016)
The Mavericks (2016)
Ochéntame... otra vez (2016)
Crazy About Tiffany's (2016)
The 38th Annual Kennedy Center Honors (2015)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2015)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2015)
Tu cara me suena - Argentina (2015)
The X Factor UK (2012-2015)
The Voice (2015)
Car Share (2015)
Blind Date (2015)
Cucumber (2015)
She's Beautiful When She's Angry (2014)
Forever (2014)
Die Schlikkerfrauen (2014)
So You Think You Can Dance (2009-2014)
My Music: 50s & 60s Party Songs (2014)
Independent Lens (2014)
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked! (2014)
Dancing on Ice (2010-2014)
Honeyballers (2013)
Ray Donovan (2013)
Britain's Got Talent (2013)
Grey's Anatomy (2013)
Dancing with the Stars (2005-2013)
Muscle Shoals (2013)
Parenthood (2012)
A Perfect Plan (2012)
The Secret Disco Revolution (2012)
Inspector George Gently (2012)
Sparkle (2012)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (2012)
The Voice UK (2012)
EastEnders (2001-2011)
Femme Fatales (2011)
Jumping the Broom (2011)
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2011)
20 to 1 (2006-2011)
The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards (2011)
Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place (2011)
X Factor (2010)
Detroit 1-8-7 (2010)
Love Ranch (2010)
Nurse Jackie (2010)
Casino Jack and the United States of Money (2010)
The Perfect Date (2010)
I Can Do Bad All by Myself (2009)
Uutishuone (2009)
Free Agents (2009)
Different from Whom (2009)
President Obama: The Inauguration (2009)
So You Think You Can Dance Canada (2008)
It Takes Two (2008)
Everybody Hates Chris (2007)
This Christmas (2007)
Hack! (2007)
Eye See Me (2007)
WrestleMania 23 (2007)
Ugly Betty (2007)
Gracie (2007)
Esti showder (2006-2007)
The Holiday (2006)
Deck the Halls (2006)
How Music Works (2006)
Zwei Engel für Amor (2006)
Les ambitieux (2006)
Bobby (2006)
The Last King of Scotland (2006)
Canadian Idol (2006)
Classroom (2006)
SingStar Rocks! (2006)
Phat Girlz (2006)
Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector (2006)
Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
Idols! (2006)
Entourage (2005)
The 59th Annual Tony Awards (2005)
Cold Case (2005)
In Good Company (2004)
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)
The Last Shot (2004)
Idol - Jakten på en superstjerne (2003-2004)
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)
The Proud Family (2003)
Idool 2003 (2003)
Star Search (2003)
Confidence (2003)
Two Weeks Notice (2002)
Wild West (2002)
La bande du drugstore (2002)
Ali (2001)
Rat Race (2001)
High Heels and Low Lifes (2001)
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
The Lone Gunmen (2001)
Boston Public (2001)
Pistvakt - en vintersaga (2000)
The '70s (2000)
High Fidelity (2000)
Steal This Movie (2000)
Bicentennial Man (1999)
Girl, Interrupted (1999)
Black & White (1999)
My Father, My Mother, My Brothers and My Sisters (1999)
The King of Queens (1999)
Tuftsablanca (1999)
1968: The Year That Shaped a Generation (1998)
The 40th Annual Grammy Awards (1998)
Get Real (1998)
Dance with Me (1998)
Sex and the City (1998)
La vida en el aire (1998)
Doctor Dolittle (1998)
El grito en el cielo (1998)
Divas Live: An Honors Concert for VH1 Save the Music (1998)
Always Outnumbered (1998)
Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
Trial and Error (1997)
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue (1997)
Sprung (1997)
...First Do No Harm (1997)
That Darn Cat (1997)
Michael (1996)
Grace Under Fire (1993-1996)
The Powder Room (1996)
The First Wives Club (1996)
Bound (1996)
A Family Thing (1996)
Dad, the Angel & Me (1995)
Waiting to Exhale (1995)
Bill Nye the Science Guy (1993-1995)
Dead Presidents (1995)
Operation Dumbo Drop (1995)
Jack & Sarah (1995)
Major Payne (1995)
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995)
Higher Learning (1995)
Chicago Hope (1995)
Mixed Nuts (1994)
Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
The War (1994)
Blown Away (1994)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Crooklyn (1994)
Saturday Night Live (1980-1994)
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)
The Pelican Brief (1993)
Say a Little Prayer (1993)
Aretha Franklin: Duets (1993)
In Living Color (1993)
That Night (1992)
Ghostwriter (1992)
The Wonder Years (1989-1992)
Malcolm X (1992)
Love Potion No. 9 (1992)
Married... with Children (1989-1992)
Night and the City (1992)
Just Like a Woman (1992)
Sneakers (1992)
Bebe's Kids (1992)
White Men Can't Jump (1992)
Der Hausgeist (1991)
Murphy Brown (1988-1991)
Northern Exposure (1991)
Cape Fear (1991)
Rover Dangerfield (1991)
Eurythmics: Greatest Hits (1991)
Tiny Toon Adventures (1991)
Midnight Caller (1988-1990)
Goodfellas (1990)
Paris Is Burning (1990)
Second Sight (1989)
The Preppie Murder (1989)
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)
Fresh Horses (1988)
Mystic Pizza (1988)
Maximum Potential (1987)
The Allnighter (1987)
Making Mr. Right (1987)
WrestleMania III (1987)
Street Smart (1987)
The Magic of David Copperfield IX: The Escape from Alcatraz (1987)
Top of the Pops (1987)
Women in Rock (1986)
Fame (1985-1986)
Streets of Gold (1986)
Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986)
Nothing in Common (1986)
Back to School (1986)
Miami Vice (1986)
St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
Moonlighting (1985)
The Big Chill (1983)
TV Transvestite (1982)
The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me (1982)
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Soul Train (1979)
More American Graffiti (1979)
Dirty Dreamer (1978)
The 50th Annual Academy Awards (1978)
Coming Home (1978)
Black Joy (1977)
Jimmy Carter's Inaugural Gala (1977)
47th Annual Academy Awards (1975)
Get Christie Love! (1974)
Scarecrow (1973)
The Midnight Special (1973)
Duke Ellington... We Love You Madly (1973)
It's Lulu (1970)
The 41st Annual Academy Awards (1969)
Aretha Franklin and the Sweet Inspirations in Concert (1968)
The Kraft Music Hall (1967)
Shindig! (1964-1965)
Hollywood a Go Go (1965)
Soundtrack

Enie backt (2012)
Actress

International Jazz Day 10th Anniversary Celebration (2021)
Aretha Franklin: Here We Go Again Aretha Franklin (1998)
Blues Brothers 2000 Mrs. Murphy (1998)
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue Homebuilt Computer / Singer (1997)
Aretha Franklin: Honey Aretha Franklin (1994)
Aretha Franklin: Willing to Forgive Aretha Franklin (1994)
Aretha Franklin: A Deeper Love Aretha Franklin (1994)
White House Correspondents' Association Dinner (1993)
Murphy Brown Aretha Franklin (1991)
Aretha Franklin: Everyday People Aretha Franklin (1991)
Aretha Franklin: Think Aretha Franklin (1989)
Aretha Franklin & Whitney Houston: It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be Aretha Franklin (1989)
Aretha Franklin: Rock-A-Lott Aretha Franklin (1987)
George Michael & Aretha Franklin: I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me) Aretha Franklin (1987)
Aretha Franklin: Jimmy Lee Aretha Franklin (1986)
Aretha Franklin: Jumpin' Jack Flash Aretha Franklin (1986)
Aretha Franklin: Another Night Aretha Franklin (1986)
Aretha Franklin: Freeway of Love Aretha Franklin (1985)
Whitney Houston: How Will I Know Aretha Franklin (1985)
The Blues Brothers Soul Food Cafe Owner (1980)
Actress

Room 222 Inez Jackson (1972)
Producer

Amazing Grace (2018)
Archive footage

Autopsy: The Last Hours of (2021)
You're Watching Video Music Box (2021)
Explained (2021)
CBS News Sunday Morning (2021)
Celebrity Page (2018-2021)
MTV 80s - Top 50 Global No. 1s of the 80s! (2021)
Entertainment Tonight (2018-2021)
Het uur van de wolf (2021)
The Story of the Songs (2020)
MTV 80s - Top 50 Greatest Voices of the 80s! (2020)
What We Were Watching (2020)
MTV 80s - Top 50 Feelgood 80s Anthems! (2020)
MTV 80s - Top 50 Boys vs Girls of the 80s! (2020)
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (2020)
Soul America (2020)
Aretha Franklin: Soul Sister (2020)
A Capitol Fourth (2020)
Aretha Franklin: Never Gonna Break My Faith (2020)
The Top Ten Revealed (2020)
Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President (2020)
Aretha Franklin Remembered (2019)
Hitsville: The Making of Motown (2019)
A Year in Music (2019)
A Capitol Fourth (2019)
Divas des 90s: Whitney, Mariah & Céline (2019)
What's My Name: Muhammad Ali (2019)
The Apollo (2019)
34th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards (2019)
50th NAACP Image Awards (2019)
WBCN and the American Revolution (2019)
Extra with Billy Bush (2019)
Amazing Grace (2018)
300 choeurs pour + de vie (2018)
George Michael Freedom: The Director's Cut (2018)
1968 < 2018 > 2068 (2018)
Black Girls Rock! (2018)
Quincy (2018)
The '80s Greatest (2018)
2018 MTV Video Music Awards (2018)
Aretha Franklin: Respect (2018)
Good Morning Britain (2018)
Dagsrevyen (2018)
Fox News @ Night (2018)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2018)
20/20 (2018)
Whitney (2018)
Elvis Presley: The Searcher (2018)
The 2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2018)
Rock Legends (2017)
American Masters (2016-2017)
Popular Voices at the BBC (2017)
Gregory Porter's Popular Voices (2017)
George Michael: Freedom (2017)
Eric Clapton: A Life in 12 Bars (2017)
Tu cara me suena - Argentina (2014-2015)
J-Top (2015)
Led Zeppelin Played Here (2014)
My Music: 50s & 60s Party Songs (2014)
New Year's Rockin' Eve Presents the 30 Greatest Women in Music (2013)
Soul Power! (2013)
My Music: '60s Girl Grooves (2013)
Too Young to Die (2012)
Sounds of the 70s 2 (2012)
Sings Bacharach and David! (2012)
Easy Listening Hits at the BBC (2011)
Lulu: Something to Shout About (2011)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (2010)
Video Killed the Radio Star (2010)
The Jay Leno Show (2009)
Pop Galerie Reloaded (2009)
A Moment in History: The Inauguration of Barack Obama (2009)
The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008)
This Is Tom Jones (2007)
20 to 1 (2006)
Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music (2005)
Biography (2005)
Later... With Jools Holland (2005)
Out of Africa: Heroes and Icons (2005)
Impact: Songs That Changed the World (2003)
60 Minutes (1991-2003)
Top of the Pops 2 (2003)
American Bandstand's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2002)
It's Black Entertainment (2002)
Say It Loud: A Celebration of Black Music in America (2001)
Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song (2001)
Vivement dimanche (2001)
100 Greatest Dance Songs of Rock & Roll (2000)
SNL: 25 Years of Music (1999)
Great Performances (1996-1997)
Rock & Roll (1995)
The White Room (1995)
This Is Tom Jones (1992)
Oscar's Greatest Moments (1992)
Shindig: A Special Retrospective (1991)
Shindig! Presents Soul (1991)
Shindig! Presents Groovy Gals (1991)
Omnibus (1987)
Top of the Pops (1985-1987)
Brown Sugar (1986)
Archive footage

Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television (1975)
Soul Train (1973)
Composer

Aretha Franklin: Think (1989)
Composer

The Singers: Aretha Franklin Close Up (1968)

Videos

Awards

29 wins & 38 nominations.

Did You Know

Trivia

She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6920 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on August 29, 1979.

I didn't think my songs would become anthems for women. But I'm delighted. Women probably immediately feel compassion and relate to the lyrics. We can all learn a little something from each other, so whatever people can take and be inspired by where...