Miriam Makeba
Acting 1932-03-04 Prospect Township, near Johannesburg, South Africa
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
TV
⭐ 7.0
The Cosby Show
1984
MOV
⭐ 7.7
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024
MOV
⭐ 6.1
Sarafina!
1992
MOV
⭐ 5.6
Mama Africa
2011
MOV
⭐ 6.5
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
2002
MOV
⭐ 7.5
Africa Rising
2019
MOV
⭐ 7.6
When We Were Kings
1996
MOV
⭐ 10.0
Algiers, the Mecca of Revolutionaries (1962-1974)
2016
MOV
⭐ 6.5
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988
MOV
⭐ 6.5
Soul Power
2009
MOV
⭐ 6.0
The Panafrican Festival in Algiers
1969
MOV
⭐ 10.0
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
1988
MOV
⭐ 6.8
Come Back, Africa
1959
MOV
⭐ 6.1
Paul Simon | Graceland: The African Concert
1987
MOV
⭐ 8.0
Amok
1983
MOV
⭐ 9.0
Voices of Sarafina!
1988
MOV
Pieces of Lives, Pieces of Dreams
2012
MOV
⭐ 8.0
Have You Seen Drum Recently?
1989
MOV
As Matter Speaks
2025