Linda Hopkins
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
14 Dec 1924
Age
102 Years
Born In
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Total Projects
19
Years Active
50 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.4 ★
Overview
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,...
Known For
Filmography
movie
Cries in the Dark
Cries in the Dark
as Mom
movie
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Singer (segment "Black and Blue") (archive footage)
movie
Piano Blues
Piano Blues
as Self (archive footage)
movie
Leprechaun 2
Leprechaun 2
as Housewife
movie
Umbria Jazz Story
Umbria Jazz Story
as herself
movie
Black and Blue: A Musical Revue
Black and Blue: A Musical Revue
as Singer
movie
The Colored Museum
The Colored Museum
as Aunt Ethel
movie
Disorderlies
Disorderlies
as Buffy's Mother
movie
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Go Tell It on the Mountain
as Sister McCandless
movie
Honkytonk Man
Honkytonk Man
as Blues Singer
tv
Champs-Elysées
Champs-Elysées
as Self
movie
Purlie
Purlie
as Sister Hopkins
tv
Roots: The Next Generations
Roots: The Next Generations
as Singer
movie
Mitzi... Roarin' in the 20s
Mitzi... Roarin' in the 20s
as Self
movie
The Education of Sonny Carson
The Education of Sonny Carson
as Lil Boy's Mother
tv
Great Performances
Great Performances
as Aunt Ethel
tv
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
movie
Rockin' the Blues
Rockin' the Blues
as Self
tv
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee