Aretha Franklin

Biography

Aretha Franklin was an American singer-songwriter and pianist who became known as the Queen of Soul. Born in Memphis and raised in Detroit, she signed with Columbia Records at 18. After moving to Atlantic Records in 1966, she recorded albums such as I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You, Lady Soul, Aretha Now, Young, Gifted and Black, and Amazing Grace, along with hit singles including Respect, Chain of Fools, Think, and Freeway of Love. She appeared in the 1980 musical comedy The Blues Brothers, and her Amazing Grace performances were filmed for a concert film released in 2018. After leaving Atlantic in 1979, she signed with Arista Records, where she worked with producers such as Luther Vandross and Narada Michael Walden and earned 18 Grammy Awards from 44 nominations. She was admitted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 as its first female artist. She died in 2018.

76years old at death

Born March 25, 1942Memphis
Died August 16, 2018Detroit
Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
Also credited as The Queen of Soul and Aretha Louise Franklin

Movie Career

Films: 7
Career span: 43 years1980 to 2023

Genres

Documentary71%, 5 films
Music71%, 5 films
Action29%, 2 films
Biography29%, 2 films
Comedy29%, 2 films

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Behind the award
Franklin received 18 Grammy Awards from 44 nominations. These included the first eight Best Female R&B Vocal Performance awards, given from 1968 to 1975.
A first
With her version of Adele's "Rolling in the Deep", which entered the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at number 47, Franklin became the first woman to reach 100 songs on that Billboard chart.
Behind the award
In 2019, Franklin received a Pulitzer Prize Special Citation for her lasting contribution to American music and culture across more than five decades. She was the first individual woman to be given this citation.

Aretha Franklin movies on Netflix

WHAM!2023IMDb rating 7.5as Himself
Amazing Grace2018IMDb rating 7.5as Himself
Whitney2018IMDb rating 7.3as Himself
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives2017IMDb rating 7.5as Himself
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars2017IMDb rating 7.4as Himself
Blues Brothers 20001998IMDb rating 4.9as Mrs. Murphy
The Blues Brothers1980IMDb rating 7.9as Mrs. Murphy

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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The Blues Brothers1980 Action, Comedy, Crimeas Mrs. Murphy
IMDb rating 7.9232K votes
Blues Brothers 20001998 Action, Comedy, Crimeas Mrs. Murphy
IMDb rating 4.936K votes
Amazing Grace2018as Himself
IMDb rating 7.55.5K votes
WHAM!2023as Himself
IMDb rating 7.510K votes
Whitney2018as Himself
IMDb rating 7.38.4K votes
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars2017as Himself
IMDb rating 7.42.7K votes
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives2017as Himself
IMDb rating 7.51.4K votes

Most often with

John Landis directed two of these films. Mick Jagger appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Mick Jagger

Dan Aykroyd

Kathleen Freeman

Paul McCartney

James Brown

Clive Davis

John LandisDirector, 2 films

Films together

Mick Jagger3 films together, 2017 to 2023
Mick Jagger's page
- WHAM!2023IMDb rating 7.5Franklin as HimselfJagger as Himself
- Amazing Grace2018IMDb rating 7.5Franklin as HimselfJagger as Himself
- Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars2017IMDb rating 7.4Franklin as HimselfJagger as Himself
Dan Aykroyd2 films together, 1980 to 1998
Dan Aykroyd's page
- Blues Brothers 20001998IMDb rating 4.9Franklin as Mrs. MurphyAykroyd as Elwood Blues
- The Blues Brothers1980IMDb rating 7.9Franklin as Mrs. MurphyAykroyd as Elwood Blues
Kathleen Freeman2 films together, 1980 to 1998
Kathleen Freeman's page
- Blues Brothers 20001998IMDb rating 4.9Franklin as Mrs. MurphyFreeman as Mother Mary Stigmata
- The Blues Brothers1980IMDb rating 7.9Franklin as Mrs. MurphyFreeman as Sister Mary Stigmata
Paul McCartney2 films together, 2017 to 2023
Paul McCartney's page
- WHAM!2023IMDb rating 7.5Franklin as HimselfMcCartney as Himself
- Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars2017IMDb rating 7.4Franklin as HimselfMcCartney as Himself
James Brown2 films together, 1980 to 1998
James Brown's page
- Blues Brothers 20001998IMDb rating 4.9Franklin as Mrs. MurphyBrown as Cleophus James
- The Blues Brothers1980IMDb rating 7.9Franklin as Mrs. MurphyBrown as Reverend Cleophus James
Clive Davis2 films together, 2017 to 2018
Clive Davis's page
- Whitney2018IMDb rating 7.3Franklin as HimselfDavis as Self - Founder, Arista Records
- Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives2017IMDb rating 7.5Franklin as HimselfDavis as Himself
John LandisDirector, 2 films, 1980 to 1998
All films by John Landis
- Blues Brothers 20001998IMDb rating 4.9Franklin as Mrs. Murphy
- The Blues Brothers1980IMDb rating 7.9Franklin as Mrs. Murphy
Also two films together3 more actors
- B.B. KingEric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars (2017) and Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
- L.A. ReidWhitney (2018) and Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives (2017)
- Willie HallBlues Brothers 2000 (1998) and The Blues Brothers (1980)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Awards

27 awards and honors from 1967 to 2008, 26 of them major.

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Aretha Franklin's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Film	Result
Grammy Awards
2008	Grammy Hall of Fame	I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You	Won
2007	Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance		Won
2005	Best Traditional R&B Performance		Won
2003	Best Traditional R&B Performance		Won
2000	Grammy Hall of Fame		Won
1998	Grammy Hall of Fame	Amazing Grace	Won
1998	Grammy Hall of Fame	(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman	Won
1997	Grammy Hall of Fame		Won
1994	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award		Won
1993	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award		Won
1991	Grammy Legend Award		Won
1988	Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female	One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism	Won
1987	Best Female R&B Vocal Performance	Aretha	Won
1987	Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals		Won
1985	Best Female R&B Vocal Performance		Won
1981	Best Female R&B Vocal Performance		Won
1974	Best Female R&B Vocal Performance		Won
1973	Best Female R&B Vocal Performance		Won
1972	Best Female R&B Vocal Performance	Young, Gifted and Black	Won
1972	Best Soul Gospel Performance	Amazing Grace	Won
1971	Best Female R&B Vocal Performance		Won
1970	Best Female R&B Vocal Performance		Won
1969	Best Female R&B Vocal Performance		Won
1968	Best Female R&B Vocal Performance		Won
1967	Best Female R&B Vocal Performance		Won
1967	Best R&B Performance		Won
Other honors
1994	Kennedy Center Honors		Won

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