Linda Hopkins
Biography
Linda Hopkins was an American actress and a singer of blues and gospel who grew up in New Orleans and was discovered at eleven by Mahalia Jackson. Jackson arranged for her to join the Southern Harp Spiritual Singers in 1936, and Hopkins stayed with the group for a decade. She later moved to the Oakland area, where Johnny Otis and Little Esther Phillips created her stage name, Linda Hopkins. She recorded for several labels, toured Europe in 1960, and had her only hit single, Shake a Hand, with Jackie Wilson, which reached number 21 on the Billboard R&B chart. After attending Stella Adler's Acting School, she appeared on Broadway in Purlie and won a Tony and a Drama Desk Award for Inner City in 1972. Her one-woman show Me and Bessie earned a Drama Desk nomination, and Black and Blue brought a Tony nomination. She received a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 2005 and died in 2017.
92years old at death
- Born New Orleans
- Died Milwaukee
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 12 years1982 to 1994
Every film, newest first
- 1994Leprechaun 2IMDb rating 4.7
- 1987DisorderliesIMDb rating 5.1
- 1982Honkytonk ManIMDb rating 6.6
Genres
Linda Hopkins movies on Netflix
Worked with
Linda Hopkins shares two films with Robert V. Barron, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Robert V. Barron's page
Clint Eastwood's page
Clint Howard's page
Barry Corbin's page
Tracey Walter's page
Tim Thomerson's page
All films by Rodman Flender
Michael SchultzDirector, 1 film, 1987
All films by Michael Schultz
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.