Cast & creator
Melba Moore
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Mike Douglas Show, The Mike Douglas Show
Beatrice Melba Smith (born October 29, 1945), known by her stage name, Melba Moore is an American disco, R&B singer and actress. She is the daughter of saxophonist Teddy Hill and R&B singer Bonnie Davis. Description above from the Wikipedia article Melba Moore, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Also known as: Melba Hill
20
film credits
26
television credits
45
1948–2022 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (46)
Showing 46 of 46 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Hostess
1961
Sherri
Self - Guest
2022
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
The Love Boat
Claudette Plummer
1977
Great Performances
Self
1971
Falcon Crest
Francine Hope
1981
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968
American Playhouse
Charlotte Forten
1982
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee / Performer
1956
The Cosby Show
Patricia Abbott
1984
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest
1967
Hotel
1982
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Numéro un
Self
1975
ABC Afterschool Special
Ms. Varady
1972
The Flip Wilson Show
Self
1970
Monsters
Angela Lyle
1988Système 2
Self
1975
All Dogs Go to Heaven
Whippet Angel (voice)
1989
Unsung
2008
Lightning Force
1991
The Tim Conway Show
Self
1980
Hair
'3-5-0-0' Soloist
1979
Ellis Island
Flora Mitchum
1984
Melba
Melba Patterson
1986
Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom
Charlotte Forten
1985
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
1985
Show of Titles
"Purlie" Performer
2021
The Fighting Temptations
Bessie Cooley
2003
Def by Temptation
Madam Sonya
1990
Some Kind of a Nut
One of Bunny's Bunch
1969
Let's Go Mets
Self
1986
Lost in the Stars
Irina
1974
Flamingo Road
Alma
1980
The Beatrice Arthur Special
Herself
1980
A Bing Crosby Christmas
Self (archive footage)
1998
The Adventures of a Two-Minute Werewolf
Ms. Rogers
1985
The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker
Model at Party
1970
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
Harriet Tubman
1976
Lord Help Us
Music
2007The Melba Moore-Clifton Davis Show
Herself - Host
1972
Mother's Day
1989
Seasonal Differences
Ms. Varady
1987
Purlie
Lutiebelle
1981