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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

40

Gender

Female

Birthday

1945-10-29 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, United States

Also Known As

Melba Hill

Melba Moore

Biography

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​

Known For

Acting

All Dogs Go to Heaven

1989

All Dogs Go to Heaven

as

Whippet Angel (voice)

Hair

1979

Hair

as

'3-5-0-0' Soloist

Flamingo Road

1980

Flamingo Road

as

Alma

Seasonal Differences

1987

Seasonal Differences

as

Ms. Varady

A Bing Crosby Christmas

1998

A Bing Crosby Christmas

as

Self (archive footage)

Some Kind of a Nut

1969

Some Kind of a Nut

as

One of Bunny's Bunch

Purlie

1981

Purlie

as

Lutiebelle

The Fighting Temptations

2003

The Fighting Temptations

as

Bessie Cooley

Def by Temptation

1990

Def by Temptation

as

Madam Sonya

Show of Titles

2021

Show of Titles

as

"Purlie" Performer

Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest

as

Francine Hope

The Cosby Show

The Cosby Show

as

Patricia Abbott

Melba

Melba

as

Melba Patterson

Ellis Island

Ellis Island

as

Flora Mitchum

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Nominee / Performer

Sherri

Sherri

as

Self - Guest

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Claudette Plummer

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

as

Self - Guest

Production

Crew

Directing