Melba Moore

Melba Moore

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​

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Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 • as Self

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

1962 • as Self

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

1968 • as Self - Guest

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977 • as Claudette Plummer

The Cosby Show

The Cosby Show

1984 • as Patricia Abbott

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948 • as Self

Filmography

2022

Sherri
Sherri
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 9/12/2022

2021

Show of Titles
Show of Titles
as "Purlie" Performer
Movie - Released: 6/13/2021

2003

The Fighting Temptations
The Fighting Temptations
as Bessie Cooley
Movie - Released: 9/19/2003

1998

A Bing Crosby Christmas
A Bing Crosby Christmas
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1998

1991

Lightning Force
Lightning Force
TV - Released: 10/4/1991

1990

Def by Temptation
Def by Temptation
as Madam Sonya
Movie - Released: 3/23/1990

1989

All Dogs Go to Heaven
All Dogs Go to Heaven
as Whippet Angel (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/17/1989
Mother's Day
Mother's Day
Movie - Released: 5/13/1989

1987

Seasonal Differences
Seasonal Differences
as Ms. Varady
Movie - Released: 12/2/1987

1986

Melba
Melba
as Melba Patterson
TV - Released: 1/28/1986

1985

Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom
Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom
as Charlotte Forten
Movie - Released: 2/25/1985
Night of 100 Stars II
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/10/1985
The Adventures of a Two-Minute Werewolf
The Adventures of a Two-Minute Werewolf
as Ms. Rogers
Movie - Released: 2/23/1985

1984

The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show
as Patricia Abbott
TV - Released: 9/20/1984
Ellis Island
Ellis Island
as Flora Mitchum
TV - Released: 11/11/1984

1982

Hotel
Hotel
TV - Released: 8/21/1982

1981

Purlie
Purlie
as Lutiebelle
Movie - Released: 10/12/1981
Falcon Crest
Falcon Crest
as Francine Hope
TV - Released: 12/4/1981

1980

Flamingo Road
Flamingo Road
as Alma
Movie - Released: 5/12/1980
The Beatrice Arthur Special
The Beatrice Arthur Special
as Herself
Movie - Released: 1/19/1980
The Tim Conway Show
The Tim Conway Show
as Self
TV - Released: 3/22/1980

1979

Hair
Hair
as '3-5-0-0' Soloist
Movie - Released: 3/15/1979

1977

The Love Boat
The Love Boat
as Claudette Plummer
TV - Released: 9/24/1977

1976

The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
as Harriet Tubman
Movie - Released: 5/20/1976

1975

TV
Numéro un
as Self
TV - Released: 4/5/1975
TV
Système 2
as Self
TV - Released: 1/19/1975

1974

Lost in the Stars
Lost in the Stars
as Irina
Movie - Released: 4/8/1974

1972

ABC Afterschool Special
ABC Afterschool Special
as Ms. Varady
TV - Released: 10/4/1972
TV
The Melba Moore-Clifton Davis Show
as Herself - Host
TV - Released: 6/7/1972

1971

Great Performances
Great Performances
as Self
TV - Released: 1/28/1971

1970

The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker
The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker
as Model at Party
Movie - Released: 10/28/1970
The Flip Wilson Show
The Flip Wilson Show
as Self
TV - Released: 9/17/1970

1969

Some Kind of a Nut
Some Kind of a Nut
as One of Bunny's Bunch
Movie - Released: 9/14/1969

1968

The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 6/6/1968

1967

The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 9/11/1967

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962

1956

Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee / Performer
TV - Released: 4/1/1956

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
TV - Released: 6/20/1948