Linda Hopkins (born Melinda Helen Matthews; December 14, 1924 – April 10, 2017) was a Tony Award-winning American actress and blues and gospel singer. She recorded classic, traditional, and urban blues, and performed R&B and soul, jazz, and show tunes.
Hopkins was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, the second child of the Reverend Fred Matthews, Sr. and Hazel Smith, Hopkins grew up in the section of New Orleans known by the locals as...
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The Education of Sonny Carson
As Lil Boy's Mother
Honkytonk Man
As Blues Singer
Leprechaun 2
As Housewife
Cries in the Dark
As Mom
The Colored Museum
As Aunt Ethel
Black and Blue: A Musical Revue
As Singer
Rockin' the Blues
As Self
Umbria Jazz Story
As herself
Purlie
As Sister Hopkins
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
As Singer (segment "Black and Blue") (archive footage)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
As Sister McCandless
Piano Blues
As Self (archive footage)
Mitzi... Roarin' in the 20s
As Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
As Self
Tony Awards
As Self - Nominee
Roots: The Next Generations
As Singer
Champs-Elysées
As Self
Great Performances
As Aunt Ethel