Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA — Dec 14 1924• Died Apr 10 2017

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 "Zion City". She went to school in "Gert Town" which bordered the Xavier University of Louisiana. Known as "…
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Aunt Ethel

Singer

Housewife

Blues Singer

Singer (segment "Black and Blue") (archive footage)

Self (archive footage)

Mom

Buffy's Mother

Sister Hopkins

Sister McCandless

Lil Boy's Mother

Singer

Aunt Ethel

Self
herself

Self

Self - Nominee