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Bella Savitzky Abzug, nicknamed "Battling Bella", was an American lawyer, U.S. Representative, social activist and a leader of the Women's Movement. In 1971, Abzug joined other leading feminists such as Gloria Steinem, Shirley Chisholm, and Betty Friedan to found the National Women's Political Caucus.
Birth Name
Bella Stavitsky
Born
Saturday, 24 July 1920
Died
Tuesday, 31 March 1998
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Bella! | Self | 2023 |
| Hillary | Self | 2020 |
| Feminists: What Were They Thinking? | Self | 2018 |
| The Battle of the Sexes | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2013 |
| Makers: Women Who Make America | Self - Member of the U.S. House of Representatives | 2013 |
| Koch | Self | 2013 |
| Five Day Bicycle Race | Self | 2011 |
| The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby | Self | 2011 |
| Gloria: In Her Own Words | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2011 |
| NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell | Self | 2007 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Bella! | Self | 2023 |
| Hillary | Self | 2020 |
| Feminists: What Were They Thinking? | Self | 2018 |
| The Battle of the Sexes | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2013 |
| Makers: Women Who Make America | Self - Member of the U.S. House of Representatives | 2013 |
| Koch | Self | 2013 |
| Five Day Bicycle Race | Self | 2011 |
| The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby | Self | 2011 |
| Gloria: In Her Own Words | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2011 |
| NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell | Self | 2007 |
| New York: A Documentary Film | Self - Commentator | 1999 |
| Shirley MacLaine: Kicking Up Her Heels | Self | 1996 |
| Age Isn't Everything | Self | 1991 |
| American Experience | Self | 1988 |
| Manhattan | Guest of Honor | 1979 |
| America 2-Night | Self | 1978 |
| Laugh-In | Guest Performer | 1977 |
| Saturday Night Live | Self | 1975 |
| Ryan's Hope | Real Estate Agent | 1975 |
| Dinah! | Self | 1974 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| Year of the Woman | Self | 1973 |
| The David Frost Show | Self | 1969 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Herself - US Representative / Herself - Congresswoman / Herself - US Congresswoman | 1961 |
