Discover
Birth Name
Melinda Helen Matthews
Born
Sunday, 14 December 1924
Died
Monday, 10 April 2017
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Cries in the Dark | Mom #1 | 2006 |
| The Survivors Club | Female Officer Tandy | 2004 |
| The Blues | Blues Singer | 2003 |
| Something Wilder | Lady | 1994 |
| Leprechaun 2 | Housewife | 1994 |
| The 43rd Annual Tony Awards | Self - Nominee & Performer | 1989 |
| The Pat Sajak Show | Self | 1989 |
| Up All Night | Herself | 1989 |
| Disorderlies | Buffy's Mother | 1987 |
| Go Tell It on the Mountain | Sister McCandless | 1984 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Cries in the Dark | Mom #1 | 2006 |
| The Survivors Club | Female Officer Tandy | 2004 |
| The Blues | Blues Singer | 2003 |
| Something Wilder | Lady | 1994 |
| Leprechaun 2 | Housewife | 1994 |
| The 43rd Annual Tony Awards | Self - Nominee & Performer | 1989 |
| The Pat Sajak Show | Self | 1989 |
| Up All Night | Herself | 1989 |
| Disorderlies | Buffy's Mother | 1987 |
| Go Tell It on the Mountain | Sister McCandless | 1984 |
| Honkytonk Man | Blues Singer | 1982 |
| American Playhouse | Sister McCandless | 1982 |
| SCTV Network | Self | 1981 |
| The Toni Tennille Show | Self | 1979 |
| Roots: The Next Generations | Singer | 1979 |
| The Chuck Barris Rah-Rah Show | Self | 1978 |
| King | Ellie | 1978 |
| Mitzi... Roarin' in the 20's | Bessie Smith | 1976 |
| Sammy and Company | Self | 1975 |
| Dinah! | Self | 1974 |
| The Education of Sonny Carson | 1974 | |
| Great Performances | Aunt Ethel | 1971 |
| The David Frost Show | Self | 1969 |
| The Rosey Grier Show | Self | 1968 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself / Herself - Guest / Herself - Musical Guest / Musical Guest / Herself (credit only) / Herself - Musical Guest (credit only) | 1962 |
| Jackie Gleason: American Scene Magazine | Self | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Herself - Vocalist | 1961 |
| Rockin' the Blues | Self | 1956 |
