Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Female

Birthday

1945-10-29 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, United States

Also Known As

Melba Hill

Melba Moore

Biography

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.

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Known For

6.8%

All Dogs Go to Heaven

Nov 17, 1989

7.3%

Hair

Mar 15, 1979

7.0%

The Cosby Show

Sep 20, 1984

6.3%

The Love Boat

Sep 24, 1977

5.8%

The Fighting Temptations

Sep 19, 2003

7.5%

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Oct 1, 1962

7.6%

The Carol Burnett Show

Sep 11, 1967

4.8%

Def by Temptation

Mar 23, 1990

5.5%

Falcon Crest

Dec 4, 1981

6.8%

Hotel

Aug 21, 1982

6.6%

The Ed Sullivan Show

Jun 20, 1948

6.6%

The Dick Cavett Show

Jun 6, 1968

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Acting

2022

Sherri as Self - Guest

2021

Show of Titles as "Purlie" Performer

2003

The Fighting Temptations as Bessie Cooley

1998

A Bing Crosby Christmas as Self (archive footage)

1991

Lightning Force

1990

Def by Temptation as Madam Sonya

1989		All Dogs Go to Heaven as Whippet Angel (voice)
1989		Mother's Day

1987

Seasonal Differences as Ms. Varady

1986

Melba as Melba Patterson

1985		Night of 100 Stars II as Self
1985		Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom as Charlotte Forten
1985		The Adventures of a Two-Minute Werewolf as Ms. Rogers

1984		Ellis Island as Flora Mitchum
1984		The Cosby Show as Patricia Abbott

1982

Hotel

1981		Falcon Crest as Francine Hope
1981		Purlie as Lutiebelle

1980		Flamingo Road as Alma
1980		The Tim Conway Show as Self
1980		The Beatrice Arthur Special as Herself

1979

Hair as '3-5-0-0' Soloist

1977

The Love Boat as Claudette Plummer

1976

The American Woman: Portraits of Courage as Harriet Tubman

1975		Numéro un as Self
1975		Système 2 as Self

1974

Lost in the Stars as Irina

1972		ABC Afterschool Special as Ms. Varady
1972		The Melba Moore-Clifton Davis Show as Herself - Host

1971

Great Performances as Self

1970		The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker as Model at Party
1970		The Flip Wilson Show as Self

1969

Some Kind of a Nut as One of Bunny's Bunch

1968

The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest

1967

The Carol Burnett Show as Self - Guest

1962		The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
1962		The Merv Griffin Show as Self

1956

Tony Awards as Self - Nominee / Performer

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show as Self

Sound

2007

Lord Help Us as Music