Aretha Franklin

At 14, she performed and recorded "Precious Lord" before her father's congregation, Detroit's New Bethel Baptist Church. Columbia Records released her first album, The Great Aretha Franklin, in 1960. In 1972, she had a small role in the TV show Room 222. Made her film debut in 1980's The Blues Brothers, singing "Think." In 1986, Michigan law makers declared her voice the state's greatest natural resource. In 1987, she was the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 1994, she was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2005, President George W. Bush awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 2006, she became the first female artist to be honored by the United Negro College Fund with the Award of Excellence. Sang at the inauguration of President Barack Obama in 2009. Has been awarded honorary doctorates from Berklee College of Music, Yale University and the University of Pennsylvania.

Highest Rated Movies

Rating	Title	Credit	Box Office	Year
99%	Amazing Grace	Actor	—	2019
78%	Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives	Actor	—	2017
100%	Stations of the Elevated	Actor	—	2014
96%	Muscle Shoals	Actor	$0.7M	2013
67%	The Zen Of Bennett	Actor	—	2012
No Score Yet	Rock and Roll Hall of Fame + Museum: Live - Legends	Actor	—	2010
No Score Yet	The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story	Actor	—	2010
No Score Yet	James Brown: Soul Session	Actor	—	2006
No Score Yet	Casey Kasem's Rock N' Roll Goldmine: The Soul Years	Actor	—	2004
90%	Tom Dowd and the Language of Music	Actor	—	2004
No Score Yet	Sam Cooke: Legend	Actor	—	2003
No Score Yet	Montreux Dream	Actor	—	1999
No Score Yet	The Story of Gospel Music: The Power in the Voice	Actor	—	1998
No Score Yet	VH1 Divas Live 1998	Actor	—	1998
46%	Blues Brothers 2000	Mrs. Murphy	—	1997
No Score Yet	American Masters	Actor	—	1989
No Score Yet	James Brown & Friends: Set Fire to the Soul	Actor	—	1988
No Score Yet	James Brown & Friends: A Night of Super Soul	Actor	—	1987
84%	The Blues Brothers	Mrs. Murphy	—	1980

Rating	Title	Credit	Year
No Score Yet	Late Night With Seth Meyers 2014	Performer	2015
No Score Yet	In Performance at the White House 2010-2016	Performer	2015 2014
No Score Yet	Late Show With David Letterman 1993-2015	Performer	2014
72%	American Idol 2002-2016	Performer	2013
No Score Yet	The Talk 2010	Guest	2013 2011
No Score Yet	Great Performances 2000	Appearing	2012
No Score Yet	Sunday Morning 2011-2018	Appearing	2012
No Score Yet	The Tonight Show With Jay Leno 1992-2014	Performer	2012
No Score Yet	Late Night With Jimmy Fallon 2009-2014	Performer	2011 2010
No Score Yet	The Wendy Williams Show 2008	Guest	2011 2010
No Score Yet	Dancing With the Stars 2005	Performer	2008
No Score Yet	Saturday Night Live 1975	Musical Guest Performer	1994 1980
No Score Yet	Murphy Brown 1988		1991
No Score Yet	American Masters 2001		1988
No Score Yet	The Flip Wilson Show 1970-1974	Guest	1973 1972 1971
No Score Yet	Felicity 1998-2002

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