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Stevie Wonder

Actor · Born May 13, 1950 (76) · Saginaw, Michigan, USA

Stevland Hardaway Morris (né Judkins; born May 13, 1950), known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Wonder is credited as a pioneer and influence by musicians across a range of genres that include R&B, pop, soul, gospel, funk, and jazz. A virtual one-man band, Wonder's use of synthesizers and other electronic musical instruments during the 1970s reshaped the conventions of contemporary R&B. He also helped drive such genres into the album era, crafting his LPs as cohesive and consistent, in addition to socially conscious statements with complex compositions. Blind since shortly after his birth, Wonder was a child prodigy who signed with Motown's Tamla label at the age of 11, where he was given the professional name Little Stevie Wonder. Wonder's single "Fingertips" was a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963, when he was 13, making him the youngest solo artist ever to top the chart. Wonder's critical success was at its peak in the 1970s. His "classic period" began in 1972 with the releases of Music of My Mind and Talking Book, the latter featuring "Superstition", which is one of the most distinctive and famous examples of the sound of the Hohner Clavinet keyboard. His works Innervisions (1973), Fulfillingness' First Finale (1974) and Songs in the Key of Life (1976) all won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, making him the only artist to have won the award with three consecutive album releases. Wonder began his "commercial period" in the 1980s; he achieved his biggest hits and highest level of fame, had increased album sales, charity participation, high-profile collaborations (including with Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson), political impact, and television appearances. Wonder has continued to remain active in music and political causes. Wonder is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with sales of more than 100 million records worldwide. He has won 25 Grammy Awards (the most by a male solo artist) and one Academy Award (Best Original Song, for the 1984 film The Woman in Red). Wonder has been inducted into the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He is also noted for his political activism, including his 1980 campaign to make Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a federal holiday in the United States. In 2009, Wonder was named a United Nations Messenger of Peace, and in 2014, he was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He was conferred Ghanaian citizenship in 2024. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stevie Wonder, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ​

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Born
May 13, 1950 (76)
From
Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
9 on Motif · 21 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 25% in 30 days

What are Stevie Wonder's films like?

Across their 9 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Ideas.

Genres

Documentary6 titlesTypical Motif score: 96th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Music2 titlesTypical Motif score: 84th percentile
: browse their Music movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
35%
Ideas
31%
Self
21%
Bonds
7%
Morality
4%
Survival
3%
Legacy4 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 2 · Dark 1

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 7 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
8
Joyful
4
Contemplative
4
Melancholic
2
Bittersweet
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Hopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Stevie Wonder's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 9 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Stevie Wonder's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

21 credits, 9 with a Motif page; 159 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • From Hope to Home: The Obama Presidential Center (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Sing(2016)

    Songs

    Motif score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Epic Rap Battles of History (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Characters

  • Dancing with the Stars(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Thanks

    Motif score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • TRL (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Happy Birthday to John (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • Classic Albums: Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key of Life (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)

    Co-Producer · as Self

  • The Adventures of Pinocchio(1996)

    Songs

    Motif score: 19th percentile of all films

  • So Many Tears (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    Composer

  • Jungle Fever(1991)

    Composer

    Motif score: 69th percentile of all films

  • An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)

    Producer · as Self - Host

  • Motown Returns to the Apollo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • The Cosby Show(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Stevie Wonder

    Motif score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • The Woman in Red(1984)

    Songs

    Motif score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Secret Life of Plants (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)

    Composer

  • The Richard Pryor Special?(1977)

    Writer

    Motif score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Stevie Wonder Live Musikladen (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1974)

    Author · Compositor · Songs · as Self - Vocals

  • Bikini Beach(1964)

    as Little Stevie Wonder

    Motif score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Muscle Beach Party(1964)

    as Little Stevie Wonder

    Motif score: 20th percentile of all films

  • NAACP Image Awards (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Space Dogg (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Composer

Career shape

Star power in the 4th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 21 titles, 19 of them dated from 1964 to 2026.

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting8 of 21: 8 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting3 of 21: 2 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing2 of 21: 2 only producing, 0 with another roleMusic4 of 21: 4 only music, 0 with another roleOther crew5 of 21: 4 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1960s2 · acting1970s3 · crew1980s4 · 2 acting · 2 crew1990s6 · 2 acting · 4 crew2000s1 · crew2010s2 · crew2020s1 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Stevie Wonder's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 39th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 94th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Motif score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Muscle Beach Party (1964)

56th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

The Richard Pryor Special? (1977)

Motif 87th · 72% liked

Reviewers score the acting 55/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Stevie Wonder work with?

People who share at least 2 of Stevie Wonder's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Elton John shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Producers