Mahalia Jackson
Actor · Died January 27, 1972, aged 60 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mahalia Jackson (October 26, 1911 – January 27, 1972) was an American gospel singer. Possessing a contralto voice, she was referred to as "The Queen of Gospel". She became one of the most influential gospel singers in the world and was heralded internationally as a singer and civil rights activist. She recorded about 30 albums (mostly for Columbia Records) during her career, and her 45 rpm records included a dozen "golds" (million-sellers).
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Biography from TMDB.
- October 26, 1911
- January 27, 1972 (aged 60)
- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- Actor
- 4 on MovieCove · 6 credits in all
Known for
What are Mahalia Jackson's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Power.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 0
Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
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 Mahalia Jackson's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Mahalia Jackson's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits 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
6 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page; 24 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
A Taste of Heaven: The Ecstatic Song & Gospel of Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Mahalia Jackson - A Gospel Confession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Best Man(1964)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Imitation of Life(1959)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
St. Louis Blues(1958)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Career shape
Star power in the 53rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 6 titles from 1958 to 2023.
Biggest box office
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not be Televised) (2021)
Highest rated
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not be Televised) (2021)
Most popular right now
The Best Man (1964)
Film career
- 1959Screen debut· Imitation of Life
How do Mahalia Jackson's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 90th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 94th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 4 titles are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 65. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; 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 Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove 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 Mahalia Jackson work with?
People who share at least 2 of Mahalia Jackson's MovieCove titles; Jesse Jackson shares the most, 2.
- Jesse JacksonShared titles: Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not be Televised) (2021), Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Jesse Jackson
