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70 titles

Past Film & Video (20 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
Beauty (2022) Performer: "Last Mile Of The Way", Writer: "Last Mile Of The Way" (as Rosetta Tharpe) Performer: "Last Mile Of The Way", Writer: "Last Mile Of The Way" (as Rosetta Tharpe) See fewer
Elvis (2022) Writer: "Strange Things Happening Everyday" Writer: "Strange Things Happening Everyday" See fewer	$85MM	$31MM	$151MM	$289MM
Death on the Nile (2022) Performer: "That's All (Live)", "Up Above My Head, I Hear Music In The Air", "Rock Me", "Shout, Sister, Shout!", "Nobody's Fault But Mine", Writer: "That's All (Live)", "Up Above My Head, I Hear Music In The Air" Performer: "That's All (Live)", "Up Above My Head, I Hear Music In The Air", "Rock Me", "Shout, Sister, Shout!", "Nobody's Fault But Mine", Writer: "That's All (Live)", "Up Above My Head, I Hear Music In The Air" See fewer	$90MM	$13MM	$46MM	$137MM
The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021) Performer: "Precious Memories", "Cain't No Grave Hold My Body Down", Writer: "Precious Memories", "Cain't No Grave Hold My Body Down" Performer: "Precious Memories", "Cain't No Grave Hold My Body Down", Writer: "Precious Memories", "Cain't No Grave Hold My Body Down" See fewer				$1.3MM
My Name Is Pauli Murray (2021) Performer: "This Train", Writer: "This Train" Performer: "This Train", Writer: "This Train" See fewer
Origin of Hair (2019) (Short) - Music Department Music Department See fewer
Matthias & Maxime (2019) Performer: "Trouble In Mind" Performer: "Trouble In Mind" See fewer		$65K	$375K	$1.9MM
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am (2019) Performer: "This Train Is Bound For Glory" Performer: "This Train Is Bound For Glory" See fewer		$48K	$903K	$927K
Elvis & Nixon (2016) Performer: "There Will Be Peace In The Valley For Me" Performer: "There Will Be Peace In The Valley For Me" See fewer		$466K	$1.1MM	$1.8MM
Felix and Meira (2014) Performer: "Didn't It Rain", Writer: "Didn't It Rain" Performer: "Didn't It Rain", Writer: "Didn't It Rain" See fewer		$15K	$447K	$497K
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos (2008) Writer: "Strange Things Are Happening Every Day" Writer: "Strange Things Are Happening Every Day" See fewer
The Great Debaters (2007) Writer: "Up Above My Head I Hear Music In The Air" Writer: "Up Above My Head I Hear Music In The Air" See fewer	$15MM	$6MM	$30MM	$30MM
My Kid Could Paint That (2007) Performer: "Strange Things Happen Everyday", Writer: "Strange Things Happen Everyday" Performer: "Strange Things Happen Everyday", Writer: "Strange Things Happen Everyday" See fewer		$26K	$232K	$258K
Walk the Line (2005) Performer: "Didn't It Rain", Writer: "Didn't It Rain" Performer: "Didn't It Rain", Writer: "Didn't It Rain" See fewer	$28MM	$22MM	$120MM	$187MM
Amélie (2001) Performer: "Up Above My Head" (uncredited), Writer: "Up Above My Head" (uncredited) Performer: "Up Above My Head" (uncredited), Writer: "Up Above My Head" (uncredited) See fewer	$10MM	$136K	$34MM	$175MM
Long John Baldry: In the Shadow of the Blues (2000) Performer: "Up Above My Head" Performer: "Up Above My Head" See fewer
Cadence (1990) Writer: "End Of My Journey" Writer: "End Of My Journey" See fewer	$4MM	$174K	$2.1MM	$2.1MM
To Sleep with Anger (1990) Performer: "Precious Memories" Performer: "Precious Memories" See fewer		$19K	$1.2MM	$1.2MM
Four or Five Times (1941) (Short) - Performer: "Four Or Five Times" Performer: "Four Or Five Times" See fewer
The Lonesome Road (1941) (Short) - Performer: "The Lonesome Road" Performer: "The Lonesome Road" See fewer

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Past Television (20 titles)	Episodes
A League of Their Own (2022) (TV Series) - Performer: "Precious Memories", "Cain't No Grave Hold My Body Down" (1 episode, 2022), Writer: "Cain't No Grave Hold My Body Down" (1 episode, 2022) Performer: "Precious Memories", "Cain't No Grave Hold My Body Down" (1 episode, 2022), Writer: "Cain't No Grave Hold My Body Down" (1 episode, 2022) See fewer Batter Up (Aug 12, 2022) Season 1, Episode 1 - Performer: "Precious Memories", "Cain't No Grave Hold My Body Down", Writer: "Cain't No Grave Hold My Body Down" Performer: "Precious Memories", "Cain't No Grave Hold My Body Down", Writer: "Cain't No Grave Hold My Body Down" See fewer	1
Atlanta (2022) (TV Series) - Performer: "Precious Memories" (1 episode, 2022), Writer: "Precious Memories" (1 episode, 2022) Performer: "Precious Memories" (1 episode, 2022), Writer: "Precious Memories" (1 episode, 2022) See fewer Three Slaps (Mar 24, 2022) Season 3, Episode 1 - Performer: "Precious Memories", Writer: "Precious Memories" Performer: "Precious Memories", Writer: "Precious Memories" See fewer	1
Snowpiercer (2022) (TV Series) - Performer: "Last Mile Of The Way" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2022) Performer: "Last Mile Of The Way" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2022) See fewer Born to Bleed (Feb 28, 2022) Season 3, Episode 6 - Performer: "Last Mile Of The Way" (uncredited) Performer: "Last Mile Of The Way" (uncredited) See fewer	1
Lovecraft Country (2020) (TV Series) - Writer: "I Want A Tall Skinny Papa" (1 episode, 2020) Writer: "I Want A Tall Skinny Papa" (1 episode, 2020) See fewer Sundown (Aug 16, 2020) Season 1, Episode 1 - Writer: "I Want A Tall Skinny Papa" Writer: "I Want A Tall Skinny Papa" See fewer	1
I Know This Much Is True (2020) (TV Mini-series) - Performer: "Precious Memories" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2020) Performer: "Precious Memories" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2020) See fewer One (May 10, 2020) Season 1, Episode 1 - Performer: "Precious Memories" (uncredited) Performer: "Precious Memories" (uncredited) See fewer	1
Adam Ruins Everything (2019) (TV Series) - Performer: "Up Above My Head" (1 episode, 2019), Writer: "Up Above My Head" (1 episode, 2019) Performer: "Up Above My Head" (1 episode, 2019), Writer: "Up Above My Head" (1 episode, 2019) See fewer Adam Ruins Music (Sep 10, 2019) Season 3, Episode 9 - Performer: "Up Above My Head", Writer: "Up Above My Head" Performer: "Up Above My Head", Writer: "Up Above My Head" See fewer	1
A.P. Bio (2018) (TV Series) - Writer: "Strange Things Are Happening Every Day" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2018) Writer: "Strange Things Are Happening Every Day" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2018) See fewer Pilot: Catfish (Feb 1, 2018) Season 1, Episode 1 - Writer: "Strange Things Are Happening Every Day" (uncredited) Writer: "Strange Things Are Happening Every Day" (uncredited) See fewer	1
11.22.63 (2016) (TV Mini-series) - Writer: "Strange Things Happening" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2016) Writer: "Strange Things Happening" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2016) See fewer The Rabbit Hole (Feb 15, 2016) Season 1, Episode 1 - Writer: "Strange Things Happening" (uncredited) Writer: "Strange Things Happening" (uncredited) See fewer	1
Jools's Hootenanny (2009) (TV Series) - Writer: "This Train" (1 episode, 2009) Writer: "This Train" (1 episode, 2009) See fewer Episode #17.0 (Dec 31, 2009) Season 17, Episode 0 - Writer: "This Train" Writer: "This Train" See fewer	1
Weeds (2006) (TV Series) - Writer: "Strange Things Are Happening" (1 episode, 2006) Writer: "Strange Things Are Happening" (1 episode, 2006) See fewer Last Tango in Agrestic (Aug 28, 2006) Season 2, Episode 3 - Writer: "Strange Things Are Happening" Writer: "Strange Things Are Happening" See fewer	1
House (2006) (TV Series) - Performer: "My Journey To The Sky" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2006), Writer: "My Journey To The Sky" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2006) Performer: "My Journey To The Sky" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2006), Writer: "My Journey To The Sky" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2006) See fewer House vs. God (Apr 25, 2006) Season 2, Episode 19 - Performer: "My Journey To The Sky" (uncredited), Writer: "My Journey To The Sky" (uncredited) Performer: "My Journey To The Sky" (uncredited), Writer: "My Journey To The Sky" (uncredited) See fewer	1
The Blues (2003) (TV Mini-series) - Performer: "Up Above My Head There's Music In The Air" (1 episode, 2003), Writer: "Up Above My Head There's Music In The Air" (as Rosetta Tharpe) (1 episode, 2003), Performer: "Up Above My Head There's Music In The Air", "Precious Memories" (1 episode, 2003), Writer: "Up Above My Head There's Music In The Air", "Precious Memories" (as Rosetta Tharpe) (1 episode, 2003) Performer: "Up Above My Head There's Music In The Air" (1 episode, 2003), Writer: "Up Above My Head There's Music In The Air" (as Rosetta Tharpe) (1 episode, 2003), Performer: "Up Above My Head There's Music In The Air", "Precious Memories" (1 episode, 2003), Writer: "Up Above My Head There's Music In The Air", "Precious Memories" (as Rosetta Tharpe) (1 episode, 2003) See fewer Red, White and Blues (Oct 3, 2003) Season 1, Episode 6 - Performer: "Up Above My Head There's Music In The Air", Writer: "Up Above My Head There's Music In The Air" (as Rosetta Tharpe) Performer: "Up Above My Head There's Music In The Air", Writer: "Up Above My Head There's Music In The Air" (as Rosetta Tharpe) See fewer Warming by the Devil's Fire (Oct 1, 2003) Season 1, Episode 4 - Performer: "Up Above My Head There's Music In The Air", "Precious Memories", Writer: "Up Above My Head There's Music In The Air", "Precious Memories" (as Rosetta Tharpe) Performer: "Up Above My Head There's Music In The Air", "Precious Memories", Writer: "Up Above My Head There's Music In The Air", "Precious Memories" (as Rosetta Tharpe) See fewer	2
Dolly (1987) (TV Series) - Arranger: "Up Above My Head" (1 episode, 1987) Arranger: "Up Above My Head" (1 episode, 1987) See fewer Episode #1.4 (Oct 18, 1987) Season 1, Episode 4 - Arranger: "Up Above My Head" Arranger: "Up Above My Head" See fewer	1
So It Goes (1976) (TV Series) - Performer: "I've Got The Blues, But I'm Too Damn Mean To Cry" (1 episode, 1976) Performer: "I've Got The Blues, But I'm Too Damn Mean To Cry" (1 episode, 1976) See fewer Episode #1.1 (Jul 3, 1976) Season 1, Episode 1 - Performer: "I've Got The Blues, But I'm Too Damn Mean To Cry" Performer: "I've Got The Blues, But I'm Too Damn Mean To Cry" See fewer	1
Movin' (1970) (TV Movie) - Writer: "Up Above My Head" Writer: "Up Above My Head" See fewer
Elvis: The Comeback Special (1968) (TV Special) - Writer: "Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child / Where Could I Go But To The Lord / Up Above My Head / Saved" Writer: "Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child / Where Could I Go But To The Lord / Up Above My Head / Saved" See fewer
Shindig! (1964) (TV Series) - Writer: "(Up Above My Head) There's Music In The Air" (2 episodes, 1964), Writer: "(Up Above My Head) There's Music In The Air", "(Up Above My Head) There's Music In The Air" Reprise (1 episode, 1964) Writer: "(Up Above My Head) There's Music In The Air" (2 episodes, 1964), Writer: "(Up Above My Head) There's Music In The Air", "(Up Above My Head) There's Music In The Air" Reprise (1 episode, 1964) See fewer Bobby Freeman, Johnny Rivers, The Righteous Brothes and Jody Miller (Sep 23, 1964) Season 1, Episode 2 - Writer: "(Up Above My Head) There's Music In The Air" Writer: "(Up Above My Head) There's Music In The Air" See fewer See more See fewer Loading	3
Blues and Gospel Train (1964) (TV Movie) - Performer: "Didn't It Rain", "Trouble In Mind" Performer: "Didn't It Rain", "Trouble In Mind" See fewer
The Danny Thomas Show (1959) (TV Series) - Writer: "Up Above My Head" (1 episode, 1959) Writer: "Up Above My Head" (1 episode, 1959) See fewer Frankie Laine Sings for Gina (Mar 9, 1959) Season 6, Episode 23 - Writer: "Up Above My Head" Writer: "Up Above My Head" See fewer	1
The Milton Berle Show (1953) (TV Series) - Writer: "Didn't It Rain" (1 episode, 1953) Writer: "Didn't It Rain" (1 episode, 1953) See fewer Jackie Cooper, Vic Damone, Dagmar (Oct 13, 1953) Season 6, Episode 3 - Writer: "Didn't It Rain" Writer: "Didn't It Rain" See fewer	1

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Self (11 titles)
Origin of Hair (2019) (Short) - Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer
Blues and Gospel Train (1964) (TV Movie) - Self Self See fewer
Chelsea at Nine (1957) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1957) Self (1 episode, 1957) See fewer Episode dated 17 December 1957 (Dec 17, 1957) Self Self See fewer
Six-Five Special (1957) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1957) Self (1 episode, 1957) See fewer Episode #1.41 (Nov 23, 1957) Season 1, Episode 41 - Self Self See fewer
The Tonight Show (1956) (TV Series) - Self - Guest (1 episode, 1956) Self - Guest (1 episode, 1956) See fewer Guest Host: Jack Paar; Guests: Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Jack Haskell, Alice Pearce, Louis Nye, Lu Ann Sims, Chan Canasta (Sep 4, 1956) Season 2, Episode 247 - Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer
Stage Show (1956) (TV Series) - Self (2 episodes, 1956) Self (2 episodes, 1956) See fewer Dick Haymes/Henny Youngman/Sister Rosetta Tharpe (Jul 21, 1956) Season 2, Episode 43 - Self Self See fewer Dick Haymes/Morey Amsterdam/Sister Rosetta Tharpe (Feb 25, 1956) Season 2, Episode 22 - Self Self See fewer
Music 55 (1955) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1955) Self (1 episode, 1955) See fewer Episode #1.2 (Jul 19, 1955) Season 1, Episode 2 - Self Self See fewer
The Garry Moore Show (1955) (TV Series) - Self - singer (1 episode, 1955) Self - singer (1 episode, 1955) See fewer Shinichi Yuize, Sister Rosetta Tharpe (Jul 15, 1955) Season 6, Episode 140 - Self - singer Self - singer See fewer
Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1950) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1950) Self (1 episode, 1950) See fewer Sister Rosetta Tharpe (Jan 1, 1950) Season 2, Episode 12 - Self Self See fewer
Four or Five Times (1941) (Short) - Self / Self - Singer Self / Self - Singer See fewer
The Lonesome Road (1941) (Short) - Self / Self - Singer Self / Self - Singer See fewer

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Archive Footage (18 titles)
Gospel (2024) (TV Series) - Self (archive footage) (1 episode, 2024) Self (archive footage) (1 episode, 2024) See fewer The Gospel Train (Feb 12, 2024) Season 1, Episode 1 - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Agape Refuge (2023) (Podcast Series) - Self (archive footage) (as Rosetta Tharpe) (1 episode, 2023) Self (archive footage) (as Rosetta Tharpe) (1 episode, 2023) See fewer Episode dated 19 November 2023 (Nov 19, 2023) Self (archive footage) (as Rosetta Tharpe) Self (archive footage) (as Rosetta Tharpe) See fewer
Rock Chicks - I Am Not Female to You (2023) Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Rembob'Ina (2023) (TV Series) - Self (archive footage) (1 episode, 2023) Self (archive footage) (1 episode, 2023) See fewer Guitar heroes: les légendes du rock et du blues à la télévision française (Jun 18, 2023) Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Little Richard: I Am Everything (2023) Self - Singer, Mother of Rock and Roll (archive footage) Self - Singer, Mother of Rock and Roll (archive footage) See fewer
The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song (2021) (TV Mini-series) - Self - Singer & Musician (archive footage) (1 episode, 2021) Self - Singer & Musician (archive footage) (1 episode, 2021) See fewer Episode #1.2 (Feb 16, 2021) Season 1, Episode 2 - Self - Singer & Musician (archive footage) Self - Singer & Musician (archive footage) See fewer
Rock Legends (2018–2020) (TV Series) - Self (archive footage) (2 episodes, 2018) Self (archive footage) (2 episodes, 2018) See fewer Soul R&B (Nov 8, 2020) Season 12, Episode 15 - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer Little Richard (Dec 18, 2018) Season 8, Episode 13 - Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer
Adam Ruins Everything (2019) (TV Series) - Self (archive footage) (1 episode, 2019) Self (archive footage) (1 episode, 2019) See fewer Adam Ruins Music (Sep 10, 2019) Season 3, Episode 9 - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am (2019) Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
The 2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2018) (TV Special) - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
How They Got Over (2018) Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
The Godmother of Rock & Roll: Sister Rosetta Tharpe (2011) Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
The American Folk Blues Festivals: The British Tours 1963-1966 (2007) (Video) - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
The Blues (2003) (TV Mini-series) - Self (archive footage) (2 episodes, 2003) Self (archive footage) (2 episodes, 2003) See fewer Red, White and Blues (Oct 3, 2003) Season 1, Episode 6 - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer Warming by the Devil's Fire (Oct 1, 2003) Season 1, Episode 4 - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
It's Black Entertainment (2002) (TV Special) - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Amélie (2001) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer
The Ladies Sing the Blues (1989) (Video) - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
So It Goes (1976) (TV Series) - Self (archive footage) (1 episode, 1976) Self (archive footage) (1 episode, 1976) See fewer Episode #1.1 (Jul 3, 1976) Season 1, Episode 1 - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer

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Other (1 title)
Agape Refuge (2023) (Podcast Series) - Performer: "Didn't It Rain" (1 episode, 2023) Performer: "Didn't It Rain" (1 episode, 2023) See fewer Episode dated 19 November 2023 (Nov 19, 2023) Performer: "Didn't It Rain" Performer: "Didn't It Rain" See fewer

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Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1915–1973)

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