Deceased
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Life & Death
Died aged 80Also known asShirley Anita Chisholm, Shirley Anita St. HillGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn30/11/1924Born inBrooklyn, New York City, New York, USADied01/01/2005 (aged 80)Died inOrmond BeachCausestrokeWikidataQ239657 ↗Buried atForest Lawn CemeteryTMDb#1713466 ↗
Shirley Anita Chisholm was an American politician who, in 1968, became the first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress. Chisholm represented New York's 12th congressional district, a district centered in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn for seven terms from 1969 to 1983. In 1972, she became the first black candidate for a major-party nomination for President of the United States and the first woman to run for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination.
Read full Wikipedia article ↗Filmography11 titles
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | One to One: John & YokoMovie | Self (archive footage) | 101 |
| 2025 | A Seat at the Table - The Making of Buffalo's Shirley Chisholm StatueMovie | — | 101 |
| 2022 | 37 WordsSeries | Self (archive footage) | 98 |
| 2020 | History 101Series | Self (archive footage) | 96 |
| 2018 | ExplainedSeries | Self (archive footage) | 94 |
| 2014 | The SixtiesSeries | Self (archive footage) | 90 |
| 2004 | Chisholm '72: Unbought & UnbossedMovie | Self | 80 |
| 1989 | Adam Clayton PowellMovie | Self | 65 |
| 1974 | Accomplished WomenMovie | Self | 50 |
| 1972 | Shirley Chisholm for PresidentMovie | Self | 48 |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett ShowSeries | Self - Guest | 44 |