Morgan Freeman
Country: United States
Gender: M
Birthday: 1937-06-01
Biography
Morgan Porterfield Freeman, Jr. is an American actor, film director, and narrator. He is noted for his reserved demeanor and authoritative speaking voice. Freeman has received Academy Award nominations for his performances in Street Smart, Driving Miss Daisy, The Shawshank Redemption and Invictus and won in 2005 for Million Dollar Baby. He has also won a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Morgan Freeman was born in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of Mayme Edna (née Revere) and Morgan Porterfield Freeman, Sr., a barber who died in 1961 from liver cirrhosis. Freeman was sent as an infant to his paternal grandmother in Charleston, Mississippi. He has three older siblings. Freeman's family moved frequently during his childhood, living in Greenwood, Mississippi; Gary, Indiana; and finally Chicago, Illinois.
Freeman made his acting debut at age 9, playing the lead role in a school play. He then attended Broad Street High School, currently Threadgill Elementary School, in Mississippi. At age 12, he won a statewide drama competition, and while still at Broad Street High School, he performed in a radio show based in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1955, he graduated from Broad Street High School, but turned down a partial drama scholarship from Jackson State University, opting instead to work as a mechanic in the United States Air Force.
Freeman moved to Los Angeles in the early 1960s and worked as a transcript clerk at Los Angeles Community College. During this period, he also lived in New York City, working as a dancer at the 1964 World's Fair, and in San Francisco, where he was a member of the Opera Ring music group. Freeman acted in a touring company version of The Royal Hunt of the Sun, and also appeared as an extra in the 1965 film The Pawnbroker. He made his off-Broadway debut in 1967, opposite Viveca Lindfors in The Nigger Lovers (about the civil rights era "Freedom Riders"), before debuting on Broadway in 1968's all-black version of Hello, Dolly!, which also starred Pearl Bailey and Cab Calloway.
Freeman was married to Jeanette Adair Bradshaw from October 22, 1967, until 1979. He married Myrna Colley-Lee on June 16, 1984. The couple separated in December 2007. Freeman's attorney and business partner, Bill Luckett, announced in August 2008 that Freeman and his wife are in the process of divorce. He has two sons from previous relationships. He adopted his first wife's daughter and the couple also had a fourth child. Freeman lives in Charleston, Mississippi, and New York City. He has a private pilot's license, which he earned at age 65, and co-owns and operates Madidi, a fine dining restaurant, and Ground Zero, a blues club, both located in Clarksdale, Mississippi. He officially opened his second Ground Zero in Memphis, Tennessee on April 24, 2008.
Freeman has publicly criticized the celebration of Black History Month and does not participate in any related events, saying, "I don't want a black history month. Black history is American history." He says the only way to end racism is to stop talking about it, and he notes that there is no "white history month". Freeman once said on an interview with 60 Minutes' Mike Wallace: "I am going to stop calling you a white man and I'm going to ask you to stop calling me a black man.
Actor:
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1. A Man Called Adam (1966), film...Party Guest
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2. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (1978), film...Uncle Hammer
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3. Brubaker (1980), film...Walter
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4. Attica (1980), film...Hap Richards
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5. Death of a Prophet (1981), film...Malcolm X
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6. The Janitor (1981), film...Lieutenant Black
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7. Teachers (1984), film...Alan Lewis
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8. HARRY AND SON (1984), film...Siemanowski
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9. Marie (1985), film...Charles Traughber
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10. That Was Then... This Is Now (1985), film...Charlie Woods
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11. Resting Place (1986), film...Luther Johnson
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12. Resting Place (1986), film...Luther Johnson
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13. Street Smart (1987), film...Fast Black
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...Dorsey Pratt
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15. Clean and Sober (1988), film...Craig
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16. Lean on Me (1989), film...Principal Joe Clark
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17. Glory (1989), film...Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins
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18. Johnny Handsome (1989), film...Lt. A.Z. Drones
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19. Driving Miss Daisy (1989), film...Hoke Colburn
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20. The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990), film...Judge Leonard White
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21. The Civil War (1990), series...Frederick Douglass
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22. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), film...Azeem
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23. Unforgiven (1992), film...Ned Logan
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24. The Power of One (1992), film...Geel Piet
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25. The Shawshank Redemption (1994), film...Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding
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26. Seven (1995), film...Somerset
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27. Outbreak (1995), film...General Billy Ford
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28. Chain Reaction (1996), film...Paul Shannon
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29. Moll Flanders (1996), film...Hibble
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30. Amistad (1997), film...Theodore Joadson
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31. Kiss the Girls (1997), film...Dr. Alex Cross
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32. The Long Way Home (1997), film
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33. Deep Impact (1998), film...President Beck
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34. Hard Rain (1998), film...Jim
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35. Nurse Betty (2000), film...Charlie
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36. Under Suspicion (2000), film...Captain Victor Benezet
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37. Along Came a Spider (2001), film...Alex Cross
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38. High Crimes (2002), film...Charles W. Grimes
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39. The Sum of All Fears (2002), film...DCI William Cabot
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40. Bruce Almighty (2003), film...God
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41. Dreamcatcher (2003), film...Col. Abraham Curtis
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42. Levity (2003), film...Miles Evans
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43. Zločinačka veza (2003), film...Police Lieutenant Redding
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44. Million Dollar Baby (2004), film...Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris
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45. The Big Bounce (2004), film...Walter Crewes
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46. Edison Force (2005), film...Ashford
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47. Batman Begins (2005), film...Lucius Fox
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48. Unleashed (2005), film...Sam
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49. An Unfinished Life (2005), film...Mitch Bradley
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50. Made in Hollywood (2005), series...Beech
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51. Lucky Number Slevin (2006), film...The Boss
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52. The Contract (2006), film...Carden
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53. 10 Items or Less (2006), film...Him
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...Self - Narrator
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55. Gone Baby Gone (2007), film...Jack Doyle
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56. Feast of Love (2007), film...Harry
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57. Evan Almighty (2007), film...God
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58. The Bucket List (2007), film...Carter
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59. Wanted (2008), film...Sloan
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60. The Dark Knight (2008), film...Lucius Fox
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61. The Code (2009), film...Ripley
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62. Invictus (2009), film...Nelson Mandela
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63. The Heist (2009), film...Charles Peterson
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64. Prom Night in Mississippi (2009), film...Self
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65. Red (2010), film...Joe Matheson
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66. I Am (2010), film...(archive footage)
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67. Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman (2010), series...Self - Narrator
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68. Dolphin Tale (2011), film...Dr. Cameron McCarthy
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69. Curiosity (2011), series...Self - Narrator
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70. Breaking the Taboo (2011), film
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...Self - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient
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72. The Dark Knight Rises (2012), film...Fox
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73. The Magic of Belle Isle (2012), film...Monte Wildhorn
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74. Shakespeare Uncovered (2012), series...Self - Presenter
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75. Olympus Has Fallen (2013), film...Speaker Trumbull
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76. Oblivion (2013), film...Beech
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77. Now You See Me (2013), film...Thaddeus Bradley
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78. Last Vegas (2013), film...Archie
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79. Eastwood: Neipsričana priča (2013), film...Himself
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80. Transcendence (2014), film...Joseph Tagger
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81. Lucy (2014), film...Professor Norman
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82. Dolphin Tale 2 (2014), film...Dr. Cameron McCarthy
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83. Ruth & Alex (2014), film...Alex Carver
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84. Ted 2 (2015), film...Patrick Meighan
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85. Last Knights (2015), film...Bartok
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86. The Professional (2015), film...Senator
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87. JFK & LBJ: A Time for Greatness (2015), film...Self
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88. London Has Fallen (2016), film...VP Allan Trumbull
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89. Now You See Me 2 (2016), film...Thaddeus Bradley
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90. Ben-Hur (2016), film...Ilderim
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91. The Story of God with Morgan Freeman (2016), series...Self - Host
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92. Going in Style (2017), film...Willie Davis
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93. Just Getting Started (2017), film...Duke
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94. The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman (2017), series...Self - Host
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95. Monochrome: Black, White and Blue (2017), series...Self
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96. Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies (2017), film
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...Drosselmeyer
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98. The Poison Rose (2019), film...Doc
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99. Angel Has Fallen (2019), film...President Trumbull
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100. The Comeback Trail (2020), film...Reggie Fontaine
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101. Tom Cruise: An Eternal Youth (2020), film...Self (archive footage)
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...Self
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103. Coming 2 America (2021), film...Morgan Freeman
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104. Vanquish (2021), film...Damon
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...Self (archive footage)
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106. Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy (2021), film...Self
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107. Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman (2021), series...Self - Host
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110. Paradise Highway (2022), film...Gerick
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111. Sidney (2022), film...Self
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112. The Minute You Wake up Dead (2022), film...Sheriff Thurmond Fowler
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113. Morgan Freeman: Breaking Barriers (2022), film...Self
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...Self (archive footage)
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115. Our Universe (2022), series...Self - Narrator
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116. The Ritual Killer (2023), film...Dr. Mackles
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117. A Good Person (2023), film...Daniel
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118. 57 Seconds (2023), film...Anton Burrell
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...Self
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120. 100 Years of Warner Bros. (2023), series...Self - Narrator
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121. Special Ops: Lioness (2023), series...Edwin Mullins
Producer:
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1. Under Suspicion (2000), film...executive producer
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2. Along Came a Spider (2001), film...executive producer
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3. Levity (2003), film...executive producer
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4. 10 Items or Less (2006), film...executive producer
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5. Invictus (2009), film...executive producer
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6. The Heist (2009), film...executive producer
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7. The 16th Man (2010), film
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8. Ruth & Alex (2014), film...executive producer
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9. Princess of the Row (2019), film...executive producer
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...executive producer
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...executive producer
Voice:
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1. War of the Worlds (2005), film...Narration
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3. The Descendants (2011), film...Self - Narrator
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4. The Lego Movie (2014), film...Vitruvius
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5. The C Word (2016), film
Narrator:
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1. American Masters (1985), series
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2. American Experience (1987), series
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4. The Emperor's Journey (2005), film
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5. A Raisin in the Sun (2008), film
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6. Fernando Nation (2009), film
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7. 30 for 30 Vol. II (2009), series
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8. The 16th Man (2010), film
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9. The Eastwood Factor (2010), film
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10. Conan the Barbarian (2011), film
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11. Born to Be Wild 3D (2011), film
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12. B.B. King: The Life of Riley (2012), film
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13. Island of Lemurs: Madagascar (2014), film
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16. Alpha (2018), film
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17. Meeting the Beatles in India (2020), film
Director:
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1. Bopha! (1993), film
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2. Madam Secretary (2014), series