Actor info
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Name :
Shirley Chisholm
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Born :
November 30, 1924 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA (80 years at death)
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Died :
January 1, 2005
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Female
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Film career :
7 films (1972–2025)
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Also known as :
Shirley Anita Chisholm, Shirley Anita St. Hill
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Biography
Shirley Anita Chisholm (née St. Hill; November 30, 1924 – January 1, 2005) 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. Throughout her career, she was known for taking "a resolute stand against economic, social, and political injustices", as well as being a strong supporter of black civil rights and women's rights.
Notable films
- One to One: John & Yoko (2025) as Self (archive footage)
- Chisholm '72: Unbought & Unbossed (2004) as Self
- Adam Clayton Powell (1989) as Self
- Year of the Woman (1973) as Self
- Shirley Chisholm for President (1972) as Self
