American Masters How It Feels to Be Free (Season 35, Episode 1)
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American Masters

How It Feels to Be Free (Season 35, Episode 1)

TV-14

TV Episode | Documentary, Biography, History

Explore the lives and trailblazing careers of six iconic African-American entertainers; Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Diahann Carroll, Cicely Tyson and Pam Grier; who changed American culture through their films, fashion, music ...See moreExplore the lives and trailblazing careers of six iconic African-American entertainers; Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Diahann Carroll, Cicely Tyson and Pam Grier; who changed American culture through their films, fashion, music and politics. Written by PBS See less

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17 cast members

Name	Known for
Halle Berry Self Self See fewer	Catwoman (2004)
Gail Lumet Buckley Self Self See fewer	American Masters (1985)
Diahann Carroll Self Self See fewer	Julia (1968)
Ruth Feldstein Self Self See fewer	American Masters (1985)
Meagan Good Self Self See fewer	Think Like a Man (2012)
Pam Grier Self Self See fewer	Jackie Brown (1997)
Lena Horne Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Cabin in the Sky (1943)
Samuel L. Jackson Self Self See fewer	Pulp Fiction (1994)
Alicia Keys Self Self See fewer	The Secret Life of Bees (2008)
Abbey Lincoln Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Nothing But a Man (1964)
LaTanya Richardson Jackson Self Self See fewer	U.S. Marshals (1998)
Yolonda Ross Self Self See fewer	The Chi (2018)
Nina Simone Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Point of No Return (1993)
Radheyan Simonpillai Self Self See fewer	A Year in Film (2019)
Jacqueline Najuma Stewart Self Self See fewer	An Introduction: Pioneers of African-American Cinema (2016)
Cicely Tyson Self Self See fewer	The Help (2011)
Lena Waithe Self Self See fewer	Master of None (2015)