What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015)
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Her story. Her voice.
The film chronicles Nina Simone's journey from child piano prodigy to iconic musician and passionate activist, told in her own words.
- Released: 2015-01-22
- Genres: Music, Documentary
- Runtime: 1h 41m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10 from 404 votes
Directed by Liz Garbus.
Top cast
- Nina Simone as Herself
- Lisa Simone as Herself
- Dick Gregory as Himself
- Stanley Crouch as Himself
- Elisabeth Henry-Macari as Miss Mazzie
- Ilyasah Shabazz as Self
Where to watch What Happened, Miss Simone?
- United States: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
- United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
- India: stream on Netflix
- Canada: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
- Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
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