American Masters Roberta Flack (Season 37, Episode 1)
TV-14
TV Episode | Documentary, Biography, History

American Masters

Roberta Flack (Season 37, Episode 1)

TV-14

TV Episode | Documentary, Biography, History

American Masters: Roberta Flack follows the music icon from a piano lounge through her rise to stardom. From "First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" to "Killing Me Softly," Flack's virtuosity was inseparable from her commitment to civil rights.

Edit Released

Updated Jan 24, 2023

Release date

Jan 24, 2023 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 27 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 31 wins & 81 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
16 cast members

Name	Known for
Peabo Bryson Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	Aladdin (1992)
Angela Davis Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	Untitled Angela Davis Project
Roberta Flack Self Self See fewer	X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
Donny Hathaway Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Two Weeks Notice (2002)
Lauryn Hill Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)
Jesse Jackson Self (as Rev. Jesse Jackson) Self (as Rev. Jesse Jackson) See fewer	The Burning
Jason King Self Self See fewer	Piece by Piece (2024)
Joan Lader Self Self See fewer	West Side Story (2021)
Sean Lennon Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	Monster-in-Law (2005)
Lori Lieberman Self Self See fewer	Fame (1982)
Emily Lordi Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	Soul America (2020)
Gene McDaniels Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)
Steve Novosel Self Self See fewer	Roberta (2022)
Valerie Simpson Self Self See fewer	The Bodyguard (1992)
James Whitmore Self Self See fewer	American Masters (1985)
Buddy Williams Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016)