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Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman is an acclaimed American actor, producer, and narrator highly regarded as one of the greatest actors of all time. Born June 1, 1937, in Memphis, Tennessee, Freeman began his acting career in school plays before studying theater arts in Los Angeles. Despite his initial rise to fame in the 70s on the children's television series 'The Electric Company,' Freeman would solidify his acting prowess on the stage with performances in Shakespearean plays 'Coriolanus' and 'Julius Caesar,' receiving the Obie Award for the former. His Tony Award nomination came in 1978 when he played Zeke in the Richard Wesley play 'The Mighty Gents.' Throughout his career, Freeman received numerous accolades for his range of roles, including an Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and was honored with the Kennedy Center Honor in 2008. He starred in numerous notable films such as 'Million Dollar Baby,' 'The Shawshank Redemption,' 'The Dark Knight Trilogy,' and 'Invictus,' among others. This career also extended into narration in various documentaries and his directorial debut with the drama 'Bopha!' Freeman would later co-found the film production company Revelations Entertainment. In his personal life, Freeman was known to have donated to causes such as hurricane relief and bee conservation and held views in favor of equal rights and criticized racism.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Morgan Freeman
Born: Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Citizenship: United States
Birthday: June 1, 1937
Occupations: Actor, Producer, Narrator
Years Active: 1964–present
Children: 4
Spouses: Jeanette Adair Bradshaw, Myrna Colley-Lee
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Awards and Nominations Received by Morgan Freeman
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Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or Comedy (Actor)
Million Dollar BabyMovies Featuring Morgan Freeman
The Dark Knight Rises
The LEGO Movie
March of the Penguins
Lucy
Oblivion
Wanted
Evan Almighty
Ben-Hur
Bruce Almighty
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Under Suspicion
The Ritual Killer
Sidney
Nurse Betty
Levity
Amistad
Hard Rain
Transcendence
The Bucket List
Driving Miss Daisy
Unforgiven
Invictus
Million Dollar Baby
Paradise Highway
The Magic of Belle Isle
Gone Baby Gone
An Unfinished Life
Unleashed
The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
Glory
Deep Impact
A Good Person
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Outbreak
Dreamcatcher
10 Items or Less
High Crimes
Lucky Number Slevin
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Dolphin Tale 2
The Bonfire of the Vanities
The Big Bounce
Kiss the Girls
Last Vegas
Born to Be Wild
Alpha
Along Came a Spider
The Sum of All Fears
Eyewitness
RED
5 Flights Up
Feast of Love
Just Getting Started
The Shawshank Redemption
Brubaker
Angel Has Fallen
The Poison Rose
Olympus Has Fallen
Now You See Me
Seven
Momentum
Dolphin Tale
Now You See Me 2
Last Knights
Vanquish
March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step
Johnny Handsome
Lean on Me
Chain Reaction
That Was Then... This Is Now
Harry & Son
Street Smart
America's Musical Journey
57 Seconds
How to Rob a Bank
Gunner
My Dead Friend Zoe
For Love of Liberty: The Story of America’s Black Patriots
Breaking the Taboo
Clint Eastwood’s West
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
The Eastwood Factor
JFK: A President Betrayed
The President’s Photographer: Fifty Years Inside the Oval Office
Ending the Knight
The Words That Built America
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
Die Clint Eastwood Story
The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman
Panama Canal in 3D a Land Divided a World United
Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature
All on Accounta Pullin’ a Trigger
Survivors of the Shoah: Visual History Foundation
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
Guilty by Association
Edison
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
The Electric Company’s Greatest Hits & Bits
AFI: 100 Years… 100 Movies… 10th Anniversary Edition
All About Us
Declaration of Independence
The Contract
Night of 100 Stars III
The Civil War
Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie
The True Story of Glory Continues
Attica
The Gospel at Colonus
The Execution of Raymond Graham
The Earth Day Special
Death of a Prophet
The Atlanta Child Murders
Clinton and Nadine
Clean and Sober
Glory
Dave Chappelle: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
Into Nature’s Wild
Meeting the Beatles in India
Marie: A True Story
Boffo! Tinseltown’s Bombs and Blockbusters
The Marva Collins Story
Resting Place
Fight for Life
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
The Comeback Trail
Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard
Betty White: A Celebration
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
The Minute You Wake Up Dead
Our Universe
Odysseus Returns
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
Se7en
Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
Blade
The Life Before This
Moll Flanders
Thick as Thieves
Prom Night in Mississippi
Eastwood & Co.: Making ‘Unforgiven’
A Man Called Adam
A Raisin in the Sun
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Cosmic Voyage
The Maiden Heist
761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Life on Our Planet
The People Speak
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
Inside the White House
The Making of Se7en
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
Now You See Me: Now You Don't
Career Timeline
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2023
The Ritual Killer
Dr. Mackles
A Good Person
Daniel
57 Seconds
Anton Burrell
761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers
Self
2022
Sidney
Self
Paradise Highway
Gerick
Betty White: A Celebration
Self
The Minute You Wake Up Dead
Sheriff Thurmond Fowler
2021
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Self
The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
Vanquish
Damon
Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard
Senior
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
Self
2020
Dave Chappelle: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
Self
Into Nature’s Wild
Narrator (voice)
Meeting the Beatles in India
Narrator (voice)
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
Self
The Comeback Trail
Reggie Fontaine
2019
Angel Has Fallen
President Trumbull
The Poison Rose
Doc
Panama Canal in 3D a Land Divided a World United
Self
2018
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Drosselmeyer
Alpha
Narrator
March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step
Narrator
America's Musical Journey
Narrator
Die Clint Eastwood Story
Self
2017
Just Getting Started
Duke
The Words That Built America
Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
Self
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
Self
2013
Oblivion
Last Vegas
Olympus Has Fallen
Now You See Me
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Self
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
Self
JFK: A President Betrayed
Narrator (voice)
2012
The Dark Knight Rises
The Magic of Belle Isle
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
Narrator (voice)
Ending the Knight
Self
2010
RED
For Love of Liberty: The Story of America’s Black Patriots
Self (voice)
The Eastwood Factor
Self - Narrator (voice)
The President’s Photographer: Fifty Years Inside the Oval Office
Narrator (voice)
2009
Invictus
Thick as Thieves
Keith Ripley
Prom Night in Mississippi
Narrator (voice)
The Maiden Heist
Charles Peterson
The People Speak
Self
2007
Evan Almighty
The Bucket List
Gone Baby Gone
Feast of Love
AFI: 100 Years… 100 Movies… 10th Anniversary Edition
Self
All About Us
Self
2006
10 Items or Less
Lucky Number Slevin
The Electric Company’s Greatest Hits & Bits
Self
The Contract
Frank Carden
Boffo! Tinseltown’s Bombs and Blockbusters
Self
2005
March of the Penguins
An Unfinished Life
Unleashed
Edison
Ashford
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
Self
2004
Million Dollar Baby
The Big Bounce
Survivors of the Shoah: Visual History Foundation
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
Self
2003
Bruce Almighty
Levity
Dreamcatcher
Guilty by Association
Lt. Redding
Declaration of Independence
Self
1996
Chain Reaction
Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial
Edward G. Robinson
Moll Flanders
Hibble
Cosmic Voyage
Narrator (voice)
Inside the White House
Narrator (voice)
1991
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie
Self
The True Story of Glory Continues
Narrator (voice)
1990
Glory
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
The Earth Day Special
Walter Samson
1985
That Was Then... This Is Now
The Gospel at Colonus
Messenger
The Execution of Raymond Graham
Warden Pratt
Marie: A True Story
Charles Traughber
1000
The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman
Self - Host
The Civil War
Frederick Douglass
The Atlanta Child Murders
Ben Shelter
Our Universe
Self - Narrator (voice)
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
Self
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Self - Narrator (voice)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Uncle Hammer
Life on Our Planet
Self - Narrator (voice)
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