Tina Turner
Biography
Tina Turner (November 26, 1939 - May 24, 2023) was an American singer and actress whose career spanned more than 50 years. Known for her energetic stage presence, powerful vocals, career longevity, and widespread appeal, Turner has been called the most successful female rock artist, “The Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” and was named "one of the greatest singers of all time" by Rolling Stone. Her combined album and single sales total approximately 180 million copies worldwide, and over the course of her career she sold more concert tickets than any other solo music performer in history. Turner started out her music career with husband Ike Turner as a member of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. Success followed with a string of hits including "River Deep, Mountain High" and the 1971 hit "Proud Mary". With the publication of her autobiography I, Tina (1986), Turner revealed severe instances of spousal abuse against her by Ike Turner prior to their 1976 split and subsequent 1978 divorce. After virtually disappearing from the music scene for several years following her divorce from Ike Turner, she rebuilt her career, launching a string of hits beginning in 1983 with the single "Let's Stay Together" and the 1984 release of her fifth solo album Private Dancer. In addition to her musical career, she occasionally ventured into film, beginning with a prominent role as The Acid Queen in the 1975 film Tommy, and an appearance in Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. She starred opposite Mel Gibson as Aunty Entity in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome for which she received the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture, and her version of the film's theme, "We Don't Need Another Hero", was a hit single.
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Movies (44)
It’s a Mad Max World
as Self (archive) - actress
2025
Enigma
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2025
Tina Turner - My Songs. My Life
as Self (archive footage)
2024
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
as Self (archive footage)
2024
The Greatest Night in Pop
as Self (archive footage)
2024
The Genius of Gianni Versace Alive
as Self
2023
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
as Self (archive footage)
2023
When Tina Turner Came to Britain
as Self (Archive Footage)
2022
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self (archive footage)
2022
The Sound of 007
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Moonage Daydream
as Self (archive footage)
2022
McEnroe
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
2021
TINA
as Self
2021
Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
as Self (archival footage)
2021
Tina Turner at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Cruella
Songs (Sound)
2021
Tina Turner: One of the Living
as Self
2020
The BRITs at 40
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Tina Turner: Simply the Best
as Self
2018
Tina Turner - Simply the Best
as Self
2011
Tom Jones: In His Prime
as Self (archive footage)
2010
Tina!: 50th Anniversary Tour - Live in Holland
as Self - Lead vocals
2009
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
as Self (archive footage)
2009
Soul Divas
as Self
2007
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation
as Self (archive footage)
2007
Countdown - The Wonder Years 2
as Self (archive footage)
2007
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
as Self
2005
Tina Turner: All the Best - The Live Collection
as Self (archive footage)
2005
Live Aid
as Self
2004
Original Up-Town Divas
as Self (archive footage)
2004
Casey Kasem's Rock 'n' Roll Goldmine: The Soul Years
as Self (archive footage)
2004
Back To The 80's - Live In Concert
as Self (archive footage)
2004
Ike And Tina Turner - Legends in Concert - Live at the Big TNT Show
as Self
2004
Ike & Tina Turner
as Self
2004
The Best Of Beat
as Self (archive footage)
2003
Brother Bear
Songs (Sound)
2003
Ladies Night - Most Famous Hits
as Self (archive footage)
2003
Ike & Tina Turner: Special Edition EP
as Self (archive footage)
2003
Tina Turner: Simply the Best - The Video Collection
as Self (archive footage)
2002
Bryan Adams: So Far So Good
2002
It's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
2002
Tom Jones | Duets by Invitation Only
as Self
2001
Tina Turner: One Last Time - Live In Concert
as Self
2000
