American Masters Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands (Season 36, Episode 2)
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TV Episode | Documentary, Biography, History

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American Masters

Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands (Season 36, Episode 2)

TV-14

TV Episode | Documentary, Biography, History

Discover an international singer who captivated royalty in Europe and defied the conscience of 1939 America. Watch rare archival footage and hear audio recordings exploring her life and career.

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36 cast members

Name	Known for
Allory Anderson Ethel Anderson Ethel Anderson See fewer	High Priority (2015)
Marian Anderson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Great Debaters (2007)
Naomi Andre Self Self See fewer	American Masters (1985)
Martina Arroyo Self Self See fewer	A Bread Factory, Part One (2018)
Raymond Arsenault Self Self See fewer	American Experience (1987)
J'Nai Bridges Self Self See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Christopher Brooks Self Self See fewer	American Masters (1985)
Angela Brown Woman on train / Chorus / Self Woman on train / Chorus / Self See fewer	American Masters (1985)
Lonnie Bunch Self Self See fewer	Shared Legacies (2020)
Eric Carter John Anderson John Anderson See fewer	American Masters (1985)
Gerald Chaney John Anderson / Paul Robeson / Chorus John Anderson / Paul Robeson / Chorus See fewer	American Masters (1985)
Blanche Wiesen Cook Self Self See fewer	The First Lady (2022)
Ossie Davis Self Self See fewer	Do the Right Thing (1989)
Ginette DePreist Self Self See fewer	American Masters (1985)
Lia Fitzgerald Young Marian Young Marian See fewer	American Masters (1985)
Denyce Graves Self Self See fewer	Les contes d'Hoffmann - I racconti di Hoffmann (1995)
Sandra Grymes Self Self See fewer	Once in a Hundred Years: The Life and Legacy of Marian Anderson (2019)
Samuel Hyman Self Self See fewer	Weed (1975)
April James Self Self See fewer	American Masters (1985)
Thomas Jefferson Billy King / Chorus / Pianist Billy King / Chorus / Pianist See fewer	American Masters (1985)
Alisha Lola Jones Aunt Mary / Chorus / Self Aunt Mary / Chorus / Self See fewer	American Masters (1985)
Jenna Kuerzi Woman on street Woman on street See fewer	Delco: The Movie
Harry Lennix Orpheus Fisher (voice) Orpheus Fisher (voice) See fewer	Man of Steel (2013)
Dan Matteucci Self Self See fewer	Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
Jillian Pirtle Self Self See fewer	American Masters (1985)
Lynneisha Ray Anna Anderson / Alyse Anderson Anna Anderson / Alyse Anderson See fewer	Thug (III) (2017)
Harlow Robinson Self Self See fewer	American Masters (1985)
Laura D. Roosevelt Self Self See fewer	American Masters (1985)
Doarezha Scott Marian Anderson Marian Anderson See fewer	American Masters (1985)
George I. Shirley Self Self See fewer	American Masters (1985)
Robert Sims Self / Man on train / Orpheus Fisher / Chorus Self / Man on train / Orpheus Fisher / Chorus See fewer	American Masters (1985)
Damien Sneed Self Self See fewer	Nina Simone's Absurde: A Progressive Opera
Regina Taylor Marian Anderson (voice) Marian Anderson (voice) See fewer	Courage Under Fire (1996)
Kira Thurman Self Self See fewer	American Masters (1985)
Jukka Valtasaari Self Self See fewer	American Masters (1985)
Brian Anthony Wilson Orpheus Fisher Orpheus Fisher See fewer	The Postman (1997)