Roberta Flack

Biography

Roberta Flack was an American soul singer known for Killing Me Softly With His Song, The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.

Career Overview

Roberta Flack has 38 screen credits in a career dating back to 1961. Signature works include Roberta Flack: Live With the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Roberta Flack: Live in Japan 1993, Roberta. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

female

Known Credits

38

Birth Date

1937-02-10 00:00:00

Birth Place

Black Mountain, North Carolina, USA

Known For

• Roberta Flack: Live With the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
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  Roberta Flack: Live in Japan 1993
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  Roberta
• Someday We'll all Be Free: The Donny Hathaway Story
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  Killing Me Softly: The Roberta Flack Story
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  Roberta Flack - In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra

Frequent Collaborators

• Stanley Dorfman (2 collaborations)
• Antonino D'Ambrosio (2 collaborations)
• Reinier van Brummelen (2 collaborations)
• David Kleijwegt (2 collaborations)
• Mark Dowdle (1 collaborations)
• Kevin Jones (1 collaborations)
• Narikata Yoshida (1 collaborations)
• Masa Matsuzaki (1 collaborations)
• Joan Martin (1 collaborations)
• Yoshio Enomoto (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (35 credits)

  • Roberta Flack: Live With the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra

    Singer

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Roberta Flack: Live in Japan 1993

    Vocals

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Power to the People: John & Yoko Live in NYC

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • One to One: John & Yoko

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • They All Came Out to Montreux

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Roberta

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Killing Me Softly with His Songs

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Someday We'll all Be Free: The Donny Hathaway Story

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Queens of Soul at the BBC

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Killing Me Softly: The Roberta Flack Story

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Roberta Flack - In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra

    Vocals and Piano

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Roberta Flack: In Concert - Killing Me Softly

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Marcus Miller - Master Of All Trades

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Songs From the Neighborhood: The Music of Mister Rogers

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Ladies Night - Most Famous Hits

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Roberta Flack In Concert

    self

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • David Foster's Christmas Album

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • Spike & Co.: Do It a Cappella

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • All Star Party for Clint Eastwood

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • Wogan

    - Series 4, Show 4 (1984) ... Self actor actors
    1982
  • Renaldo and Clara

    Guest Artist

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • The Legend of John Henry

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Free to Be… You and Me

    Self / Young Girl

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Save the Children

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • The One to One Concert

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Soul to Soul

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Great Performances

    - Episode 6 (1990) ... Self actor actors

    - The Music Makers: An ASCAP Celebration of American Music at Wolf Trap (1987) ... Self actor actors
    1971
  • The Dick Cavett Show

    - Roger Moore, Roberta Flack, Orson Bean, Pauline Tabor (1972) ... Self - Guest actor actors

    - Gloria Steinem, Roberta Flack, Kerry Ellard (1971) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    1968
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    - Episode 130 (1975) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 83 (1972) ... Self actor actors
    1962
  • The Mike Douglas Show

    - Episode 75 (1969) ... Self actor actors
    1961

• sound (3 credits)

  • The Flower of Pain

    music

    sound
    1983
  • Bustin' Loose

    songs

    sound
    1981
  • The Tiny Tree

    theme song performance

    sound
    1975