Biography
Martha Rose Reeves (born July 18, 1941) is an American R&B and pop singer. She is the lead singer of the Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas, which scored over a dozen hit singles, including "Come and Get These Memories", "Nowhere to Run", "Heat Wave", "Jimmy Mack", and their signature "Dancing in the Street". From 2005 until 2009, Reeves served as an elected councilwoman in her hometown of Detroit, Michigan, U.S. Martha Reeves and the Vandellas were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995. In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Reeves at number 151 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.
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Filmography
all 23
self 17
Movies 15
TV Shows 8
Narrator 1
Self (archive footage)
Motown Master: Lamont Dozier at the BBC (2023)
Movie
Narrator
Boblo Boats: A Detroit Ferry Tale (2021)
Movie
Wise Woman on the Bus
It's a Life Worth Living (2020)
Movie
Self
Jay Leno's Garage (2015)
TV
Artist
Requiem for Detroit? (2010)
Movie
Self
Motown at the BBC (2009)
Movie
Self
Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges (2008)
Movie
Self
Legends (2006)
TV
Self
Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music (2005)
TV
Self
The Giants of Black Music (2003)
Movie
Self (Martha and the Vandellas 1962-1972)
A City on Fire: The Story of the '68 Detroit Tigers (2002)
Movie
Self
V Graham Norton (2002)
TV
Self (archive footage)
Motown 40: The Music is Forever (1998)
Movie
Never Mind the Buzzcocks (1996)
TV
self
Ready Steady Go! The Sounds of Motown (1995)
Movie
Self
Jeremy Clarkson's Motorworld (1995)
TV
Self - Interviewee
Dusty (1994)
Movie
Self
Dancin' in the Street (1987)
Movie
Self
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever (1983)
Movie
Aunt La Voh
Fairy Tales (1978)
Movie
Dick Clark's Good Old Days (1977)
Movie
Self - Musical Guest
Saturday Night Live (1975)
TV
6.36
Self
Rock Concert (1973)
TV
Ratings
Average 5.37
Based on 62.2 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1973
1994
2002
2002
2023
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1941-07-18 (82 years old)
Birth PlaceEufaula, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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