Tamara Dobson
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Tamara Dobson (May 14, 1944 - October 2, 2006) was an American actress and fashion model. She was born in Baltimore, Maryland and received her degree in fashion illustration from the Maryland Institute College of Art. Dobson, who stood 6 feet 2 inches (188 cm), eventually became a fashion model for Vogue Magazine. She made a few films in Hollywood but is best known for her roles in the Blaxploitation films, Cleopatra Jones (1973) and Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold (1975). According to published reports, Dobson died on October 2, 2006 in Baltimore, Maryland of complications from pneumonia and multiple sclerosis, her brother, Peter Dobson, said. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tamara Dobson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: May 14, 1947
Deathday: October 02, 2006
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Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold
1975-07-11
Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold
Overview: When fellow operatives and friends disappear during a mission in Hong Kong, Cleopatra Jones comes to help. She discovers the disappearance involves The Dragon Lady, a feared lipstick lesbian who runs a casino and the local drug trade.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-07-11
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Fuzz
1972-07-14
Fuzz
Overview: Police in Boston search for a mad bomber trying to extort money from the city.
Genres: Comedy Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-07-14
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Cleopatra Jones
1973-07-13
Cleopatra Jones
Overview: After federal agent Cleopatra Jones orders the burning of a Turkish poppy field, the notorious drug lord Mommy vows to destroy her.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-07-13
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BaadAsssss Cinema
2002-08-14
BaadAsssss Cinema
Overview: With archive film clips and interviews, this brief look at a frequently overlooked historical period of filmmaking acts as an introduction rather than a complete record. It features interviews with some of the genre's biggest stars, like Fred Williamson, Pam Grier, and Richard Roundtree. Director Melvin Van Peebles discusses the historical importance of his landmark film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song. For a contemporary perspective, the excitable Quentin Tarantino offers his spirited commentary and author/critic bell hooks provides some scholarly social analysis.
Genres: Action Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-08-14
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Chained Heat
1983-05-27
Chained Heat
Overview: Linda Blair plays Carol, a young woman who must serve 18 months in prison after driving drunk and killing a man. The prison turns out to be brimming with decadence, corruption and sleaze, where the other female inmates are sadistic crack-selling lesbian rapists and the guards and warden are no better.
Genres: Action Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-05-27
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Norman... Is That You?
1976-09-29
Norman... Is That You?
Overview: Ben and Beatrice Chambers discover that their son Norman is gay and so Ben is intent on setting him right.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-09-29
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Come Back, Charleston Blue
1972-06-29
Come Back, Charleston Blue
Overview: Sequel to Cotton Comes to Harlem. Another bad influence is hitting Harlem and Gravedigger and Coffin Ed are the two cops who will stop it. Charleston Blue was a prohibition era black gangster, dead 4 decades. When he seems to have reappeared, once again slitting throats with his Blue straight edge razors, the two cops begin a complicated search for some answers.
Genres: Crime Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-06-29
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Amazons
1984-01-29
Amazons
Overview: A cult of descendants of the Amazons plot to take control of mankind, but an inquisitive doctor might uncover their plans.
Genres: Thriller Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-01-29
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Murder at the World Series
1977-03-20
Murder at the World Series
Overview: A disturbed young man threatens violence at the World Series after failing to make the Houston Astros.
Genres: Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-03-20
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