Bella Abzug
Birthday
1920/07/24
Day of death
1998/03/31 (77 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also know as
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Biography
Bella Savitzky Abzug (July 24, 1920 – March 31, 1998), nicknamed "Battling Bella", was an American lawyer, U.S. Representative, social activist and a leader in the women's movement. In 1971, Abzug joined other leading feminists such as Gloria Steinem, Shirley Chisholm, and Betty Friedan to found the National Women's Political Caucus. She was known as a leading figure in what came to be known as eco-feminism. In 1970, Abzug's first campaign slogan was, "This woman's place is in the House—the Hou...Read more
Acting
(1991) Age Isn't Everything
as Self
(2023) Bella!
as Self (archive footage)
(1992) From the Interior, Colonized
as as herself
(1973) Year of the Woman
as Self
(1979) Manhattan
as Guest of Honor
(1977) Working Class Women Changing their World
as ---
(2011) The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2013) The Battle of the Sexes
as Self (archive footage)
(2007) NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2011) Gloria: In Her Own Words
as Self (archive footage)
(2013) Koch
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1991) Charlie Rose
as Self (Former Congresswoman)
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self (uncredited)
(1993) Intimate Portrait
as Self
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self