Name
Bella Abzug
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1920-07-24
Deathday
1998-03-31 (78 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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 House of Representatives." She was later appointed to co-chair the National Commission on the Observance of International Women's Year created by President Gerald Ford's executive order, presided over the 1977 National Women's Conference, and led President Jimmy Carter's National Advisory Commission for Women. Abzug was a founder of the Commission for Women’s Equality of the American Jewish Congress.
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- 1991 Age Isn't Everything as Self
- 2023 Bella! as Self (archive footage)
- 1973 Year of the Woman as Self
- 1979 Manhattan as Guest of Honor
- 1992 From the Interior, Colonized as as herself
- 1977 Working Class Women Changing their World
- 2007 NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2011 Gloria: In Her Own Words as Self (archive footage)
- 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)
- 2013 Koch as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1991 Charlie Rose ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Self (uncredited)
- 1993 Intimate Portrait ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show ( 3 episodes ) as Self
