Tina Turner Biography (1939-)

Born Anna Mae Bullock, November 26, 1939, in Nutbush (some sources say Brownsville), TN; daughter of Floyd Richard (a Baptist deacon, farm overseer, and factory worker) and Zelma (a factory worker; maiden name, Currie) Bullock; married Ike Turner (a musician and singer; divorced 1976); children: Ronald Revelle; (with Raymond Hill) Craig. Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Gender
Female
Occupation
Actress, singer, recording artist
Birth Details
1939
Nutbush, Tennessee

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Television Appearances
  • Specials
  • Good Vibrations from Central Park, ABC, 1971
  • The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour, 1973
  • Ann-Margret Olsson, 1975
  • Van Dyke and Company, 1975
  • Constantinople, 1977
  • John Denver and the Ladies, 1979
  • Olivia Newton-John's Hollywood Nights, 1980
  • State Fair USA, 1981
  • Tina Turner: Private Dancer, HBO, 1985
  • Herself (JFK Stadium), Live Aid, 1985
  • The 1st Annual Prince's Trust All-Star Rock Concert, HBO, 1986
  • The Max Headroom Christmas Special, Cinemax, 1986
  • Tina Turner: Break Every Rule, HBO, 1987
  • Rolling Stone Magazine's 20 Years of Rock 'n' Roll (also known asRolling Stone Magazine's 20th Anniversary Special and Rolling StonePresents 20 Years of Rock 'n' Roll), ABC, 1987
  • Decade (also known as MTV's Decade), syndicated, 1989
  • Herself, Hysteria 2!, 1989
  • Two Rooms: Tribute to Elton John and Bernie Taupin, ABC, 1991
  • The Queen of Rock Struts Her Stuff, syndicated, 1991
  • The Grand Opening of Euro Disney, CBS, 1992
  • Tina Turner: "What's Love?" Live, Fox, 1993
  • Tina Turner: Going Home, The Disney Channel, 1993
  • The Sounds of Summer, ABC, 1993
  • Music in Movies '93, ABC, 1993
  • The Who's Tommy: The Amazing Journey, The Disney Channel, 1994
  • "We Are the World": A 10th Anniversary Tribute, The Disney Channel, 1995
  • Herself, Eros & Friends, 1998
  • Herself, VH1 Divas Live/99, VH1, 1999
  • Herself (archive footage), It's Black Entertainment, Showtime, 2000
  • Awards Presentations
  • The 14th Annual American Music Awards, ABC, 1987
  • The 1st International Rock Awards, ABC, 1989
  • The 1993 World Music Awards, ABC, 1993
  • Presenter, The 35th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1993
  • The Essence Awards, CBS, 1993
  • Episodic
  • The Andy Williams Show, 1970
  • Herself, The Brady Bunch Hour, 1977
  • Host, "The Women of Rock and Roll," Rock 'n' Roll: The First 25 Years, syndicated, 1982
  • "Tina Live from Rio," HBO World Stage, HBO, 1988
  • Herself, "The Oddball Parade," Ally McBeal, Fox, 2000
  • Series
  • The History of Rock 'n' Roll, syndicated, 1995
  • Film Appearances
  • Herself, The Big T.N.T. Show, 1966
  • Herself, Gimme Shelter, Cinema V, 1970
  • Herself, It's Your Thing, 1970
  • Herself, Taking Off, Universal, 1971
  • Superstars in Film Concert, 1971
  • Herself, Soul to Soul, 1971
  • CS Blues (also known as Cocksucker Blues), 1972
  • Acid queen, Tommy (also known as Tommy by "The Who" and The Who's Tommy), Columbia, 1975
  • A guest at Heartland, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (alsoknown as Banda de los corazones), Universal, 1978
  • Herself (archive footage), Sound of the City: London, 1964-73 (also known as Rock City), 1981
  • Aunty Entity, Mad Max beyond Thunderdome (also known as Mad Max3), Warner Bros., 1985
  • Herself, Two Rooms, 1991
  • The mayor, The Last Action Hero, Columbia, 1993
  • Herself (closing sequence), What's Love Got to Do with It?, BuenaVista, 1993
  • Herself, The Who's Tommy, the Amazing Journey, 1993
  • Herself, The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 1 (also known as Rock 'n' Roll Explodes), 1995
  • Film Song Performer
  • Gimme Shelter, Cinema V, 1970
  • Summer Lovers, 1982
  • Mad Max beyond Thunderdome (also known as Mad Max 3), Warner Bros., 1985
  • Iron Eagle, 1986
  • Bull Durham, 1988
  • Days of Thunder, 1990
  • Peter's Friends, 1992
  • (Title song) GoldenEye, 1995
  • Film Music Performer
  • All This and World War II, 1976
  • RECORDINGS
  • Albums
  • (With Ike Turner) It's Gonna Work Out Fine, Sue, 1961
  • The Hunter, Blue Thumb, 1969
  • (With Ike Turner) Proud Mary, United Artists, 1971
  • Tina Turns the Country On!, United Artists, 1974
  • (With Ike Turner) The Gospel According to Ike and Tina, United Artists, 1974
  • Private Dancer (includes "What's Love Got to Do with It?" and "Better Be Good to Me"), Capitol, 1984
  • (Duet appearance on "It's Only Love") Bryan Adams, Restless, A&M, 1985
  • Mad Max--Beyond Thunderdome (original soundtrack recording; includes "We Don't Need Another Hero" and "One of the Living"), Capitol, 1985
  • Break Every Rule (includes "Back Where You Started"), Capitol, 1986
  • (With others) The Prince's Trust 10th Anniversary Birthday Party,A&M, 1987
  • The Ike and Tina Turner Sessions, Kent, 1987
  • Tina Live in Europe, Capitol, 1988
  • I Don't Wanna Lose You, Capitol, 1989
  • Foreign Affair, Capitol, 1989
  • (With others) Days of Thunder (soundtrack), DGC, 1990
  • Tina Turner Goes Country, Laurie Records, 1990
  • Simply the Best, Capitol, 1991
  • What's Love Got to Do with It? (movie soundtrack), Virgin, 1993
  • (With others) Black on White: Great R & B Covers of Rock Classics, Rhino, 1993
  • (With Ike Turner) Sexy, Seductive, Provocative (reissue of previously released material), Paula Records, 1993
  • Tina Turner: The Collected Recordings--Sixties to Nineties, 1994
  • Wildest Dreams, Virgin Records, 1996
  • What's Love Got to Do with It?, 1996
  • Dues Paid, Vol. 1, Frank Music, 1999
  • Twenty Four Seven, Virgin Records, 2000
  • Music Videos
  • Private Dancer, Sony/Pioneer, 1985
  • Tina Live--Private Dancer Tour, Sony/Picture Music/Capitol, 1985
  • Herself, We Are the World: The Video Event, 1985
  • Herself, Tina Turner: Rio '88, 1988
  • Vocals (archive footage), Shindig! Presents Soul, 1991
  • Herself (archive footage), Shindig! Presents Groovy Gals, 1991
  • Herself, Tina Turner: Live in Amsterdam, 1997
  • WRITINGS
  • Film Music
  • Walking after Midnight, 1988
  • House of the Rising Sun, 1989
  • Film Songs
  • What's Love Got to Do with It?, Buena Vista, 1993
  • Autobiography
  • (With Kurt Loder) I, Tina, Morrow (New York City), 1986

Further Reference

ADAPTATIONS

  • I, Tina was adapted for film by Kate Lanier and released as What's Love Got to Do with It?, Buena Vista, 1993.
OTHER SOURCES
    Books
    • Busnar, Gene, The Picture Life of Tina Turner, F. Watts (New YorkCity), 1987
    • Contemporary Black Biography, Vol. 27, Gale Group, 2001
    • Ivory, Steven, Tina!, Putnam (New York City), 1985
    • Mills, Bart, Tina, Warner Books (New York City), 1985
    • Turner, Tina and Kurt Loder, I, Tina, Morrow, 1986
    • Welch, Chris, Take You Higher: The Tina Turner Experience, W. H. Allen (London), 1986
    • Wynn, Ron, Tina: The Tina Turner Story, Macmillan (New York City),1985
    Periodicals
    • Interview, August, 1993, pp. 40-42
    • Rolling Stone, October 15, 1992, pp. 121-23