Yolanda King
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Yolanda Denise King (born November 17, 1955) is the first-born child and first daughter of Coretta Scott King and the great civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Her younger siblings are Martin Luther King III, Dexter Scott King, and Rev. Bernice Albertine King.
Born in Montgomery, Alabama, King is a human rights worker and actress. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, Inc. (the official national memorial to her father) and was founding Director of the King Center's Cultural Affairs Program. She serves on the Partnership Council of Habitat for Humanity, is a member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, a sponsor of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and holds a lifetime membership in the NAACP. King holds a B.A. degree with honors from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, a Masters degree in Theatre from New York University and an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Marywood University. In 1978 she starred as Rosa Parks in the TV miniseries King, which was based on her father's life and released on DVD in 2005.
[edit] Filmography
- Odessa (2005) (pre-production)
- Liberty's Kids: Est. 1776 (2002)
- Still My Little Soldier (2001)
- JAG
- Odessa (2000)
- The Secret Path (1999)
- Funny Valentines (1999) (TV)
- Selma, Lord, Selma (1999) (TV)
- Our Friend, Martin (1999) (V)
- Drive by: A Love Story (1997)
- Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)
- America's Dream (1996) (TV)
- Fluke (1995)
- No Big Deal (1983) (TV)
- Death of a Prophet (1981)
- Hopscotch (1980)
- King (1978) (mini)
[edit] References
- Yolanda King at the Internet Movie Database
- Higher Ground Productions
- Bridge Over Troubled Water a feature film synopsis
- Yolanda King Profile at BigSpeak
