# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/etta-moten-barnett
# Generated: 2026-08-14T18:42:39.633Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/etta-moten-barnett"
name: "Etta Moten Barnett"
slug: "etta-moten-barnett"
description: "Etta Moten Barnett was an American actress and contralto vocalist, who was identified with her signature role of \"Bess\" in Porgy and Bess. She created new roles for African-American women on stage and screen. After her performing career, Barnett was active in Chicago as a major philanthropist and civic activist, raising funds for and supporting cultural, social, and church institutions. She also hosted a radio program in Chicago and represented the United States in several official delegations to nations in Africa."
tagline: "American singer, actress, and activist (1901–2004)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Maud_Cuney_Hare-378-Etta_Moten.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1901-11-05"
deathDate: "2004-01-02"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           42.97
  momentum:             0
  historical:           8.152413333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     59.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0609323/"
    handle:    "nm0609323"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/1206211"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%A7_%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%86_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%AA"
    title: "اتا موتين بارنيت"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etta_Moten_Barnett"
    title: "Etta Moten Barnett"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etta_Moten_Barnett"
    title: "Etta Moten Barnett"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etta_Moten"
    title: "Etta Moten"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etta_Moten_Barnett"
    title: "Etta Moten Barnett"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etta_Moten_Barnett"
    title: "Etta Moten Barnett"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etta_Moten_Barnett"
    title: "Etta Moten Barnett"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%B9%D8%A7_%D9%85%D9%88%D9%B9%D9%86_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%B9"
    title: "ایٹا موٹن بارنیٹ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e6173df0-db9b-4e0f-ba8d-bd084f4c8480"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3742333"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump