Morgan Freeman

FilmTelevision Age

Shawshank narrator and Million Dollar Baby Oscar

Facts

Born: 1937
Country: United States
Field: Film
Era: Television Age

Overview

Memphis born actor who worked for years on stage and on the children show The Electric Company before film stardom arrived around age fifty. Street Smart 1987, Driving Miss Daisy 1989 and The Shawshank Redemption 1994 brought Oscar nominations, and he won Best Supporting Actor for Million Dollar Baby 2004. His narration of March of the Penguins and many documentaries made his voice among the most recognized in film.

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