Morgan Freeman — biography, films, roles and trivia

Biography

💥Morgan Freeman was born in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. He was the youngest of 4 children. His father worked as a barber, and his mother was a cleaner. He studied at Broad Street High School. He works as an actor, producer, and narrator. He has been married twice: to Jeanette Bradshaw (a son, Alfonso, and an adopted daughter, Deena, were born) and to Myrna Colley-Lee. He also has a son, Saifoulaye, and a daughter, Morgana; it is unknown who their mothers are.

🏆Main awards🏆: Oscar (2005) [Million Dollar Baby], Golden Globe (1990) [Driving Miss Daisy].

🎬Main projects🎬: "The Shawshank Redemption" (1994), "Se7en" (1995), "Batman Begins" (2005), "Million Dollar Baby" (2004).

⭐Interesting fact⭐: Morgan obtained a private pilot's license at the age of 65 and owns several private planes.

Filmography

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1994 The Shawshank Redemption Ellis Boyd «Red» Redding

1995 Se7en Somerset

2026 The Dinosaurs Narrated by, plays himself, voice

2023 Lioness Actor

Awards & recognition

5 nominations · 5 Award ceremony

Academy Awards 1 nominations

Best Actor The Shawshank Redemption 1995

Golden Globe Awards 1 nominations

Best Actor (Drama) The Shawshank Redemption 1995

Screen Actors Guild Awards 1 nominations

Best Actor The Shawshank Redemption 1995

Saturn Awards 1 nominations

Best Actor Se7en 1996

MTV Movie & TV Awards 1 nominations

Best On-Screen Duo Se7en 1996

Interesting facts

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Freeman spent five years in the Air Force before starting to attend acting school in Los Angeles.
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Full name - Morgan Porterfield Freeman Jr.
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Morgan Freeman is left-handed.
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Worked at the Pasadena Playhouse; in 1968 made his Broadway debut in an unusual version of the musical Hello, Dolly! in which all roles were played by Black artists.
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On August 4, 2008 was in an accident in the state of Mississippi. On August 7, 2008 was discharged from the hospital, where he had surgery on his arm, which was broken in two places.
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His parents: Mayme Edna (née Revere), a cleaning woman, and Morgan Porterfield Freeman, a barber, who died in 1961 of cirrhosis of the liver.