Bella Abzug

Personal Info

Birthday

July 24, 1920

Day of Death

1998-03-31

(77 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Bella Abzug

Biography

Bella Savitzky Abzug (July 24, 1920 – March 31, 1998), nicknamed "Battling Bella", was an American lawyer, U.S.

Representative, social activist and a leader in the women's movement. In 1971, Abzug joined other leading feminists such as Gloria Steinem, Shirley Chisholm, and Betty Friedan to found the National Women's Political Caucus. She was known as a leading figure in what came to be known as eco-feminism.

Known For

Manhattan

Filmography

2023
Bella!
as Self (archive footage)
2013
The Battle of the Sexes
as Self (archive footage)
Koch
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2011
The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gloria: In Her Own Words
as Self (archive footage)
2007
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1992
From the Interior, Colonized
as as herself
1991
Age Isn't Everything
as Self
1979
Manhattan
as Guest of Honor
1973
Year of the Woman
as Self