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Cass Elliot

Cass Elliot

Born: 1941-09-19 • Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Cass Elliot (born Ellen Naomi Cohen; September 19, 1941 - July 29, 1974), also known as Mama Cass, was an American singer, member of The Mamas & the Papas and actress. After the group broke up, she released five solo albums. In 1998, Elliot, John Phillips, Denny Doherty, and Michelle Phillips were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for their work as The Mamas & the Papas.

Filmography
Jim Henson Idea Man poster
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024 • Self (archive footage)
The Velvet Underground poster
The Velvet Underground
2021 • Self (archive footage)
Ponte Nova Dreamin' poster
Ponte Nova Dreamin'
2020 • Self (archive footage)
The Summer of Love poster
The Summer of Love
2017
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation poster
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
2013 • Self (archive footage)
California Dreamin': The Songs of The Mamas & The Papas poster
California Dreamin': The Songs of The Mamas & The Papas
2005 • Herself (Archival Footage)
Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances poster
Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances
2002
Jimi Plays Monterey poster
Jimi Plays Monterey
1987 • Self (archive footage)
When the Music's Over poster
When the Music's Over
1983 • Self (archive footage)
No Image
Energy Crisis
1974 • Self - Singer (as Cass Elliott)
Don't Call Me Mama Anymore poster
Don't Call Me Mama Anymore
1973
Saga of Sonora poster
Saga of Sonora
1973 • Mrs. James (as 'Mama' Cass Elliot)
Pufnstuf poster
Pufnstuf
1970 • Witch Hazel (as Mama Cass)
The Mama Cass Television Program poster
The Mama Cass Television Program
1969 • Self
Monterey Pop poster
Monterey Pop
1968 • Self - Mamas and the Papas
No Image
Youth '68
1968 • Self (as 'Mama' Cass Elliot)
Screen Test #3 poster
Screen Test #3
1966 • Self (uncredited)
Andy Warhol Screen Tests poster
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
1965 • Self