Street Smart
Plays the dangerous pimp Fast Black in Street Smart and receives his first Academy Award nomination.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Morgan Freeman Biography and Timeline
Follow Morgan Freeman through 6 dated historical records for United States of America.
Morgan Freeman, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
6Distinct records
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1987–2009Years on this page
1987
1989
Driving Miss Daisy
Stars as chauffeur Hoke Colburn in Driving Miss Daisy.
1994
The Shawshank Redemption
Plays prison inmate Ellis Boyd Redding in The Shawshank Redemption.
2004
Million Dollar Baby
Plays former boxer Eddie Dupris in Clint Eastwood's Million Dollar Baby.
2005
Academy Award
Takes the supporting-actor Oscar for Million Dollar Baby.
2009
Invictus
Portrays South African President Nelson Mandela in Clint Eastwood's Invictus.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.