Jennifer Holliday
- Acting
- October 19, 1960 · Houston, Texas, USA
Biography
Jennifer Yvette Holliday is an American singer and actress. She started her career on Broadway in musicals such as Dreamgirls (1981–83), Your Arms Too Short to Box with God (1980–81) and later became a successful recording artist. She is best known for her debut single, the Dreamgirls number and rhythm-and-blues/pop hit, "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going", for which she won a Grammy in 1983. She also won a 1982 Tony Award for Dreamgirls.
Known for
Filmography
- Broadway's Leading Ladies · Self
- Flower of the Dawn · Ava (Voice)
- Sherri · Self
- The Jennifer Hudson Show · Self
- The Road to Galena · Florrie
- Myths and Hymns · Soloist, "There's a Shout"
- The Masked Singer · Miss Teddy, Miss Teddy (archive footage)
- RuPaul's Drag Race · Self
- American Idol · Self
- The Rising Place · Sadie
- My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies · Self
- Ally McBeal · Lisa Knowles
- A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury · Self
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show · Self
- Hang Time
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child · The Dream Diva (Voice)
- Touched by an Angel · Norma
- Motown Returns to the Apollo
- Night of 100 Stars II · Self
- The Love Boat · Dr. Charlene Thomas
- Saturday Night Live · Self
- Tony Awards · Self