Erykah Badu
- Acting
- February 26, 1971 · Dallas, Texas, USA
Biography
Erica Abi Wright (born February 26, 1971), better known by her stage name Erykah Badu, is an American recording artist, record producer and actress. Her work includes elements from R&B, hip hop and jazz. She is best known for her role in the rise of the neo soul sub-genre, and for her eccentric, cerebral musical stylings and sense of fashion. She is known as the "First Lady of Neo-Soul" or the "Queen of Neo-Soul". Early in her career, she was recognizable for wearing very large and colorful headwraps. For her musical sensibilities, she has often been compared to jazz great Billie Holiday. She was a core member of the Soulquarians, and is also an actress having appeared in a number of films playing a range of supporting roles in movies such as Blues Brothers 2000, The Cider House Rules, and House of D, she is also very prominent in the documentary film Before the Music Dies. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Known for
Filmography
- Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery · Self
- Thom Browne: The Man Who Tailors Dreams · Self
- The Piano Lesson · Lucille
- RM 'Indigo' Album Magazine Film · Self
- Hargrove · Self, Producer
- The DOC
- Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3 · Self
- VERZUZ · Self
- Devil's Pie: D'Angelo · Self
- What Men Want · Sister
- The Land · Turquoise
- Bonobo: The North Borders Tour, Live · Self
- Hand of God · April
- What Difference Does It Make? · Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon · Self
- They Die by Dawn · Stagecoach Mary
- Erykah Badu - Live At Java Jazz Festival
- VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul · Self
- The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 · Self
- Teenage Paparazzo · Self
- Erykah Badu Live at VH1 Soul Stage 2008
- Yo Gabba Gabba!
- Before the Music Dies · Self
- Dave Chappelle's Block Party · Self
- Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation · Self
- House of D · Lady / Bernadette
- Let's Start a Band: A Dragon Tales Music Special
- Chappelle's Show
- Erykah Badu: Live At North Sea Jazz Festival 2001 · Self
- MTV 20: Jams
- Erykah Badu Live · Self
- Girlfriends · Self
- The Cider House Rules · Rose Rose
- One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star Tribute · Self
- Mark Twain Prize · Self
- Blues Brothers 2000 · Queen Moussette
- Erykah Badu: MTV Unplugged · Self
- Men in Black · Songs
- The Chris Rock Show · Self
- New York Undercover
- All That · Self
- Late Show with David Letterman · Self
- Later... with Jools Holland
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- MTV Unplugged · Self
- The Grammys · Self
- The Oscars · Self
- Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2 · Self