Jennifer Holliday(I)
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Jennifer Holliday was born on 19 October 1960 in Houston, Texas, USA. She is an actress, known for Ally McBeal (1997), I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) and Flower of the Dawn. She was previously married to Rev. Andre Woods and Billy Meadows.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 3 nominations total
Actress
Music Department
Soundtrack
- 2018
- 2016
- 2015
- Tu crois que tu sais danser7.0TV Series
- performer: "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"
- performer: "Fake Your Way to the Top"
- 2006–2012
- American Idol: The Search for a Superstar4.3TV Series
- performer: "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"
- 2012
- 2011
- 2008
- 2008
- Ally McBeal6.9TV Series
- performer: "Stoney End", "Reach Out (I'll Be There)"
- performer: "Finale"
- performer: "Short People"
- 1997–2000
- 1999
- The 52nd Annual Tony Awards5.9TV Special
- performer: "Broadway Divas", "And I'm Tellin' You I'm Not Going"
- 1998
- 1995
- 1995
- 1991
- 1988
- Official sites
- Alternative name
- Jennifer-Yvette Holliday
- Born
- SpousesRev. Andre WoodsMarch 21, 1993 - 1995 (divorced)
- Children
- None
- RelativesJohn Eaton(Sibling)
- Other worksBroadway: "Dreamgirls" (1981), in which she first performed the song "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"
- TriviaPortrayed the role of Effie Melody White in the original musical version of "Dreamgirls", giving one of the most triumphant singing performances ever committed to Broadway. Her raw, all-consuming vocal version of "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" made the Tony-winning performer a cult phenomenon.
- QuotesTwenty years ago when I was in 'Dreamgirls,' I was always a joke because I was huge. I went out once to a birthday gathering for me, and the New York Post wrote that I had broken the chair because I was so big. Well, I didn't break the chair; it was just really wobbly. But the humiliation was terrible." "Even after I lost weight, I was still the same person.
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- When was Jennifer Holliday born?October 19, 1960
- Where was Jennifer Holliday born?Houston, Texas, USA
- What is Jennifer Holliday's birth name?Jennifer Yvette Holliday
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