Jennifer Holliday Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Jennifer-Yvette Holliday is an American singer and Tony Award-winning actress. She started her career on Broadway in musicals such as Dreamgirls, and later became a successful recording artist. She is best known for her debut single, the Dreamgirls showstopper and Grammy Awa...
Andre Woods (m. 1993–1994), Billy Meadows (m. 1991–1991)
Parents
Omie Lee, Jennie Lee
Nicknames
Jennifer-Yvette Holliday , Jennifer Yvette Holliday , Jennifer Linsley
Awards
Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Musical
Nominations
Grammy Award for Best New Artist, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical, And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going, I Am Changing, One Ni...
Movies
The Rising Place, Paul Simon & Friends
Star Sign
Libra
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Quote
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Twenty 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.
She sang "This is the Moment" at the 2004 July 4th Boston Pops Concert for Independence Day. [July 2004]
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Made an appearance at the 6th annual United States Conference on AIDS at the Anaheim Hilton & Towers in Anaheim, California. [September 2002]
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Portrayed 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.
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In the 1990s, Holliday lost a substantial amount of weight and talked about her health battles with clinical depression. She is now a spokesperson on the subject. In an effort to avoid regaining the weight, Holliday had gastric bypass surgery.
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"Dreamgirls" earned her not only a Tony, but Drama Desk and Theatre World Awards; she also won a Grammy Award for her recorded version of "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going".
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Performed in the touring company of "Sing, Mahalia, Sing" in 1986, as the late, great Mahalia Jackson.
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In the Broadway musical production of "Your Arms Too Short To Box With God", her performance earned her a 1981 Drama Desk nomination.
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In 2001, she sang "America The Beautiful" on the first WWE pay-per-view to be held after the September 11th terrorist attacks.
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Won Broadway's 1982 Tony Award as Best Actress (Musical) for "Dreamgirls."
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She earned a Doctor of Music Degree from the Berklee School of Music in Boston, Massachusetts.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Queen of Ireland
2015
Documentary performer: "And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going"
So You Think You Can Dance
2006-2012
TV Series performer - 3 episodes
American Idol
2012
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Happily Divorced
2011
TV Series performer - 1 episode
So You Think You Can Dance Canada
2008
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Pageant
2008
Documentary performer: "And I'm Telling You"
Ally McBeal
2000
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Great Performances
1999
TV Series performer - 1 episode
The 52nd Annual Tony Awards
1998
TV Special performer: "Broadway Divas", "And I'm Tellin' You I'm Not Going"
$10 Million
