Acting
Erykah Badu
EN, KO, FR cinema · 32 credits
Born
26 February 1971 (age 55)
Birthplace
Dallas, Texas, USA
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
The Piano Lesson
as Lucille
The DOC
Actor
Hargrove
as Self, Producer
What Men Want
as Sister
The Land
as Turquoise
They Die by Dawn
as Stagecoach Mary
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
as Self (voice)
Teenage Paparazzo
as Self (uncredited)
Before the Music Dies
as Self - Musician
House of D
as Lady / Bernadette
Erykah Badu Live
as Self
The Cider House Rules
as Rose Rose
One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star Tribute
as Self - Perfomer
Blues Brothers 2000
as Queen Moussette
