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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.
Birth Name
Jennifer Yvette Holliday
Born
Wednesday, 19 October 1960
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Road to Galena | Florrie | 2022 |
| Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age | Self | 2021 |
| Tamron Hall | Self - Musical Guest | 2019 |
| The Masked Singer | Self - Miss.Teddy / Self - Ms.Teddy | 2019 |
| New Day | Self | 2013 |
| Steve Harvey | Self - Musical Guest | 2012 |
| Happily Divorced | Jennifer Holliday | 2011 |
| Show People with Paul Wontorek | Self | 2010 |
| RuPaul's Drag Race | Self | 2009 |
| Unsung | Self | 2008 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Road to Galena | Florrie | 2022 |
| Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age | Self | 2021 |
| Tamron Hall | Self - Musical Guest | 2019 |
| The Masked Singer | Self - Miss.Teddy / Self - Ms.Teddy | 2019 |
| New Day | Self | 2013 |
| Steve Harvey | Self - Musical Guest | 2012 |
| Happily Divorced | Jennifer Holliday | 2011 |
| Show People with Paul Wontorek | Self | 2010 |
| RuPaul's Drag Race | Self | 2009 |
| Unsung | Self | 2008 |
| Andrew Young Presents | Hattie McDaniel | 2008 |
| American Idol | Self - Performer | 2002 |
| The Rising Place | Sadie | 2001 |
| My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies | Self - Performer | 1999 |
| Sin City Spectacular | Self | 1998 |
| The 52nd Annual Tony Awards | Self - Performer | 1998 |
| Ally McBeal | Lisa Knowles | 1997 |
| The View | Herself - Musical Guest / Herself / Self - Musical Guest | 1997 |
| Theater Talk | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self | 1996 |
| The 50th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Previous Winner | 1996 |
| Hang Time | Charlotte Hayes | 1995 |
| The 49th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 1995 |
| Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | The Dream Diva | 1995 |
| Touched by an Angel | Norma | 1994 |
| Ellen | Jennifer Holliday | 1994 |
| Motown Returns to the Apollo | Self | 1985 |
| Night of 100 Stars II | Self | 1985 |
| The 56th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Performer | 1984 |
| The Love Boat | Dr. Charlene Thomas | 1977 |
| Saturday Night Live | Self - Musical Guest | 1975 |
| Soul Train | Self | 1971 |
| Great Performances | Self - Performer | 1971 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself - Musical Guest / Himself - Musical Guest | 1962 |
