Jennifer Holliday

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jennifer Holliday
Occupation	Stage Actress
Date Of Birth	Oct 19, 1960(1960-10-19)
Age	64
Birthplace	Riverside
Country	United States
Birth City	Texas
Horoscope	Libra

Jennifer Holliday Biography

Jennifer Holliday is one of the most popular and richest Stage Actress who was born on October 19, 1960 in Riverside, Texas, United States. Broadway actress and Grammy Award-winning singer who sang “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going.” She has appeared in shows like Dreamgirls.

She sang a duet with Jennifer Hudson at the BET Awards in 2007.

Holliday landed her first big role on Broadway in 1979 at age 19, the same day she auditioned for the Broadway production of Your Arms Too Short to Box with God. Her performance in that musical earned her a 1981 Drama Desk nomination. Her next role, which she began to act at 21, was the role for which she became best known: the role of Effie Melody White in the Broadway musical Dreamgirls. Holliday originated the role of Effie and remained with the show for nearly four years after its December 20, 1981 opening. Her performance in the role was widely acclaimed, particularly in her iconic performance of the musical number that ends Act I, “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going.”

Holliday’s version of the song “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going” made her a star on Broadway and catapulted her to national stardom. In 1982, a pop version of the song was released as a single. The song became successful, peaking at number-one on the Billboard R&B chart, and number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100. She continued to have success as a recording artist through the rest of the decade. Her follow-up song, “I Am Love”, became another hit in

1983. Holliday’s later R&B hits included “Hard Time For Lovers” (1985), “No Frills Love” (1985), “I’m On Your Side” (1991) and “A Woman’s Got the Power” (2000). “A Woman’s Got the Power” charted at #7 in summer of 1999. However, it re-charted the following year, peaking at #1. She continued to appear on the charts throughout the 1990s, but never had the same level of success she had in the 1980s. Holliday was a featured vocalist on the #1 single “I Want to Know What Love Is” by Foreigner in 1985. A number of her songs became hits on the US Dance charts as well. A dance version of “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going” peaked at #6 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 2001.

She has been married twice, and her second marriage was to Rev. Andre Woods.

Jennifer Holliday Net Worth

Jennifer Holliday is one of the richest Stage Actress from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jennifer Holliday 's net worth $10 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

At the age of nineteen she landed her first role in a Broadway play, Your Arms Too Short to Box with God.

She had a recurring roll on the hit show Ally McBeal.

Jennifer Yvette Holliday (born October 19, 1960) 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.

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Her second marriage, which began on March 21, 1993 and ended in 1994, was to Rev. Andre Woods, a minister in Detroit. Jet magazine covered the marriage in their April 19, 1993 issue. Though Woods was a charismatic Detroit preacher, she subsequently said that even so, he was a player who also ran through her money. Still, Holliday was devastated when, in 1994, that marriage, too, ended, just four months after her mother died of cancer. “It was like experiencing two deaths at the same time,” she remembered. “The grief was overwhelming.”

Facts & Trivia

Jennifer Ranked on the list of most popular Stage Actress. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jennifer Holliday celebrates birthday on October 19 of every year.

In 2001, she sang America The Beautiful on the first WWE pay-per-view to be held after the September 11 terrorist attacks.

Is Jennifer Holliday still performing?

Jennifer Holliday
Years active| 1979–present
Labels| Geffen Arista

Was Jennifer Holliday in the movie Dreamgirls?

Hudson, 35, portrayed the role Holliday made famous, Effie White, in the 2006 film adaptation of “Dreamgirls,” which earned her an Oscar. For Holliday, her performance in the role on Broadway earned her a Tony Award in 1982.

How old is Jennifer Holliday?

61 years (October 19, 1960)

Who did Jennifer Holliday play on Ally McBeal?

Beyond Broadway, Holliday appeared as Lisa Knowles on the Fox TV show Ally McBeal. She won her first Grammy Award for the Dreamgirls song “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going.”

Did Jennifer Holliday won a Tony?

The long-running, Tony-winning revival continues at the Ambassador Theatre. Tony and Grammy winner Jennifer Holliday ends her limited engagement in the the Tony-winning Broadway revival of Chicago July 31 at the Ambassador Theatre.