Erykah Badu
- Born
- February 26, 1971 · Dallas, Texas, USA
- music_artist
- Actress
- music_department
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.
Filmography · 14 credits
- 2024The Piano Lesson · Actress (Lucille)
- 2024Thom Browne: The Man Who Tailors Dreams · Self (Self)
- 2022Hargrove · Self (Self - Erykah Badu)
- 2022The DOC · Actress
- 2014What Difference Does It Make? A Film About Making Music · Self (Self)
- 2012Diary of a Decade: The Story of a Movement · Self (Self)
- 2011Re: Generation · Actress
- 2006Before the Music Dies · Self (Self - Musician)
- 2005Dave Chappelle's Block Party · Self (Self)
- 2004House of D · Actress (Bernadette)
- 2004House of D · Actress (Lady)
- 2001Erykah Badu Live · Self (Self)
- 1999The Cider House Rules · Actress (Rose Rose)
- —The Flow · Actress