Jennifer Holliday
| Born | October 19, 1960 |
| Hometown | Houston, Texas, United States |
| Net worth | $10 million |
| Spouse | Billy Meadows, Rev. Andre Woods |
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Jennifer Holliday Reflects on ‘Dreamgirls’ Success and Starting Her 3rd Act: ‘I Have a New Career’
- In an early tryout of the Broadway musical Dreamgirls, Effie Melody White’s big number, “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going,” appeared early in Act 1. “Audiences wouldn’t stop applauding, so they had to move it to right before intermission,” Jennifer Holliday, who originated the role of Effie in the show, tells Closer. The...
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Jennifer Holliday Says Barbara Streisand Told Her She Shouldn’t Lose Weight Because Of This
After four decades in Hollywood and several accolades for her work on the screen and stage, Jennifer Holliday is looking back on her illustrious career. In a feature for New York Post, the singer revealed that back in the day, one fellow Broadway diva told her losing weight would harm her career.
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How did a giant teddy bear costume help this Broadway legend after COVID?
Best known for "Dreamgirls," Jennifer Holliday performs this week at Feinstein's/54 Below in New York.
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Jennifer Hudson & Amber Riley Talk ‘Dreamgirls’ History, Duet on ‘And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going’
"Having her story be this gift and not being able to be out in the front, and I felt that,” the Glee actress said of playing Effie White on the West End.
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Jennifer Hudson And Sheryl Lee Ralph Share Special ‘Dreamgirls’ Moment
The newly-minted Emmy winner also shared how she's been practicing her speech since age 5.
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Watch Sheryl Lee Ralph Give Jennifer Hudson A 'Dreamgirls' Tutorial
The "Abbott Elementary" star even recreated a bit of the 1981 musical's original choreography, feather boa and all.
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Sheryl Lee Ralph talks 'Abbott Elementary' Emmy nomination: 'Don't give up on your dreams'
"Abbott Elementary" earned all A's on its report card for its freshman season as the buzziest sitcom of the year and scored seven nominations at the 2022 Emmys. Among the nominees was acting legend Sheryl Lee Ralph, who was nominated for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series for her role as kindergarten teacher Barbara Howard -- a character Ralph told "Good Morning America" holds a special place in her heart. After decades in show business, Ralph said being a first-time Emmy nomine
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Actress/singer Jennifer Holliday headlines Sunshine From Darkness mental health fundraiser
The 2023 Inspiring Hope Dinner will raise money for Harvest House, Teen Court and cutting-edge research by The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation.
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Loretta Devine Says She Channeled Her Dreamgirls Past on RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race
"I wanted to get my Dream back on!" Emmy winner Loretta Devine tells PEOPLE of her time in drag
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Billy Eichner’s Very Gay ‘Bros’ Trailer Has Radicalized Me
UniversalThis is a preview of our pop culture newsletter The Daily Beast’s Obsessed, written by senior entertainment reporter Kevin Fallon. To receive the full newsletter in your inbox each week, sign up for it here.This week:Crying with the Crawleys.Bowing down to Billy Eichner.All-in on whatever Mindy Kaling’s doing.A perfect video.A terrible tweet.I Can’t Stop Watching the Bros TrailerThere is something that happens every time a new trailer for a rom-com or romantic film or TV series with gay
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'The Masked Singer' Viewers Angry As Jennifer Holliday Voted Off In Double Elimination: 'The Same Show That Sent Chaka Khan Home'
Fans are angry that The Masked Singer audience voted out Jennifer Holliday, despite her performances being some of the best of the season.
