Portrait of Erykah Badu

Erykah Badu

Acting

Biography

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.

Born: February 26, 1971

Place of Birth: Dallas, Texas, USA

Known For

Filmography

2024
2022
Hargrove

as Self

2020
VERZUZ

as Self

2019
What Men Want

as Sister

2016
The Land

as Turquoise

2014
Hand of God

as April

2013
They Die by Dawn

as Stagecoach Mary

2010
Teenage Paparazzo

as Self (uncredited)

2006
Before the Music Dies

as Self - Musician

2004
House of D

as Lady / Bernadette

2000
2000
1999
1999
Mark Twain Prize

as Self - Musical Guest

1998
Blues Brothers 2000

as Queen Moussette

1994
All That

as Self - Musical Guest

1989
1959
1953
The Oscars

as Self