Michelle Williams
Tenitra Michelle Williams (born July 23, 1979) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She rose to fame in the 2000s as a member of R&B girl group Destiny's Child, one of the best-selling female groups of all time with over 60 million records, of which more than 35 million copies sold with the trio lineup that included Williams. During the group's two-year hiatus, 2001–2003, Williams released her debut solo album Heart to Yours (2002) which topped the US gospel album chart and became the best-selling gospel release of the year. Also in 2002, Billboard named Williams the fifth-best gospel artist of the year and she received a MOBO Award for "Best Gospel Act". Following this, she released Do You Know (2004) which gained her a nomination for "Best Gospel Act" at the 2004 MOBO Awards. After Destiny's Child's disbanded in 2006, Williams released her first pop album, Unexpected (2008), which spawned the internationally charting single "We Break the Dawn" and the US Dance number-one "The Greatest". Her fourth studio album, Journey to Freedom (2014), received positive reviews and became her highest-charting album in the US; it was preceded by lead single "If We Had Your Eyes" which reached the US Adult R&B top 20 and the Soul Train-nominated "Say Yes", which charted internationally and topped the US Hot Gospel Songs chart for seven weeks. Journey to Freedom was nominated for "Outstanding Gospel Album (Traditional or Contemporary)" at the 46th NAACP Image Awards and earned Williams four nominations at the 30th annual Stellar Awards, winning Music Video of the Year for "Say Yes". Williams has found success as a television, Broadway and West End theatre actress, gaining a nomination for "Best Lead Female – Equity" in 2008 at the 18th Annual NAACP Theatre Awards. Making her acting debut on Broadway in Aida (2003), she has since starred in the sitcom series Half & Half (2006) and the musical productions The Color Purple (2007), Chicago (2009–10), What My Husband Doesn't Know (2011) and Fela! (2013). She was a featured judge on MTV's Top Pop Group, a contestant in season 8 of Strictly Come Dancing in the United Kingdom and co-starred alongside gospel musician Deitrick Haddon in the Oxygen reality television series Fix My Choir. She has also appeared on both the American and British versions of The Masked Singer as "Butterfly" and "Rockhopper" respectively. She has earned several awards and accolades including a Grammy Award and star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as part of Destiny's Child, as well as a solo MOBO Award and Stellar Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michelle Williams (singer), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Credits
- 2023 · Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé as Self
- 2023 · Snake Oil as Self - Celebrity Guest Advisor
- 2023 · Praise This as Finals Host
- 2022 · Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter as Self
- 2022 · Wrath: A Seven Deadly Sins Story as Chastity Jeffries
- 2021 · You're Watching Video Music Box as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · Christmas in Harmony as Melo D Star
- 2021 · One Voice: The Songs We Share as Self
- 2021 · Name That Tune as Self - Contestant
- 2020 · I Can See Your Voice as Self - Performer
- 2019 · The Masked Singer Australia as Microphone
- 2019 · Revival! as Mary Magdalen
- 2019 · Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé as Self
- 2019 · American Soul as Diana Ross
- 2019 · The Masked Singer as Butterfly (archive footage)
- 2019 · The Masked Singer as Butterfly
- 2018 · Chad Loves Michelle as Self
- 2017 · Raven's Home as Shinée Dubois
- 2016 · BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration as Self - Performer
- 2014 · BEYONCÉ as Self
- 2013 · Life Is But a Dream as Self (archive footage)
- 2013 · Destiny's Child Video Anthology as Self
- 2012 · What My Husband Doesn't Know as Lena Summer
- 2010 · Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days as Self - Destiny's Child (uncredited) (archive footage)
- 2009 · Moonwalking: The True Story of Michael Jackson - Uncensored as Self
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s as
- 2009 · RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Judge
- 2009 · 40 Greatest Pranks 2 as
- 2008 · MTV's Top Pop Group as
- 2007 · The Beyoncé Experience Live as Self
- 2007 · B'Day Anthology Video Album as Self
- 2006 · Destiny's Child: Live in Atlanta as Self
- 2005 · Live 8 as Self
- 2003 · Destiny's Child World Tour as Self
- 2002 · Half & Half as Naomi Dawson
- 2002 · A New Day Has Come as Self
- 2001 · Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration as Self
- 2001 · The Concert for New York City as Self
- 2001 · Destiny's Child :TMF Mini Concert - Live In New York as Self
- 2001 · MTV Icon: Janet Jackson as Self
- 2000 · 106 & Park as Self
- 2000 · VH1 Divas 2000: A Tribute to Diana Ross as Self
- 1998 · Britney Spears: The Videos as Self
- 1997 · Leute heute as Self
- 1996 · Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self
- 1993 · Intimate Portrait as Self
- 1985 · Victoires de la musique as Self - Destiny's Child
- 1981 · Entertainment Tonight as Self - Special Correspondent
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest
- 1957 · Bravo Otto Verleihung as Self - Awardee / Performer
- Future · Destiny's Child - Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo as Self
- Future · Destiny's Child - Jam In The Park as Self
- Future · Destiny's Child Live In Germany as Self
- Future · Destiny's Child - Much Music as Self
- Future · Destiny's Child - Party In The Park as Self