Erykah Badu
Actor
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.
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Filmography
The Cider House Rules
as Rose Rose 1999
Blues Brothers 2000
as Queen Moussette 1998
House of D
as Lady / Bernadette 2004
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
as Self 2005
The Piano Lesson
as Lucille 2024
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
as Self (voice) 2011
Teenage Paparazzo
as Self (uncredited) 2010
The Land
as Turquoise 2016
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3
as Self 2021
Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery
as Self 2025
They Die by Dawn
as Stagecoach Mary 2013
What Difference Does It Make?
as Self 2014
Before the Music Dies
as Self - Musician 2006
One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star tribute
as Self - Perfomer 1999
RM 'Indigo' Album Magazine Film
as Self 2022
Hargrove
as Self 2022