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Erykah Badu

Erykah Badu

Actor, Music Department, Producer

Born February 26, 1971 in Dallas, Texas, USA

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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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13 wins and 25 nominations

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Givenchy 2014 A.D. Collection with Erykah Badu

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Blue Sky Media - Dave Chappelle's Block Party - SD Trailer

Filmography

Actor

121

Type

Year

Billboard Women in Music 2025 TV Special2025Self

Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery Poster

Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery Feature Film2025Self - Lilith Fair Performer

Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius) Poster

Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius) Feature Film2025Self

The Piano Lesson Poster

The Piano Lesson Feature Film2024Lucille

Thom Browne: The Man Who Tailors Dreams Poster

Thom Browne: The Man Who Tailors Dreams Feature Film2024Self

The DOC Feature Film2022

We've Got Company! Poster

We've Got Company! TV Series2022Self - Guest

Forward: The Future of Black Music Poster

Forward: The Future of Black Music TV Series20211 episode, 2021

Savage x Fenty Show Vol. 3 Poster

Savage x Fenty Show Vol. 3 TV Special2021Self

50th Anniversary NGE (Gods & Hip Hop) Poster

50th Anniversary NGE (Gods & Hip Hop) Video2020Self

Dave Chappelle: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor Poster

Dave Chappelle: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor TV Special2020Self

LA Originals Poster

LA Originals Documentary2020Self

2019 Soul Train Awards Poster

2019 Soul Train Awards TV Special2019Self

Black Girls Rock! Poster

Black Girls Rock! TV Special2019Self - Performer

What Men Want Poster

What Men Want Feature Film2019Sister

2018 Soul Train Awards Poster

2018 Soul Train Awards TV Special2018Self - Received the 'Legend Award'

Hollywood Insider Poster

Hollywood Insider TV Series2018Self

Soul Train Awards 2017 Poster

Soul Train Awards 2017 TV Special2017Self - Hostess

Black Girls Rock! Poster

Black Girls Rock! TV Special2016Self

Legends of Chamberlain Heights Poster

Legends of Chamberlain Heights TV Series2016

Soul Train Awards Poster

Soul Train Awards TV Special2016Self - Host

The Land Poster

The Land Feature Film2016Turquoise

2015 Soul Train Awards Poster

2015 Soul Train Awards TV Special2015Self - Host

Black Girls Rock! Poster

Black Girls Rock! TV Special2015Self

Hand of God Poster

Hand of God TV Series2014April

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV Series2014Self - Guest Musician

What Difference Does It Make? A Film About Making Music Poster

What Difference Does It Make? A Film About Making Music Documentary2014Self

2013 Billboard Music Awards Poster

2013 Billboard Music Awards TV Special2013Self - Presenter

BET Awards 2013 Poster

BET Awards 2013 TV Special2013Self

Real Husbands of Hollywood Poster

Real Husbands of Hollywood TV Series2013Self

Soul Power! TV Series2013Self - Vocalist

The BET Honors Poster

The BET Honors TV Special2013Self

The Real Poster

The Real TV Series2013Self

They Die by Dawn Poster

They Die by Dawn Feature Film2013Stagecoach Mary

Diary of a Decade: The Story of a Movement Poster

Diary of a Decade: The Story of a Movement Documentary2012Self

Hip Hop Squares Poster

Hip Hop Squares TV Series2012Self - Contestant

Re: Generation Poster

Re: Generation Documentary2012

Serato Icon Artist Series: Erykah Badu Mini-Series2012Self

2011 BET Hip Hop Awards Poster

2011 BET Hip Hop Awards TV Special2011Self - Performer

Black Dynamite Poster

Black Dynamite TV Series2011Fatback Taffy

Black Girls Rock! 2011 Poster

Black Girls Rock! 2011 TV Special2011Self

The Art of Blending Short Film2011Self

The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 Poster

The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 Documentary2011Self

VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul Poster

VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul TV Special2011Self - Performer

2010 Soul Train Awards Poster

2010 Soul Train Awards TV Special2010Self

Teenage Paparazzo Poster

Teenage Paparazzo Documentary2010Self

2009 Soul Train Awards Poster

2009 Soul Train Awards TV Special2009Self

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Poster

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon TV Series2009Self

NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Poster

NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert TV Series2009Self

Say My Name Poster

Say My Name Documentary2009

The Brian McKnight Show Poster

The Brian McKnight Show TV Series2009Self

The Mo'Nique Show Poster

The Mo'Nique Show TV Series2009Self

The Wanda Sykes Show Poster

The Wanda Sykes Show TV Series2009Self - Guest Performer

The Wendy Williams Show Poster

The Wendy Williams Show TV Series2008Self

BET Awards 2007 Poster

BET Awards 2007 TV Special2007Self

Chelsea Lately Poster

Chelsea Lately TV Series2007Self - Guest

Yo Gabba Gabba! Poster

Yo Gabba Gabba! TV Series2007Self

3rd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors Poster

3rd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors TV Special2006Self

Before the Music Dies Poster

Before the Music Dies Documentary2006Self - Musician

September in Brooklyn: The Making of 'Block Party' Poster

September in Brooklyn: The Making of 'Block Party' Documentary2006Self

Building the 'House of D' Video2005Self

Dave Chappelle's Block Party Poster

Dave Chappelle's Block Party Documentary2005Self

Made in Hollywood Poster

Made in Hollywood TV Series2005Self

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Poster

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson TV Series2005Self

Wild 'N Out Poster

Wild 'N Out TV Series2005Self - Team Captain

House of D Poster

House of D Feature Film2004Lady

Kid's Lives... Starring Erykah Badu Poster

Kid's Lives... Starring Erykah Badu Video2004Host

Tavis Smiley Poster

Tavis Smiley TV Series2004Self

100 Greatest Videos Documentary2003Self - Commentator

34th NAACP Image Awards Poster

34th NAACP Image Awards TV Special2003Self

3rd Annual BET Awards Poster

3rd Annual BET Awards Documentary2003Self

9th Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards Poster

9th Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards TV Special2003Self - Performer

Chappelle's Show Poster

Chappelle's Show TV Series2003Self

Essence Awards Poster

Essence Awards TV Special2003Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live! Poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV Series2003Self - Musical Guest

Let's Start a Band: A Dragon Tales Music Special Poster

Let's Start a Band: A Dragon Tales Music Special Video2003

The 2003 Essence Music Festival Poster

The 2003 Essence Music Festival TV Special2003Self

The Award Show Awards Show Poster

The Award Show Awards Show Documentary2003Self

The Ellen DeGeneres Show Poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show TV Series2003Self

2002 Trumpet Awards Poster

2002 Trumpet Awards TV Special2002Self

Def Poetry Poster

Def Poetry TV Series2002Self

Last Call with Carson Daly Poster

Last Call with Carson Daly TV Series2002Self

Stars: An Oscar's Party Poster

Stars: An Oscar's Party Documentary2002Self

The 44th Annual Grammy Awards Poster

The 44th Annual Grammy Awards TV Special2002Self

Erykah Badu Live Poster

Erykah Badu Live Documentary2001Self

MTV 20: Jams Poster

MTV 20: Jams Video2001Self

The 15th Annual Soul Train Music Awards Poster

The 15th Annual Soul Train Music Awards TV Special2001Self

The 43rd Annual Grammy Awards Poster

The 43rd Annual Grammy Awards TV Special2001Self

2000 Essence Awards Poster

2000 Essence Awards TV Special2000Self

BET Harlem Block Party Poster

BET Harlem Block Party TV Special2000Self - Performer

Girlfriends Poster

Girlfriends TV Series2000Self

The 42nd Annual Grammy Awards Poster

The 42nd Annual Grammy Awards TV Special2000Self - Performer

The 72nd Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 72nd Annual Academy Awards TV Special2000Self - Presenter

The Lyricist Lounge Show Poster

The Lyricist Lounge Show TV Series2000Self

Independent Lens Poster

Independent Lens TV Series19991 episode, 2012

One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star Tribute Poster

One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star Tribute TV Special1999Self - Performer

The 13th Annual Soul Train Music Awards Poster

The 13th Annual Soul Train Music Awards TV Special1999Self

The Cider House Rules Poster

The Cider House Rules Feature Film1999Rose Rose

The Cider House Rules: The Making of an American Classic Documentary1999Self

29th NAACP Image Awards Poster

29th NAACP Image Awards TV Special1998Self

4th Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards Poster

4th Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards TV Special1998Self

Blues Brothers 2000 Poster

Blues Brothers 2000 Feature Film1998Queen Mousette

R&B '97: Year in Review TV Special1998Self

The 12th Annual Soul Train Music Awards Poster

The 12th Annual Soul Train Music Awards TV Special1998Self - Co-Host

The 40th Annual Grammy Awards Poster

The 40th Annual Grammy Awards TV Special1998Self - Performer

3rd Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards Poster

3rd Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards TV Special1997Self - Co-Host

Erykah Badu: Next Lifetime Video1997

The Chris Rock Show Poster

The Chris Rock Show TV Series1997Self

All That Poster

All That TV Series1994Self - Musical Guest

New York Undercover Poster

New York Undercover TV Series1994Self

WGN Morning News Poster

WGN Morning News TV Series1994Self

Late Show with David Letterman Poster

Late Show with David Letterman TV Series1993Self

Later... With Jools Holland Poster

Later... With Jools Holland TV Series1992Self

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno TV Series1992Self

Unplugged Poster

Unplugged TV Series1989Self

Showtime at the Apollo Poster

Showtime at the Apollo TV Series1987Self

Soul Train Poster

Soul Train TV Series1971Self

Sesame Street Poster

Sesame Street TV Series1969Self

One Life to Live Poster

One Life to Live TV Series1968Self

Today TV Series1952Self - Guest

The Flow Poster

The Flow Documentary

Music Department

2

Legends of Chamberlain Heights Poster

Legends of Chamberlain Heights TV Series2016

Damon TV Series1998

Thanks

4

Type

Year

N.O.L.A Circus Poster

N.O.L.A Circus Feature Film2015

Interludes Poster

Interludes Feature Film2012

StarCraft Poster

StarCraft Video Game1998

Karter Hall Poster

Karter Hall Feature Film

Producer

3

Type

Year

The DOC Feature Film2022

BET Hip-Hop Awards Poster

BET Hip-Hop Awards TV Special2020

2019 Soul Train Awards Poster

2019 Soul Train Awards TV Special2019

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