Acting credits
18
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Jennifer Holliday
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.6
Low visibility
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Movies: 7Series: 11
TMDB ID: 1224850
IMDb ID: nm0391057
Known for: Acting
Born: October 19, 1960
Age: 65
Place of birth: Houston, Texas, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1975 - 2025
Years active: 51
Average TMDB rating: 6.81
Wikidata: Q439626
Also known as
Jennifer-Yvette Holliday
Biography
Jennifer Yvette Holliday is an American singer and actress. She started her career on Broadway in musicals such as Dreamgirls (1981–83), Your Arms Too Short to Box with God (1980–81) and later became a successful recording artist. She is best known for her debut single, the Dreamgirls number and rhythm-and-blues/pop hit, "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going", for which she won a Grammy in 1983. She also won a 1982 Tony Award for Dreamgirls.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Jennifer Holliday.
Broadway's Leading Ladies
as Self
2025 Movie
Flower of the Dawn
as Ava (voice)
2025 Movie
4.3
The Road to Galena
as Florrie
2022 Movie
Myths and Hymns
as Soloist, "There's a Shout"
2021 Movie
6.0
The Rising Place
as Sadie
2001 Movie
9.0
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies
as Self - Performer
1999 Movie
8.0
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
1985 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Jennifer Holliday.
5.6
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self • 1 eps
2022 Series
2.7
Sherri
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2022 Series
7.6
The Masked Singer
as Miss Teddy • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.5
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Special Guest • 1 eps
2009 Series
6.5
Ally McBeal
as Lisa Knowles • 6 eps
1997 Series
3.9
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self • 1 eps
1996 Series
6.9
Hang Time
1 eps
1995 Series
6.0
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as The Dream Diva (voice) • 1 eps
1995 Series
7.2
Touched by an Angel
as Norma • 1 eps
1994 Series
6.3
The Love Boat
as Dr. Charlene Thomas • 1 eps
1977 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest • 1 eps
1975 Series