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Erykah Badu

Erykah Badu

8 movies on Netflix

Biography

Erykah Badu is a Dallas-born American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She began performing as a child at the Dallas Theater Center and later studied theater at Grambling State University before leaving to focus on music. After opening for D'Angelo in 1994, she signed with Kedar Entertainment and released her debut album, Baduizm (1997), which made her a leading figure in neo soul and won Grammy Awards. Its singles included On & On. Later albums include Mama's Gun (2000), Worldwide Underground (2003), and New Amerykah Part One (2008), with Bag Lady and Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop) among her hits. As an actress, she appeared in Blues Brothers 2000 (1998), The Cider House Rules (1999), House of D (2004), and Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005). She has won 16 awards from 59 nominations.

55years old

Turns 56 on February 26in 148 days

  • Born Dallas
  • Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
  • Erica Abi Wright (birth name)Also credited as Erica Wright

Movie Career

Films
8
Career span
25 years1999 to 2024

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  1. Big break

    Record executive Kedar Massenburg signed Erykah Badu to Kedar Entertainment after she opened for D'Angelo at a 1994 Fort Worth show, the start of her career.

  2. About the name

    Badu changed her first name from Erica to Erykah because she considered the original a "slave name," and took the surname Badu from her favorite jazz scat sound.

  3. First role

    Badu made her acting debut in the 1998 film Blues Brothers 2000 as Queen Mousette, a role in a film that was a commercial failure.

  4. A first

    Erykah Badu's song "Master Teacher" helped make the expression "stay woke" popular, meaning to keep being self-aware, to question the dominant paradigm and to strive for something better.

Erykah Badu movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Cider House Rules1999 Drama, Romanceas Rose Rose

    IMDb rating 7.4110K votes

  2. What Men Want2019 Comedy, Fantasy, Romanceas Sister

    IMDb rating 5.435K votes

  3. Dave Chappelle's Block Party2005as Himself

    IMDb rating 7.29.9K votes

  4. House of D2004as Lady / Bernadette

    IMDb rating 6.810K votes

  5. The Piano Lesson2024as Lucille

    IMDb rating 6.15.8K votes

  6. The Black Power Mixtape 1967-19752011as Himselfvoice

    IMDb rating 7.62.6K votes

  7. They Die by Dawn2013as Stagecoach Mary

    IMDb rating 5.0372 votes

  8. Teenage Paparazzo2010as Himself

    IMDb rating 7.22.1K votes

Worked with

Erykah Badu shares two films with Talib Kweli, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Talib Kweli, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Talib KweliSamuel L. Jackson, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Samuel L. JacksonMichael Caine, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Michael CaineAlec Baldwin, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Alec BaldwinJ.K. Simmons, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with J.K. SimmonsWhoopi Goldberg, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Whoopi GoldbergLasse HallströmDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Lasse HallströmAdam ShankmanDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Adam ShankmanDavid DuchovnyDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by David Duchovny

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