Death Becomes Her - The Musical
2024 · Movie
as Viola Van Horn
Michelle Williams
1979-07-23
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Rockford, Illinois, USA
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.
Filmography
Roller Jam
2024 · TV Show
as Self - Special Guest Judge
Praise This
2023 · Movie
as Finals Host
Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé
2023 · Movie
as Self
Snake Oil
2023 · TV Show
as Self - Celebrity Guest Advisor
Wrath: A Seven Deadly Sins Story
2022 · Movie
as Chastity Jeffries
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
2022 · Movie
as Self
Sherri
2022 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · TV Show
as Self
Christmas in Harmony
2021 · Movie
as Melo D Star
You're Watching Video Music Box
2021 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
One Voice: The Songs We Share
2021 · TV Show
as Self
Name That Tune
2021 · TV Show
as Self - Contestant
I Can See Your Voice
2020 · TV Show
as Self - Performer
HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé
2019 · Movie
as Self - Special Guest
The Masked Singer
2019 · TV Show
as Butterfly (archive footage), Butterfly
American Soul
2019 · TV Show
as Diana Ross
The Masked Singer Australia
2019 · TV Show
as Microphone
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · TV Show
as Self
Revival!
2018 · Movie
as Mary Magdalen
Chad Loves Michelle
2018 · TV Show
as Self
Raven's Home
2017 · TV Show
as Shinée Dubois
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
2016 · Movie
as Self - Performer
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · TV Show
as Self
BEYONCÉ
2014 · Movie
as Self
The Real
2014 · TV Show
as Self
Beyoncé: Life Is But a Dream
2013 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Destiny's Child Video Anthology
2013 · Movie
as Self
What My Husband Doesn't Know
2012 · Movie
as Lena Summer
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
2012 · Movie
as Self
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
2010 · Movie
as Self - Destiny's Child (uncredited) (archive footage)
Moonwalking: The True Story of Michael Jackson - Uncensored
2009 · Movie
as Self
No image
40 Greatest Pranks 2
2009 · TV Show
No image
100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s
2009 · TV Show
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009 · TV Show
as Self - Guest Judge
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
No image
MTV's Top Pop Group
2008 · TV Show
B'Day Anthology Video Album
2007 · Movie
as Self
Beyoncé: The Experience Live
2007 · Movie
as Self
No image
Testimonies of Faith
2007 · Movie
Destiny's Child: Live in Atlanta
2006 · Movie
as Vocals
Live 8
2005 · Movie
as Self
Destiny's Child World Tour
2003 · Movie
as Vocals
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · TV Show
as Self
A New Day Has Come
2002 · Movie
as Self
Half & Half
2002 · TV Show
as Naomi Dawson
Destiny's Child: TMF Mini Concert - Live In New York
2001 · Movie
as Self
The Concert for New York City
2001 · Movie
as Self
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
2001 · Movie
as Self
MTV Icon: Janet Jackson
2001 · Movie
as Self
Destiny's Child: Survivor
2001 · Movie
as Self
Destiny's Child: The Platinum's on the Wall
2001 · Movie
as Self
VH1 Divas 2000: A Tribute to Diana Ross
2000 · Movie
as Self
106 & Park
2000 · TV Show
as Self
Leute heute
1997 · TV Show
as Self
Elle Style Awards
1997 · TV Show
as Self - Winner
The View
1997 · TV Show
as Self - Guest Co-Host
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996 · TV Show
as Self
Intimate Portrait
1993 · TV Show
as Self
Victoires de la musique
1985 · TV Show
as Self
Entertainment Tonight
1981 · TV Show
as Self
The Grammys
1959 · TV Show
as Self
