Erykah Badu

Erykah Badu

Born 1971-02-26 (age 55) 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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The Cider House Rules
The Cider House Rules

1999

as Rose Rose

What Men Want
What Men Want

2019

as Sister

Blues Brothers 2000
Blues Brothers 2000

1998

as Queen Moussette

The Piano Lesson
The Piano Lesson

2024

as Lucille

They Die by Dawn
They Die by Dawn

2013

as Stagecoach Mary

The Land
The Land

2016

as Turquoise

House of D
House of D

2004

as Lady / Bernadette

Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Teenage Paparazzo
Teenage Paparazzo

2010

as Self (uncredited)

Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3
One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star Tribute
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
The DOC
Before the Music Dies
Before the Music Dies

2006

as Self - Musician

Devil's Pie: D'Angelo